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1. Poor policy responsible for Ontario’s dwindling share of Canadian economy

   The Institute recently released a major study by former chief analyst at Statistics Canada, Philip Cross, assessing the state of Ontario within Canada. The results are startling in terms of the economic decline of one of Canada’s ...

2. Understanding the clawback of OAS benefits

   October 1 was National Seniors Day and Daphne Bramham of the Vancouver Sun commented on the mix of transfers to seniors compared to Canadians under age 45. It was an interesting and worthwhile piece, though it didn’t include a critical ...

3. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Canada

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in Canada. It also evaluates four available ...

4. Capital gains tax reform may mitigate Canada’s damaging demographic trends

   Number of new start-ups per 100 incumbents, various size of firms, 2001-2012. Business startups and entrepreneurship drive productivity and economic growth. However, the rate of business startups in Canada is on the wane, falling 16.2 ...

5. Spending Beyond Our Means; Sticking it to the Next Generation

   Appeared in the National Post Over the course of the past several months, outgoing Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty have repeatedly warned that Canadians are spending beyond their means and taking on too much ...

6. The stimulus spending never stopped

   Appeared in the Financial Post The key litmus test for the Harper government’s 2013 budget was always going to be how realistic it was with respect to achieving a balanced budget by 2015-16. The governing Tories have staked both their economic and ...

7. The tax credit snowball; More people don't have any skin in the game- they don't pay taxes

   Appeared in the Financial Post With economic growth slowing and a goal of balancing the budget by 2015, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will have little fiscal room for major new initiatives in Thursday's federal budget. The risk is that the ...

8. Debate on inequality full of bluster and misunderstanding

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, Telegraph Journal, Daily Gleaner, Daily Herald Tribune, New Glasgow News, Truro Daily News, and Woodstock Sentinel Review Responses from a number of prominent Canadians to the Fraser Institute’s ...