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  1. Memo to Finance Minister Freeland—we have an investment crisis in Canada

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 19, 2020 When Bill Morneau was appointed federal finance minister in 2015, many hoped his time in business, think-tank background and oft-repeated zeal for “evidence-based policy” would help guide policy decisions. He ...

  2. Trump’s TikTok move sends clear warning to Canadian companies

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 12, 2020 Last week, President Trump signed an executive order banning U.S. transactions with ByteDance, the parent company of the popular online video-sharing service TikTok, ostensibly because TikTok’s U.S. operating ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Capital Investment in Canada’s Provinces: A Provincial Report

    Previous research by the Fraser Institute has documented a substantial decline in capital investment after 2014. The decline was especially marked for business investment and, within that category, for machinery and equipment and intellectual property ...

  5. Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession

    In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...

  6. Trudeau government should kill rumours about capital gains hike

    Appeared in National Newswatch, May 21, 2020 At a time when the country faces momentous economic challenges, it’s hard to think of a more damaging policy than a capital gains tax hike. Yet rumours persist that prior to the COVID crisis and economic ...

  7. As the economy reopens, Canada must address its competitiveness problem

    Over the coming months, governments across Canada are expected to begin reopening the economy now that the COVID-19 curve has “flattened,” and the focus will shift towards designing policies that improve the economy. However, a number of ...

  8. Deregulation now—and in the post-COVID world

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail, April 24, 2020 Hopefully, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be behind us. Economists are debating the likely speed and vigour of a post-COVID economic recovery, but it seems fair to conclude that government ...

  9. Canada does not need a modern ‘Marshall Plan’ after COVID

    In the coming months, the federal government will receive numerous suggestions for how to kickstart the economy after the COVID crisis passes. One such suggestion from Jim Stanford, former chief economist for the Canadian Auto Workers ...

  10. An Affront to Democracy: New legislation proposed giving Liberals unprecedented powers

    Canada’s economy was sputtering prior to the COVID-19 crisis. ...