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1. The real election losers—balance sheet, health care, federalism

   On health-care wait times, Canada consistently ranks lowest among comparable countries with universal health care. ...

2. Trudeau rhetoric can’t change Canada’s fiscal reality

   Due to federal tax changes, 61 per cent of low-income families face higher personal income taxes. ...

3. Freeland doubles down despite dismal pre-COVID economic numbers

   The Trudeau government ranks last on average total household income growth. ...

4. Getting political responsibility right in times of crises

   More often than not, politicians are given too much credit for both economic expansions (i.e. prosperity) as well as recessions. That’s not to say that policies don’t matter because they do. But the idea that a politician or government ...

5. Trudeau activist government produces red ink and alienation

   As the dust settles from the federal election —which further exacerbated western frustration, if not outright separatist sentiments—it’s worth considering the policy ebbs and flows of the Liberal Party under Pierre Trudeau and his son ...

6. Federal Deficits and Recession: What Could Happen

   There are serious financial risks associated with running deficits during times of positive economic growth. One of the principal risks is that the budget cannot be balanced regardless of economic conditions because a permanent imbalance between how much ...

7. Economists and media fuel confusion on Canada’s economy and economic policy

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, November 3, 2017 As the old joke goes, why did God create economists? To make weatherman look good. At times like this, nothing could be closer to the truth (full disclosure, we’re economists). On Monday, Statistics Canada ...