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1. 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. ...

2. The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan

   In recent years, Ontario has experienced weak overall economic performance and rising public debt. Further, the province has seen its manufacturing sector—once a primary driver of growth in the province—decline substantially. By comparison, the ...

3. How the Ford government can promote economic freedom in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 18, 2019 Recently, the Fraser Institute published its annual Economic Freedom of the World report. The study measures the extent that policies in countries around the world support economic freedom. Economic freedom ...

4. Here’s how the Ford government can actually make Ontario ‘open for business’ again

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 24, 2019 Premier Doug Ford likes to say his government will make Ontario “open for business” again. His (correct) implication was that the previous government undermined Ontario’s attractiveness as an investment ...

5. Ford budget falls short of what Ontario needs

   Ontario’s government today tabled its budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, which includes a plan to gradually eliminate the province’s budget deficit that’s forecasted at $10.3 billion this year. Strikingly, despite Ford government ...

6. Ford's first budget must fulfill campaign promises

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 10, 2019 Clearly, Ontario’s finances are in bad shape. With a government debt load of more than $23,000 per resident and a 10-figure annual budget deficit, the Ford government has inherited serious challenges. There’s ...

7. A Turning Point or More of the Same? Ontario's Fiscal Choices in Budget 2019

   As the Ford government approaches its first full budget, it must decide how to confront the $13.6 billion deficit it faces, as well as the stock of public debt forecasted to reach $346 billion this year. There is nothing new about Ontario’s difficult ...

8. Ford government should heed Michigan's success

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 3, 2019 Whenever a new government is elected, as happened in Ontario last year, one of the most important questions is whether it will maintain the policy trajectory of its predecessor or instead chart a different policy ...

9. York professor plumbs new low of public ‘discourse’

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 17, 2018 Recently, Dennis Raphael, a professor of health policy and management at York University in Toronto, penned an op-ed, which represents a low point for discourse about public policy in Canada. Raphael describes ...

10. Why many parts of Ontario feel left behind

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 11, 2018 In 2017 Ontario enjoyed one of its strongest recent years of overall economic growth. The Wynne government sent out rosy press releases celebrating the province’s success. But there were two big problems with the ...