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  1. Ford government faces three-pronged threat to Ontario’s competitiveness

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 7, 2018 On the campaign trail, Doug Ford promised that, if elected, he’d bring business investment back to Ontario. This is exactly what the new government should focus on—but it’s easier said than done. Ontario must ...

  2. Tax relief should be top priority for Doug Ford

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 13, 2018 Last week, voters delivered a decisive victory for Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. While there’s no shortage of pressing policy issues facing the incoming government, tax relief should be ...

  3. Election discourse should include transformative tax reform proposals for Ontario

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 25, 2018 So far, the build-up to Ontario’s 2018 election has focused largely on personalities. This is a pity, since it’s hard to think of a jurisdiction in North America more desperate for serious discussion about ...

  4. Time for Tax Reform in Ontario

    Over the past fifteen years, Ontario’s provincial economy has struggled relative to the rest of the country. The reasons for Ontario’s economic weakness are complex and varied. However, public policy choices have been a contributing factor. One area that ...

  5. Ontario PC candidates should offer real tax reform—not bumper sticker slogans

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 21, 2018 In the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership race, many have asked whether the party should continue to embrace the carbon tax at the heart of former leader Patrick Brown’s “People’s Guarantee. ...

  6. New Year's resolutions for Wynne government—cut taxes, restrain spending, grow the economy

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 5, 2018 As the new year begins, many of us are making resolutions. Whether it's getting more exercise, saving more money, spending more time with loved ones, or something else, we're looking for resolutions ...

  7. Ontario PC platform misses mark in several key policy areas

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 6, 2017 The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario recently released its election platform. Unfortunately, the platform implicitly calls for the continuation of many of the most economically-damaging elements of the ...

  8. Beware of ‘temporary’ tax increases

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 15, 2017 Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman was fond of saying that there’s “nothing so permanent as a temporary government program.” In Ontario, we can add that there’s nothing so permanent as a temporary ...

  9. In Ontario, obstacles to growth remain

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 27, 2017 The Toronto Sun recently published a column by Omar Khan, former senior staffer for several Ontario Liberal cabinet ministers. Mr. Khan defends the record of Premier Kathleen Wynne, rejecting the notion he ...

  10. Ontario’s uncompetitive personal income tax hurting Ontarians

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 19, 2017 This year marks the 100th birthday of Canada’s federal personal income tax (PIT). Back in 1917, a modest PIT was introduced as a “temporary” measure to fund First World War military efforts. Of course, as ...