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1. Talks of a Trudeau mandate ignore reality and history

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, October 30, 2019 Based on the prime minister’s speech on election night and the ensuing media coverage, one might assume that the new minority Liberal government has a mandate to govern based on their campaign platform. This ...

2. Some questions for Prime Minister Trudeau

   Prime Minister Trudeau has launched a cross-country listening tour to reconnect with Canadians. Given the tumultuous times, the prime minister’s time might be best spent in Ottawa leading the government, but since he’s listening, here ...

3. Canadians can soon share their views on electoral reform with Ottawa

   Sometime soon, Canadians will receive postcards encouraging them to visit a website and answer questions about their “democratic values.” According to a government official, the mail-out is an attempt to understand what values Canadians ...

4. Today’s federal fiscal update—that '70s show

   Patterns recur in the course of human events. In the case of federal government finances, with today’s federal fiscal update we are about to embark on a path with parallels to the 1970s. The ’70s represent a structural break in Canadian ...

5. Budget 2016—spending is driving the deficits

   Leading up to their first budget, the Liberals argued that deteriorating economic conditions would require the government to run much larger deficits than had been promised. And the budget did indeed produce bigger deficits. But ...

6. Federal budget 2016—four key questions

   As the new Liberal government tables its first budget later today, here are some crucial questions for Canadians to consider: 1) Are the budget assumptions sound? As with any budget, the first thing to establish is whether the government ...