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1. Less Ottawa, More Province, 2021: How Decentralized Federalism is Key to Health Care Reform

   A significant body of research suggests that Canada’s health care system consistently underperforms relative to most peer jurisdictions with universal health care systems. This underperformance continues despite the fact that Canada is one of the world’s ...

2. Attracting more people key to Atlantic Canada’s future

   The recent inflow of people to the region does not mean the problem of outmigration has been solved. ...

3. Understanding two decades of weak economic performance in Ontario

   It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth. ...

4. Ontario’s economy—slow growth and weak business investment

   Real per-person economic growth was 9.1 per cent in Ontario compared to 26.1 per cent in the rest of Canada. ...

5. An Assessment of Recent Economic Performance and Business Investment Growth in Ontario

   Over the first two decades of the 21st century, Ontario has been mired in a prolonged period of slow economic growth. This bulletin provides the context for this situation by examining the extent of Ontario’s economic weakness since the turn of ...

6. Voting with Their Feet: Migration in Atlantic Canada

   Migration is a perennial topic of interest in Atlantic Canada. Out-migration specifically has been widely recognized as both a symptom of the region’s economic weakness and a potential threat to its future well-being. Atlantic Canada experienced a ...

7. Report paints bleak picture of Alberta’s fiscal future

   The province's per-person spending is significantly higher than in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec. ...

8. It’s official—Canada’s finances are now unsustainable

   The PBO report should be a wakeup call for policymakers. ...

9. Pressure mounts to change ‘stabilization’ program and increase payments to Alberta

   Alberta received just $249 million in payments despite a revenue loss of $7.2 billion. ...

10. Ontario has fallen behind Michigan’s economy

    At least 90 per cent of net job creation in Ontario took place either in the Greater Toronto Area or Ottawa. ...