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  1. Ontario government has made COVID economic pain even worse

    The Greenbelt Act helped drive up residential housing prices in the Greater Toronto Area. ...

  2. Canada’s COVID performance on key measures among worst in developed world

    Canada has the seventh-worst “case fatality rate” among advanced countries. ...

  3. COVID-19 case counts, mortality rates vary widely across developed world

    Each additional hospital bed (per 1,000 people) was associated with 31.5 fewer COVID-19 deaths per million. ...

  4. Global Storm: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Responses around the World

    The key event of 2020 was the COVID19 virus and its impacts on health, mortality rates, economies, and government budgets. From the first reports of a pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan, China, the COVID19 pandemic grew and spread to countries around ...

  5. Canada’s COVID response requires more imagination and innovation

    Protracted lockdowns slowly strangle the economic and social life of the country. ...

  6. Despite spending hundreds of billions during COVID, we seem to have little to show for it

    As the pandemic moves into 2021, it’s important to reflect on how Canada is dealing with its impact. After a summer that included a semblance of normality, the fall and winter have brought a resurgence that’s taxing our ability to cope. ...

  7. Despite spending hundreds of billions during COVID, we seem to have little to show for it

    Despite spending hundreds of billions during COVID, we seem to have little to show for it ...

  8. COVID-related spending increases threaten future economic growth

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 4, 2020 The COVID pandemic has sparked increased government spending worldwide including here at home. Many countries have introduced substantial fiscal packages with direct household income supports, loans, ...

  9. COVID underscores problems with government intervention

    COVID underscores problems with government intervention ...

  10. COVID underscores problems with government intervention

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, August 5, 2020 Some economists justify government intervention by citing “market failure”—that is, the failure of the free market and price system to allocate resources efficiently. In other words, under certain ...