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1. Higher capital gains tax would hurt Canada's economic recovery

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 4, 2021 Context is important. Most economists, including Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, agree that investment must be the foundation for economic recovery. Unfortunately, Canada's performance on ...

2. Ford/Tory row exposes cloudy nature of municipal finances

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 12, 2019 As part of its broader effort to rein in spending, the Ford government has planned future funding cuts for various local services (Toronto Public Health, paramedic services and children’s services) and cancelled a ...

3. Canada’s upstream oil and gas sector—from the outpatient clinic to intensive care

   Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, May 15, 2019 Canadian oil and gas companies face some major problems. Legal restrictions on the expansion of pipeline capacity have restricted exports of oil, shrinking profit margins. The subsequent price ...

4. Albertans contribute disproportionately to the CPP and other programs

   Appeared in the National Post, April 4, 2019 There’s a palpable rising frustration in western Canada, particularly in Alberta, regarding the give-and-take of national programs —a growing sense (again) that Ottawa just doesn’t understand the West. ...

5. Canada should attract—not repel—top talent including CEOs

   Appeared in the Financial Post, January 3, 2018 Along with the perennial New Year’s resolutions, January also typically features a swat of commentaries decrying CEO pay and demands for new regulations and taxes. Unfortunately these cries for ever-larger ...

6. Removing resource revenue from equalization would do nothing for Alberta

   Appeared in National Newswatch, October 5, 2017 Recently Jason Kenney (pictured above), candidate for the leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, called for reform to Canada’s equalization program. Specifically, he suggested a referendum in ...

7. Facts belie misguided perceptions about public school spending in Canada

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, September 21, 2017 September is an often an expensive time of year for families across Canada. Whether it’s new shoes for school, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at ...

8. Despite overheated claims, Alberta public schools are not under-funded

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, September 6, 2017 Back to school is an expensive time of year for many Albertan families. Whether it’s new shoes, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at their budgets to account for ...

9. Spending on B.C. public schools up despite dwindling enrolment

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 6, 2017 Back to school is an expensive time of year for many B.C. families. Whether it’s new shoes, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at their budgets to account ...

10. Per student spending in Ontario up more than 23%, despite claims to the contrary

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 6, 2017 Back to school is an expensive time of year for many Ontario families. Whether it’s new shoes, school supplies, a bus pass or a new computer, families often take a closer look at their budgets to account for ...