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1. Demographics and Entrepreneurship blog series: The connection between entrepreneurship and prosperity

   As part of the blog series summarizing the Fraser Institute’s Demographics and Entrepreneurship essays, this post summarizes the theoretical and empirical connection between entrepreneurship and economic prosperity. The entrepreneur ...

2. Canada’s competitiveness problem with the personal income tax

   In 1917, Canada’s political leaders were worried about what the introduction of a personal income tax would mean for the nation’s international competitiveness and its continued ability to attract investment and people. As Canada ...

3. Ontario can learn from Michigan’s success

   Recently, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (both pictured above) signed a memorandum of understanding stating they would cooperate to promote innovation in the regional auto industry. It’s noteworthy that ...

4. Raising the minimum wage is not the right policy to help B.C.’s working poor

   In a recent opinion piece, Irene Lanzinger, president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, argued that British Columbia should establish a $15 minimum wage to help fight poverty. Helping the working poor is of course a laudable goal, but ...