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1. 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 ...

2. Ontario Government Perpetuates Poor Electricity Policy

   The sharply rising cost of electricity in Ontario for more than a decade has been a major drain on both the province’s economy and its public finances. Electricity prices for hydro consumers have risen by more than 50 percent since 2001, ...

3. 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 ...

4. Ontario's One Cylinder Economy: Housing in Toronto and Weak Business Investment

   Economic growth in Ontario has lagged Canada since 2003, reducing the province to ‘have-not’ status within Confederation. One theme that runs throughout the paper’s analysis is the persistent weakness of Ontario’s manufacturing sector, where output has ...