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1. The evidence is clear—there are major drawbacks to other voting systems

   Yesterday Prime Minister Trudeau changed his tune—for the time being, at least—on electoral reform, telling his newly appointed minister handling the issue, that “changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate." The prime ...

2. Canada needs the Trans Mountain pipeline to access growing Asian markets

   Yesterday, only 11 days into the new year, the British Columbia government approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The approval comes after the federal government gave its consent to the project at the end of last year. The ...

3. Parliamentary committee recommends Canadians choose their electoral system through referendum

   The Special Committee on Electoral Reform released its final report and recommendations today. The committee was established to study alternative voting methods after the Liberal government promised that the 2015 election would be the ...

4. Prime Minister Trudeau emphasizes transport safety, environmental stewardship while greenlighting pipeline projects

   Yesterday the federal government approved two important infrastructure projects—the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement—which will provide Canada with nearly one million barrels per day of additional ...

5. 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 ...

6. Proven economic policies, not ‘bold ideas,’ needed to spur growth in Canada

   Later today federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) will meet with his government’s appointed Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which will provide advice on how to spark long-term growth in Canada. The council, led by ...

7. Feds decision on LNG in B.C. a step in the right direction

   The federal Liberals took a step in the right direction for Canadian natural resources development yesterday with their approval of the Pacific Northwest LNG export facility in Northern British Columbia. The government recognized that ...

8. Don't overlook how government policies hinder economic growth

   In a recent speech, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins outlined a number of reasons for why we’re experiencing slow economic growth including the effect of demographic changes on labour supply, stagnant productivity, ...

9. Memo to Morneau—a federal soft drink tax will do little to fight obesity

   The federal government appears to be contemplating a tax on soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages to fight obesity in Canada. According to the Canadian Press, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office requested an analysis be ...

10. More government spending could be on the way if Canada’s electoral system changes

    The federal government plans to change the way Canadians elect their political representatives, and two of the five parties on the parliamentary committee investigating Canada’s options have expressed a preference for proportional ...