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1. 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 ...

2. Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2020 Report

   Waiting for treatment has become a defining characteristic of Canadian health care. In order to document the queues for visits to specialists and for diagnostic and surgical procedures in the country, the Fraser Institute has—for over two decades—surveyed ...

3. 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, ...

4. Canada lags behind most industrialized countries on key economic, fiscal indicators

   Appeared in the Financial Post, November 4, 2020 The Trudeau government has generally favoured relative comparisons of its performance (i.e. how we rate versus other countries) rather than historical comparisons. Recent data from the International ...

5. Trudeau government creating harmful work disincentives for many Canadians

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 4, 2020 The Trudeau government recently replaced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) with an expanded employment insurance program and the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). The CRB will doubtless help some ...

6. Post-COVID recovery should encourage growth of private sector in Canada

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 28, 2020 All developed economies, including Canada, face economic restructuring challenges post-COVID. Labour and capital must be reallocated across industrial sectors and locations, new investments must be made in ...

7. Trudeau government should heed looming risks to federal finances

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, October 23, 2020 The federal government along with several prominent economists have downplayed the near-term risks to federal finances. Some have actually characterized Ottawa’s financial position as basically “ sound.” ...

8. COVID is superspreading convenient health care

   Appeared in the National Post, October 22, 2020 Twentieth-century health care required patients to book an appointment—well in advance—and then meet their doctor in-person at the doctor’s office or hospital. The status quo worked well for physicians, who ...

9. Trudeau government must improve investment climate to ‘build back better’

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 24, 2020 Among other themes, last Wednesday’s throne speech doubled down on the “Build Back Better” theme Prime Minister Trudeau first used last month when he said, “We need to reset the approach of this government ...

10. Trudeau government spending billions to make people better off than before recession

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 8, 2020 We recently analyzed almost $82 billion in COVID-related spending—specifically CERB, the student assistance benefit (CESB), and one-time payments linked to Old Age Security (OAS), the Guaranteed Income ...