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1. B.C. government imposes travel restrictions while COVID numbers fall

   The seven-day moving average of new daily positive COVID cases has been decreasing since April 12. ...

2. Trudeau government must improve investment climate to ‘build back better’

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 24, 2020 Among other themes, last Wednesday’s throne speech doubled down on the “Build Back Better” theme Prime Minister Trudeau first used last month when he said, “We need to reset the approach of this government ...

3. Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance

   The federal government has introduced a number of new programs and ad hoc additions to existing programs in response to the COVID recession. Unfortunately, much of this spending appears to have been poorly targeted towards those in genuine need, ...

4. Trudeau government must produce plan to help one of Canada’s most important sectors

   Canada’s energy sector employed (directly and indirectly) and supported more than 830,000 jobs. ...

5. Revisions to ‘wage subsidy’ program leave many questions unanswered

   In what seems like a constant evolution of responses to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, the federal government on Wednesday—April Fool’s no less—attempted to clarify the expanded wage subsidy program announced by the prime ...

6. Employers must be allowed to temporarily lay off workers during COVID crisis

   Appeared in National Newswatch, March 27, 2020 Aside from the enormous health-related challenges due to the COVID-19 virus, employers and workers are feeling major economic pain with job loss, reduced income and revenue. The ability of businesses to ...

7. Boost EI but don’t create new wage subsidy program

   Appeared in the Financial Post, March 26, 2020 As part of the $52 billion aid package to support Canadian workers and businesses, which the House of Commons and Senate approved Wednesday, small businesses will be eligible for a temporary wage subsidy to ...

8. Trudeau government gets unlimited spending authority for six months

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 26, 2020 On Wednesday, the government passed legislation (which the Opposition members either supported or acquiesced to) giving sweeping powers to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, including the power to unilaterally spend ...

9. An Affront to Democracy: New legislation proposed giving Liberals unprecedented powers

   Canada’s economy was sputtering prior to the COVID-19 crisis. ...

10. Ottawa enacts measured, well-targeted response to coronavirus downturn

    Appeared in the Financial Post, March 20, 2020 The federal government this week announced its fiscal response to the growing economic downturn caused by the risks and responses to COVID-19. In total, Ottawa will directly spend up to $27 billion to support ...