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  1. Expanding government won’t help Canada’s recovery

    Enough signals have been sent by the federal government over the last few weeks for Canadians to formulate reasonable expectations about the upcoming throne speech next month and what might be included in the government’s plan for ...

  2. Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance

    The federal government has introduced a number of new programs and ad hoc additions to existing programs in response to the COVID recession. Unfortunately, much of this spending appears to have been poorly targeted towards those in genuine need, ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  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. Blog series part 1—Trudeau government produced string of deficits, raised taxes on middle class

    The Trudeau Liberals were elected in 2015 promising a new direction in tax, spending and borrowing policies from the previous 20 years. For instance, in their 2015 platform, the Liberals stated that: “Canada’s economy has faltered, and ...

  7. Trudeau government’s fiscal ‘snapshot’ doubles down on uncertainty

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 10, 2020 According to the Oxford Dictionary, a snapshot is “a short description that gives you an idea of what something is like.” When the Trudeau government delivered its Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020 on Wednesday ...

  8. Think-tanks provide competing views on stimulus and infrastructure spending

    With the worst of COVID hopefully subsiding and economies beginning to reopen, governments are turning their attention to policies to promote and aid the economic recovery. As should be the case, think-tanks, academics, business groups ...

  9. ‘Fair Deal’ panel right to consider Alberta withdrawal from CPP

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 19, 2020 On Wednesday, Alberta’s “Fair Deal” panel released its report, which recommends that Alberta develop a plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Premier Kenney endorsed the recommendation, noting that ...

  10. Reality of government matters when assessing policy options

    In 1969, UCLA economist Harold Demsetz formalized an important concept in comparative economics—the Nirvana fallacy. His argument was that it was inappropriate, misleading and potentially counterproductive to compare hypothetical ideal ...