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1. Longstanding problem of discouraging work made worse

   The federal government’s new Canada Child Benefit program recently replaced and consolidated an assortment of previous programs. Yet little attention has been given to how this policy change, along with others, will exacerbate a ...

2. New federal polices worsen old problem of discouraging work in Canada

   Appeared in the Financial Post, August 31, 2016 Last month the federal government’s new Canada Child Benefit program came into force, replacing and consolidating an assortment of previous programs. However, little attention has been given to how this ...

3. What middle class tax cut?

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 10, 2016 On the campaign trail, the Liberals promised to cut taxes for middle-class Canadians to ensure that “middle-class Canadians have money in their pockets to save, invest and grow the economy.” Once elected, the ...

4. So much for lower taxes on Canada’s middle class

   In the lead up to the federal election, the Liberals campaigned on cutting taxes for Canada’s middle class. Once elected, the Liberals did reduce the income tax rate on the second-lowest federal tax bracket from 22 to 20.5 per cent. ...

5. Yet another reason the ORPP is a bad idea

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 11, 2016 Despite substantial evidence that most Canadians are saving adequately for retirement, Ontario’s government is determined to push ahead with the creation of a new mandatory pension plan (the ORPP). Given that most ...

6. Ontario pension plan is unnecessary—and will result in lower wages

   This week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne (pictured above) reiterated her government’s commitment to push ahead with its provincial pension plan—the ORPP—despite evidence that it’s unnecessary and counter-productive. But there will be ...

7. Rethink Ontario’s unnecessary and counterproductive pension plan

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 20, 2016 In December, Canada’s finance ministers decided to at least temporarily put the brakes on a proposed expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). This was a welcome development, since expanding the CPP is a ...

8. Canada’s finance ministers should consider the evidence when discussing CPP expansion

   When newly minted federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts next week, expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will be on the agenda. After all, the Liberals campaigned ...

9. Think-tanker ascends to minister of finance

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, November 23, 2015 Earlier this month, Bill Morneau, the former chair of the C.D. Howe Institute, was appointed Canada’s minister of finance. In the coming months, Morneau will be tasked with one of the government’s most ...

10. Trudeau should rethink the finance minister’s mandate

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, November 24, 2015 In an attempt to increase transparency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made “mandate letters” to his ministers publicly available. These letters are intended to clarify the focus of ...