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Canada needs more paycheque writers
Total business investment declined by 0.2 per cent per year between 2016 and 2019. ...
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Trudeau government must create friendlier investment climate to spur COVID recovery
Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, February 8, 2021 In advance of the Trudeau government’s upcoming federal budget, the economic recovery from the COVID recession remains the top priority. Crucially, even before the pandemic, Canada was struggling to ...
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Insights from the text of the throne speech
While the commitments made in the recent Throne Speech may not ultimately lead to actionable policies and programs, they nonetheless represent the aspirations of the government of the day. To that end, the Throne Speech reveals clear and ...
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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 ...
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Deregulation now—and in the post-COVID world
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, April 24, 2020 Hopefully, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be behind us. Economists are debating the likely speed and vigour of a post-COVID economic recovery, but it seems fair to conclude that government ...
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How to bring investment back to Ontario
Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 19, 2018 The start of a new government’s term in office represents a window of opportunity to address pressing problems. In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford’s still-new Progressive Conservative government has many ...
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Fed’s show worrying disinterest in private-sector investment and entrepreneurship
Appeared in Maclean's, March 7, 2018 Evidence continues to mount that confidence in Canada as a destination for business investment and entrepreneurship is in steep decline. Given the importance of business investment and entrepreneurship to economic ...
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There’s a right way and a wrong way to attract businesses to your city
Vancouver, along with dozens of other cities, is trying to attract Amazon’s second North American headquarters. ...