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1. 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. ...

2. 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. ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Capital Investment in Canada’s Provinces: A Provincial Report

   Previous research by the Fraser Institute has documented a substantial decline in capital investment after 2014. The decline was especially marked for business investment and, within that category, for machinery and equipment and intellectual property ...

6. Trudeau government should kill rumours about capital gains hike

   Appeared in National Newswatch, May 21, 2020 At a time when the country faces momentous economic challenges, it’s hard to think of a more damaging policy than a capital gains tax hike. Yet rumours persist that prior to the COVID crisis and economic ...

7. Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: An Industry-Level Analysis

   There has been much debate recently about Canada’s industrial competitiveness compared to other developed countries, particularly the US. In particular, concerns have been raised about recent declines in private sector capital expenditures, especially in ...

8. What happens when Canada ignores incentives and competitiveness

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, February 5, 2019 Anecdotes of Canadian firms leaving or diverting investments outside the country have continued unabated from 2018. The federal and many provincial governments seem reluctant to acknowledge this ...

9. 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. ...

10. The Flight of Capital From Canada

    A host of economic measures indicate that Canada continues to underperform when it comes to business investment, which is crucial for improving living standards and generating prosperity, according to recent research published by the Fraser Institute, an ...