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1. Despite protectionist sentiment in the U.S. and Europe, trade remains vital to Canada’s economy

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 20, 2016 Protectionist forces are clearly on the rise in many parts of the world. Britain’s vote to exit the EU and Donald Trump’s vow to renegotiate trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement ...

2. The Importance of International Trade to the Canadian Economy: An Overview

   In 2015, exports accounted for 31.5% of GDP, up from 25% before Canada signed a series of free trade agreements starting in 1988. Exports were 36% of GDP before the global recession began in 2008. Value-added exports, which subtract the imports embedded ...

3. Myth—the CPP is a low-cost pension plan

   As the debate about the Canada Pension Plan persists, with finance minsters meeting next week in Vancouver to discuss possible CPP expansion, a misleading argument made in favour of expansion is that the CPP is a low-cost public pension ...

4. Myth: Canada has a retirement income crisis

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2016 The federal and provincial governments will soon meet in Vancouver to again discuss a possible expansion of the Canada Pension Plan and increase in mandatory contribution rates. There are several reasons to ...

5. Responding to critics of 'retirement income' and 'CPP' studies

   Since 2013, the Fraser Institute has published a number of studies examining aspects of the state of retirement income in Canada, including reforms to the Old Age Security, the true state of retirement income adequacy, the total costs ...

6. Dalton McGuinty blames outside forces for Ontario’s struggles during his tenure as premier

   Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (pictured above) recently released his autobiography, Making a Difference. Despite its brevity, barely reaching 200 pages, the book provides valuable insights into how his government assessed the ...

7. CPP is not ‘low cost’

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 8, 2016 A recent meeting of Canada’s finance ministers rightly put the brakes on the federal government’s proposal to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). After all, the evidence shows such reform is unnecessary and ...

8. Dalton McGuinty laments that the Great Recession stunted his plans to expand Ontario public services

   Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (pictured above) recently released his autobiography, Making a Difference. Despite its brevity, barely reaching 200 pages, the book provides valuable insights into how his government assessed the ...

9. Dalton McGuinty’s autobiography displays astonishing faith in the public sector

   Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (pictured above) recently released his autobiography, Making a Difference. Despite its brevity, barely reaching 200 pages, the book provides valuable insights into how his government assessed the ...

10. Comparing the Costs of the Canada Pension Plan with Public Pension Plans in Ontario

    Proponents of the CPP and those who argue for its expansion often claim it has low costs and economies of scale, whereby the ratio of costs to assets declines as the value of assets under management grows. This paper examines that claim by comparing the ...