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1. B.C. government ‘task force’ misses key contributor to rental woes

   The Horgan government’s “ Rental Housing Task Force ” set up in the spring to “advise on how to improve security and fairness for renters and rental housing providers” throughout British Columbia recently released its findings and ...

2. Rather than help all renters, B.C. government picks a lucky few

   The Horgan government recently announced plans to spend $492 million on the provision of 4,900 subsidized rental units in British Columbia over the next two to three years. There’s a clear need for units with below-market rents, and this ...

3. Rent control in B.C.—bad policy then, bad policy now

   There are very few points upon which nearly all economists agree. So when more than 90 per cent of academic economists agree on something, policymakers should take note. For example, the vast majority of economists agree that rent ...

4. Trans Mountain—socializing costs is not the answer

   Last week, the Trudeau government did what innumerable governments do when they become frustrated over failure to achieve a political aspiration—they throw money at it. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) announced, ...

5. The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

   The Internet is abuzz over a recent report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) that shines some light on the potential impact of the federal carbon tax plan on Canada’s economy. Specifically, the report shows that the carbon price ...

6. U.S. judge deals another blow to Canadian pipeline plans

   Here in Alberta, it’s often said, pace T.S. Elliot, that April is the cruelest month because it teases us with hints of spring, only to cruelly dash our hopes with snowfalls and freezes. Now Albertans have reason to find this April ...

7. A defining moment for Canada

   A meeting this Sunday in Ottawa between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and B.C. Premier John Horgan may help influence Canada’s investment potential for years—perhaps decades—to come. The recent postponement ...

8. Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need

   British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix’s recent announcement, which threatened large fines for doctors accepting private payment for treatments covered by Medicare (extra-billing), suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the ...

9. If the B.C. government wants to help renters, it should care about homebuilding

   British Columbia Premier John Horgan recently appointed a Rental Housing Task Force to advise the government on how to “improve security and fairness for renters and landlords throughout the province.” It’s encouraging that the ...

10. B.C.-Alberta pipeline war imbued with environmental hypocrisy

    Last week, in the latest skirmish in the British Columbia-Alberta pipeline wars, B.C. Premier John Horgan (pictured above) responded to an Alberta threat to turn-off the oil taps to B.C. (thus hiking gas prices in his province) by saying ...