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1. Spreading the news on the state of economic freedom

   Appeared in The American Thinker, December 18, 2016 The Fraser Institute has released its 12th edition of the Economic Freedom of North America index (EFNA), which ranks and compares the levels of economic freedom across North America and within the U.S., ...

2. With the resource boom over, Canada must return to proven pro-growth economic policies

   Appeared in National Newswatch, April 14, 2016 Canadians seem to have been lulled into a sense of complacency about Canada’s economic competitiveness and our overall performance compared to other industrialized countries. A likely cause is that Canada, as ...

3. Comparing Recent Economic Performance in Canada and the United States: A Provincial and State-Level Analysis

   Conventional wisdom holds that Canada weathered the global financial crisis and recession better than most industrialized countries, particularly the United States. It is certainly true that overall, Canada has performed better economically than the ...

4. Understanding the Obama economy

   Appeared in iPolitics With President Barack Obama set to deliver his State of the Union speech next week, Canadians should rightfully be worried about the implications of the President’s policy agenda on the Canadian economy. After all, our economic ...

5. Killing the Economic Engine: Is Policy Uncertainty Stalling US and Canadian Economic Growth?

   Policy conflict and fiscal crisis in the United States and Europe have spurred concerns about policy uncertainty and its economic effects. Many policymakers, businesspeople, and the media suggest that the political crisis in Washington is leading firms ...