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1. Business ambition must be a Canadian value

   The only truly pro-business policies foster competitive markets and produce a more level playing field. ...

2. Wealth tax wouldn’t work the way Ottawa wants

   According to the PBO, governments could raise up to $61 billion with a wealth tax on Canadians worth more than $10 million. ...

3. Canada’s aging labour force threatens COVID recovery and future prosperity

   In 2020, immigration fell sharply while mortality rose. ...

4. Higher minimum wages do not lower poverty rates

   The youth employment rate fell by a full point in Ontario between late 2017 and early 2020. ...

5. We do not need a wealth tax

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 22, 2020 In its recent throne speech, the federal government said it was considering a tax on what it termed “extreme wealth inequality” in this country. There are several reasons why this would be a mistake, as I ...

6. Restore market forces to end Ontario’s hydro mess

   Appeared in the Financial Post, August 12, 2020 The cost of electricity has been a drain on Ontario’s economy and public finances for decades. Successive governments have meddled more and more in the market for electricity, with Ontario ratepayers and ...

7. Focus on economic growth—not redistribution through tax hikes on the rich

   Appeared in the Financial Post, January 23, 2020 Two of the most misleading myths about recent economic trends in Canada are that the distribution of income is becoming more skewed to “the rich” and that these same “rich” largely avoid paying taxes. In ...

8. Canada’s public-sector pension plans shift investment risks to taxpayers

   Appeared in the Financial Post, December 6, 2018 The large and growing gap between public- and private-sector pensions is arguably the most striking feature of Canada’s retirement system. Defined-benefit pensions (or DB pension plans) the most sought ...

9. Governments across Canada hurting business investment

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, October 24, 2017 The importance of business investment to economic growth is widely acknowledged. Investment boosts productive capacity and embodies new technologies that raise productivity and living standards over ...

10. Dependence on housing leaves Ontario economy vulnerable

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 5, 2017 Ontario traditionally has been Canada’s engine of growth. However, over the past decade it has slipped to “have not” status that receives equalization payments. While housing recently has provided a temporary ...