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1. Rhetoric vs. reality—the Trudeau government’s dismal record on business investment

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 11, 2021 Business investment—in factories, machinery, equipment and new technologies—remains vital to the prosperity of any country. “If businesses don’t invest, to create great jobs,” said former Trudeau finance ...

2. Trudeau government must improve investment climate to ‘build back better’

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 24, 2020 Among other themes, last Wednesday’s throne speech doubled down on the “Build Back Better” theme Prime Minister Trudeau first used last month when he said, “We need to reset the approach of this government ...

3. As the economy reopens, Canada must address its competitiveness problem

   Over the coming months, governments across Canada are expected to begin reopening the economy now that the COVID-19 curve has “flattened,” and the focus will shift towards designing policies that improve the economy. However, a number of ...

4. Labour participation and job creation rates tell untold tale of Canadian economy

   Canada’s employment rate has steadily declined since December 2017—from 62.0 per cent to 61.5 per cent. ...

5. Trudeau government's economic update does little to improve Canadian competitiveness

   Appeared in the Financial Post, November 22, 2018 Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) unveiled the Trudeau government’s economic update on Wednesday, which it had signaled would include measures to address Canada’s lack of ...

6. Canada has fallen asleep and must wake up—fast

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, November 19, 2018 In the classic Aesop's Fable, a slow-moving tortoise challenges a self-assured hare to a race. Immediately, the hare jumps out in front and becomes overconfident. He naps halfway through the race ...

7. Ottawa must act to help restore Canadian competiveness

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, October 29, 2018 As the fall economic update from the Trudeau government quickly approaches, there’s increasing anxiousness with respect to what, if any, measures the government will introduce to improve competitiveness, ...

8. Competitiveness should be a top priority for finance ministers

   Serious concerns about the country’s competitiveness hovered above talks this week at the federal-provincial finance ministers meeting in Ottawa. Which is not surprising. Canada has become a less appealing place to do business due to ...

9. The finance minister said what?

   Coming out of an emergency cabinet meeting earlier this week, ostensibly called to deal with the watershed announcement that Kinder Morgan was halting all “non-essential” spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline despite regulatory and ...