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1. Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care

   The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year. ...

2. New workplace practises hinge on increased productivity

   Labour productivity grew at a relatively slow 0.88 per cent average annual rate from 2016 to 2019. ...

3. Scoring the economic performance of Canada’s last five prime ministers

   The 2016-2019 period had the weakest economic performance of the five periods analyzed. ...

4. 1990s put Alberta’s fiscal problems into alarming perspective

   As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s. ...

5. High spending and persistent deficits have driven Alberta’s government debt problem

   The Kenney government is asking Albertans for input on how to tackle the province’s growing debt and begin a path towards a more prosperous future. But before determining a path forward, it’s necessary to understand the province’s fiscal ...

6. Canada’s spending and deficits higher than comparable countries during pandemic

   Governments around the world have significantly ramped up spending due to the COVID-19 recession. However, recent data from the International Monetary Fund’s semi-annual fiscal monitor reveals that Canada has largely outpaced other ...

7. Trudeau government eyeing massive new social programs

   Next week, the Trudeau government’s much-anticipated throne speech may include plans for a guaranteed income program, national drug coverage, national daycare and several green initiatives. It’s important to put these large spending ...

8. To avoid fiscal crisis, Trudeau government must learn from history

   Canada’s near-debt crisis in the early 1990s showed what happens when governments ignore and continually defer meaningful action to address ongoing fiscal problems—namely, excessive spending, deficits and debt. Worryingly, the Trudeau ...

9. Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession

   In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...

10. Blog series part 1—Trudeau government produced string of deficits, raised taxes on middle class

    The Trudeau Liberals were elected in 2015 promising a new direction in tax, spending and borrowing policies from the previous 20 years. For instance, in their 2015 platform, the Liberals stated that: “Canada’s economy has faltered, and ...