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1. Average workers will ultimately pay for Horgan government's new payroll tax

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, August 8, 2018 In a recent news release, B.C. Finance Minister Carole James called Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums “unfair” and argued her government’s new replacement Employer Health Tax (EHT) is a “much fairer and ...

2. CPP expansion will shrink available pool of investment capital in Canada

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, May 7, 2018 Canada has a growing investment problem. Business investment (excluding residential structures—houses, condos, etc.) has dropped nearly 20 per cent since 2014, and the level of business investment (as a ...

3. Community capitalism flowering among some First Nations

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, November 21, 2017 We hear lots of bad news about Indigenous people in Canada, but we should not overlook the success stories. One such piece of good news is that community capitalism is flowering among First Nations who are ...

4. Canada’s aging population will strain government coffers

   Appeared in Maclean's, October 31, 2017 Last week’s fall fiscal update signalled the federal government’s continued preference for running budget deficits, regardless of the state of the economy. The story is similar across Canada’s provinces where ...

5. Toronto has highest electricity bills among major Canadian cities

   Appeared in the Financial Post, July 20, 2017 Ontarians are all too familiar with the rising cost of electricity. They see it on their hydro bills every month. But what’s often been lacking in the public and policy debates, however, are the specifics of ...

6. Small Green Party may wield big power in B.C.

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, July 11, 2017 As some of the dust settles in Victoria, the alliance between Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver (pictured above left) and John Horgan (right), premier-designate and NDP Leader, remains central for the new ...

7. Despite Green Party demands, changing B.C.’s electoral system requires a referendum

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, May 27, 2017 British Columbia’s recent election may be the last under a First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) voting system. Why? Because both the Liberals and NDP need the support of the Green Party to form a majority coalition, and ...

8. B.C.’s election—a teachable moment on proportional representation

   Some Green Party policies, which more than 80 per cent of the province voted against, may be adopted. ...

9. Uncertainty discouraging mining investment in Canada

   In B.C., 72 per cent of explorers indicate that uncertainty from disputed land claims deters investment. ...

10. B.C.’s budget—an opportunity to make the carbon tax revenue neutral again

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2017 This week the B.C. government will release its budget, and if last week’s Throne Speech is any indication, tax cuts may be on the way. This is welcome news, since it’s an opportunity for the government to ...