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1. Wealth tax would make Canada’s bad situation even worse

   Canada must become more attractive and competitive for business investment and entrepreneurs, and introducing a wealth tax and/or raising the capital gains tax would make a difficult situation worse. ...

2. Canada needs more paycheque writers

   Total business investment declined by 0.2 per cent per year between 2016 and 2019. ...

3. Ottawa’s ballooning debt and deficits should be major campaign issue

   Canada has the fifth-highest level of total government debt among 29 industrialized countries. ...

4. As Trudeau government tables budget, don’t be fooled by positive short-term economic news

   Between 2016 and 2019, per-person GDP grew at an average annual rate of only 0.8 per cent. ...

5. Trudeau government keeps ‘imagining’ while Canadians suffer the economic consequences

   For the 45 research projects approved, almost $100 million had been committed but not necessarily spent. ...

6. Rhetoric vs. reality—the Trudeau government’s dismal record on business investment

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 11, 2021 Business investment—in factories, machinery, equipment and new technologies—remains vital to the prosperity of any country. “If businesses don’t invest, to create great jobs,” said former Trudeau finance ...

7. Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods

   This study contrasts the economic performance in the last five pre-recession periods: 1986–1989 (Mulroney), 1997–2000 (Chrétien), 2005–2008 (Martin-Harper), 2011–2014 (Harper), and 2016–2019 (Trudeau). It includes multiple measures for income, labour, and ...

8. Insights from the text of the throne speech

   While the commitments made in the recent Throne Speech may not ultimately lead to actionable policies and programs, they nonetheless represent the aspirations of the government of the day. To that end, the Throne Speech reveals clear and ...

9. Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, August 24, 2020 In touting Bill Morneau’s tenure as federal finance minister, which ended recently with his resignation, the Trudeau government repeatedly pointed to Canada’s low unemployment rate (pre-recession). But the ...

10. History is clear—the Trudeau government needs to change direction

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 31, 2020 The Trudeau Liberals were elected in 2015 promising a new direction in fiscal policy. Their 2015 platform stated that: “Canada’s economy has faltered… It is time for smart, strategic investments that will turn ...