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1. Canada needs more paycheque writers

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

2. 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. ...

3. 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. ...

4. 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 ...

5. Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods

   This study contrasts the economic performance in the last five pre-recession periods: 1986–1989 (Mulroney), 1997–2000 (Chrétien), 2005–2008 (Martin-Harper), 2011–2014 (Harper), and 2016–2019 (Trudeau). It includes multiple measures for income, labour, and ...

6. 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 ...

7. Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, August 24, 2020 In touting Bill Morneau’s tenure as federal finance minister, which ended recently with his resignation, the Trudeau government repeatedly pointed to Canada’s low unemployment rate (pre-recession). But the ...

8. Memo to Finance Minister Freeland—we have an investment crisis in Canada

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 19, 2020 When Bill Morneau was appointed federal finance minister in 2015, many hoped his time in business, think-tank background and oft-repeated zeal for “evidence-based policy” would help guide policy decisions. He ...

9. History is clear—the Trudeau government needs to change direction

   Appeared in the Financial Post, July 31, 2020 The Trudeau Liberals were elected in 2015 promising a new direction in fiscal policy. Their 2015 platform stated that: “Canada’s economy has faltered… It is time for smart, strategic investments that will turn ...

10. Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession

    In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...