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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. Globe and Mail misrepresents state of Ontario finances

   According to the Globe and Mail’s editorial board, Ontario’s new government has been “ peddling a fiscal fantasy.” The reality, however, is just the opposite—it’s the Globe that’s misrepresenting the current state of Ontario’s finances ...

3. Alberta Prosperity: A Plan for Opportunity and Growth

   Alberta faces substantial fiscal and economic challenges. The downturn in commodity prices that began in 2014 triggered a severe recession and exacerbated pre-existing fiscal challenges. Unfortunately, provincial government policy has made matters worse ...

4. Gaining advantage—eliminating provincial capital gains taxes in Alberta

   Appeared in the National Post, December 18, 2018 Until recently, Alberta maintained one of the most competitive tax regimes in North America. In 2014, for instance, the province had the lowest corporate income tax rate and lowest top personal income tax ...

5. Alberta government rejecting prosperous polices of the Chretien era

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, March 15, 2017 On the eve of the Alberta budget and likely another deficit—the ninth in 10 years—it’s important to recognize that the province has been here before. After running steep deficits for much of the mid-1980s ...

6. On health-care reform, Trudeau should finish what Chretien started

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 22, 2016 In the 1990s, Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s Liberals reduced the amount of money it sent to the provinces to help fund provincial welfare programs but, in return, gave the provinces greater freedom to design ...

7. Less Ottawa, More Province: How Decentralization Is Key to Health Care Reform

   Despite high levels of public spending, Canada’s health-care system consistently performs more poorly than a number of peer jurisdictions with universal health-care systems. Governments across the country must address this policy challenge in a context of ...

8. Ontario no longer an economic magnet for newcomers

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 6, 2016 Ontario was once a magnet for immigrants as well as Canadians from other provinces seeking greater economic opportunity. People came to Ontario for its good jobs and high incomes. In return, Ontario benefitted ...

9. Budget 2016—Liberals high on pro-growth rhetoric, low on pro-growth policies

   Heading into their first budget, the Trudeau Liberals talked a lot about setting the foundations for long-term economic growth. In fact, the need for pro-growth policies was a central theme of the party’s election platform. And the ...

10. 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 ...