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1. Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector

   Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, January 29, 2021 The scale of Atlantic Canada’s dependence on Ottawa and the inflow of “gift money”—the difference between federal expenditures and revenues—is seldom understood. But this influx of money-from ...

2. Fiscal Federalism and the Dependency of Atlantic Canada

   Fiscal federalism, the massive and unbalanced flow of federal money to and from the provinces, will create a huge fiscal challenge going forward for at least three reasons: economic difficulties emerging after the COVID-19 pandemic, the overhang of ...

3. Atlantic provinces addiction to big government suppresses economic growth

   Sweden compensates for its big government with an open free-market economy and business-friendly laws. ...

4. New Brunswick’s waning economic freedom part of region-wide crisis

   In 2019, government spending equaled a remarkable 55 per cent of Atlantic Canada's economy. ...

5. Extended Employment Insurance Now Open to All: Atlantic Canada’s Warning for Other Provinces

   The structure of Canada’s Employment Insurance system is rapidly changing across Canada on autopilot. As unemployment grows, the generosity and accessibility of Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) increases. The number of hours of work required to collect ...

6. Catching Up with Canada: A Prosperity Agenda for Atlantic Canada

   Taken as a whole, Atlantic Canada is a lagging economic region in Canada. But this has not always been the case. The region has experienced significant periods of prosperity and economic optimism. This history gives hope that the region’s current status ...