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1. Understanding two decades of weak economic performance in Ontario

   It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth. ...

2. Wealth tax would make Canada’s bad situation even worse

   Canada must become more attractive and competitive for business investment and entrepreneurs, and introducing a wealth tax and/or raising the capital gains tax would make a difficult situation worse. ...

3. Canada needs more paycheque writers

   Total business investment declined by 0.2 per cent per year between 2016 and 2019. ...

4. Business ambition must be a Canadian value

   The only truly pro-business policies foster competitive markets and produce a more level playing field. ...

5. Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue

   Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries. ...

6. Muskrat Falls project illustrates problem with public ownership of large-scale projects

   Government officials face very different incentives than people in the private sector. ...

7. Next federal government should spur business investment to help raise living standards

   A majority of industries in Canada reduced investments in machinery, equipment and intellectual property products. ...

8. Industry-Level Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: 1990-2019

   Recent concerns about Canada’s industrial competitiveness compared to that in other developed countries, particularly the US, have focused on declines in private sector capital expenditures, especially in asset categories such as machinery and ...

9. As Trudeau government tables budget, don’t be fooled by positive short-term economic news

   Between 2016 and 2019, per-person GDP grew at an average annual rate of only 0.8 per cent. ...

10. Trudeau government keeps ‘imagining’ while Canadians suffer the economic consequences

    For the 45 research projects approved, almost $100 million had been committed but not necessarily spent. ...