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1. Ford should butt out of Ontario’s business

   The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies. ...

2. Ontario lagging behind neighbours on key economic measures

   Between 2000 and 2019, New York's average per-person GDP growth more than doubled Ontario's growth rate. ...

3. Wrongheaded policy proposal targets ‘diverse businesses’ in Ontario

   Since firms already have powerful incentives not to unfairly discriminate, government efforts encouraging diversity are redundant at best. ...

4. Ford government must dramatically change course to fulfill many promises

   High spending levels increase government debt, which raises the spectre of future higher taxes and creates uncertainty for potential investors. ...

5. Higher electricity costs disproportionality hurting southwestern Ontario

   Appeared in the Epoch Times, December 14, 2020 Ontarians understand the personal costs—namely, higher electricity bills—of increased electricity prices caused largely by their provincial government’s Green Energy Act, which mandated and subsidized ...

6. Ford government must prepare for post-COVID spending cuts

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 5, 2020 Recently, RBC Economics published new estimates of this year’s deficits and debt accumulation for all 10 Canadian provinces. The news was predictably grim. According to forecasts, all provinces will run large ...

7. Ontario needs growth and prosperity in all regions—not just two big ones

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 27, 2019 Last week the Fraser Institute published a study on the economic performance of Atlantic Canada, which found that economic production (on a per-person basis) in the region was only 83.5 per cent of the average ...

8. Ontario should learn from Michigan reforms

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 2, 2019 Ontario has experienced its share of economic hardship over the past 15 years, with generally weak economic growth, sluggish job creation in most parts of the province, and a ballooning government debt. The ...

9. Ford government should act to improve Ontario’s improving economy

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 5, 2019 There has been some good economic news lately in Ontario. The economy is growing, unemployment is down, and average weekly wages are up. All of this is welcome news. It’s important, however, to understand that ...

10. Alberta’s problems hurt Ontario—here’s how

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 1, 2019 It’s well known that Alberta has had a difficult time recently. A commodity price slump in 2014 triggered one of the nastiest recessions in the province’s history and the recovery has been tepid and uneven. It’s ...