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1. Kenney government postpones reforms despite COVID-related surgery backlog

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, June 18, 2020 Despite encouraging evidence from other jurisdictions, the Kenney government recently postponed its plan to expand the use of private medical clinics to perform publicly-funded surgeries. The plan mirrors a ...

2. Potential permanent changes from our experience with COVID-19

   COVID Other Topics Jason Clemens Mark Hasiuk Tweet ...

3. Artificial intelligence joins humans in fight against COVID-19

   Appeared in Edmonton Sun, May 27, 2020 As the COVID crisis continues, Albertans and all Canadians would surely welcome some good news among the bleak headlines. So consider this—we’ve learned a lot over the past few months about the remarkable ability of ...

4. Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2020 Edition

   This essay updates the previous 2020 measure of per-person program spending by prime ministers, adjusting for inflation, since 1870. This essay focuses on the potential level of spending in 2020 based on the government’s response to the COVID ...

5. Trudeau government COVID assistance lacks proper targeting

   There was a time when the policy debate in Canada focused on how generous government assistance should be for those in “need,” mainly low-income Canadians, resulting in targeted programs such as welfare for the working-age population, ...

6. Canada must tailor trade practises for post-COVID world

   The effects of COVID-19 will transform the international world order and affect Canada’s role in it. First, the meteoric rise of China, with its aspirations of world leadership and greater respect, will come to a crashing halt. Despite ...

7. U.S. COVID experience highlights risks of centralized management of health care

   While it will take a long time to assess and learn lessons from the COVID pandemic crisis, the U.S. experience will be worthy of particular study. As of May 1, the United States accounted for about one-third of the world’s confirmed ...

8. Some much-needed perspective on COVID infection and death rates

   The evidence is overwhelming that government policies reduce the spread of COVID-19. Like most Canadians, I follow the recommended policies, leave home only to buy necessities and keep proper distance from others on my one-hour daily walk ...

9. 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 ...

10. Policymakers should consider health-care reform in post-COVID world

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, April 22, 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has led many provinces to take drastic measures to both limit the spread of the virus and ensure scarce medical resources are available, including cancelling thousands of elective ...