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1. Government Failure in Canada, 2005 Report: A Review of the Auditor General's Reports, 1992-2005

   This publication has been written to inform Canadians about the theories and insights of Public Choice Theory, to document government failure from the reports of the Auditor General, and, perhaps most importantly, to describe the mechanisms available to ...

2. Flat Bubbly on Tax Freedom Day

     Pop the champagne, Tax Freedom Day is at hand. This year’s release from the taxman’s icy grip will occur on Monday, June 28th. That is the day when the total tax bill for the average family is finally paid off-- one day later than last year-- and ...

3. Do Taxpayer Protection Laws Work?

     Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara’s first kick at the fiscal can resulted in what can only be described as a classic 1960s budget: major-league spending increases financed by tax hikes and deficits. By raising taxes and running a deficit, the ...

4. Fraser Forum- March 2004: Families and the State

   In this issue: BC’s Dependency-inducing U-Turn on Welfare Reform by Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, and Sylvia LeRoy The BC government recently de-legitimized one of Canada’s most important social welfare reforms to date. It’s the poor who’ll pay. Private ...

5. Government Failure in Canada, 1997-2004: A Survey of Reports from the Auditor General

   This publication has been written to inform Canadians about the theories and insights of Public Choice Theory, to document government failure from the reports of the Auditor General, and, perhaps most importantly, to describe the mechanisms available to ...

6. Let's Celebrate Labour, Not Unions

   Appeared in the Toronto Star, September 1, 2003 Labour Day and the underlying celebration of labour are so central to North American society that it’s the only holiday, outside of religious celebrations, that is held on the same day in both Canada and the ...