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  1. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Essays on Improving Productivity Growth in Canada

    Surveys of Canadians have shown a strong desire for reduced work hours with a four-day work week being a highly prized goal. This is hardly surprising given that leisure time is a valuable good for most people. To be sure, a four-day work week would be ...

  2. Governments should cut red tape to spur COVID recovery, achieve four-day workweek

    Fewer resources dedicated to complying with excessive regulation would free up substantial amounts of time and money. ...

  3. Reforming Employment Insurance for the 21st Century

    Notwithstanding the long history of unemployment insurance programs in Canada, as well as substantial modifications to the programs over time, employers, researchers, and even the current federal government continue to express concerns about the existing ...

  4. Metro Vancouver faces key hurdles in race to become tech hub

    B.C.'s business tax rate rises from 2 per cent to 12 per cent once a company’s revenues reach $500,000. ...

  5. The Outlook for Growth in British Columbia’s Private Sector

    British Columbia’s economy over the period from 2010 to 2019 enjoyed faster real economic growth than other Canadian provinces, on average. The primary source of British Columbia’s economic performance was an exceptionally strong residential housing ...

  6. The Biden administration—what’s it mean for Canada?

    Appeared in National Newswatch, January 22, 2021 As Canadians watched this week’s presidential inauguration and the immediate aftereffects (which include a scuttled Keystone XL pipeline), many wonder what a Biden administration will mean for Canada. And ...

  7. National economy relies heavily on Toronto and Vancouver housing markets

    A recent Fraser Institute study showed that over the past decade, economic growth in British Columbia has heavily relied on the residential housing boom in the Lower Mainland. B.C.’s growth has been highly leveraged directly to housing ...

  8. New ‘stock options’ rules will make Canada less attractive to top talent

    Appeared in the Financial Post, December 11, 2020 When the Trudeau Liberals revealed their priorities for the current session of Parliament earlier this fall, they called the immigration system the “driver of Canada’s economic growth.” But last week, the ...

  9. Future economic growth in B.C. rests on shaky foundation

    Future immigration into B.C. may not match pre-COVID levels. ...

  10. Trump executive order may limit access to prescription drugs in Canada

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 2, 2020 The Trudeau government recently blocked bulk exports of certain prescription drugs, ostensibly in response to the Trump administration’s new executive rules affecting pharmaceutical pricing in the United ...