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Risk & Regulation Commentary Archive

Federal government seems committed to killing investment in Canada
By Kenneth P. Green | July 24, 2024
No reliable evidence that ESG investing produces above-average returns
By Steven Globerman | July 4, 2024
Ottawa’s EV mandate may destroy Canadian auto industry
By Ross McKitrick | June 28, 2024
Forget the Loblaws boycott—Canada should scrap supply management instead
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | June 26, 2024
Government red tape strangling Canada’s economy
By Kenneth P. Green | May 23, 2024
Don’t stop at beer—Ford government should privatize all liquor sales
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | March 5, 2024
Federal government should scrap ‘supply management’ and save Canadians money
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | February 5, 2024
Canadian provinces should deregulate bus transport
By Vincent Geloso | December 26, 2023
Ottawa’s plan to lower prices won’t make life more affordable for Canadians
By Steven Globerman | December 7, 2023
Ford government should finally privatize liquor sales in Ontario
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | May 30, 2023
Deregulation can help Canada avoid or shorten recessions
By Vincent Geloso | May 5, 2023
Mandatory ESG disclosures will impose substantial costs on companies in Canada
By Steven Globerman, Elmira Aliakbari | May 2, 2023
If politicians called the shots in business we’d probably all starve
By Matthew Lau | April 13, 2023
Competition Bureau should support actual competition in the market
By Steven Globerman | April 3, 2023
Government-mandated ESG disclosures—a reality check
By Steven Globerman | November 23, 2022
Costs of mandatory ESG disclosure likely would outweigh benefits
By Steven Globerman | August 31, 2022
Ottawa should stay out of food labelling business
By Matthew Lau | July 15, 2022
Policymakers must address Canada’s business investment crisis
By Steven Globerman | December 13, 2021
Food ‘self-sufficiency’—recipe for disaster
By Pierre Desrochers, Joanna Szurmak | August 18, 2021
Bill C-10 threatens freedom of expression in Canada
By Bruce Pardy | June 7, 2021
Three ways federal government can spur COVID recovery
By Jake Fuss | March 31, 2021
Rhetoric vs. reality—the Trudeau government’s dismal record on business investment
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | February 11, 2021
U.S. states more attractive to energy investors than most provinces—including Alberta
By Jairo Yunis, Elmira Aliakbari | January 20, 2021
Freer trade will benefit Atlantic provinces more than others
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | December 17, 2020
Canadians paying implicit tax for ‘Canadian content’ entertainment
By Steven Globerman | November 18, 2020