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  1. Freer trade will benefit Atlantic provinces more than others

    Appeared in National Newswatch, December 17, 2020 When many people think about threats to free and open trade to Canada, they immediately consider the protectionist outlook of outgoing President Donald Trump. In 2020, another obstacle to the free movement ...

  2. New Brunswick health-care wait times among longest in Canada

    Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, December 16, 2020 Here’s a sobering thought. Before, during and most likely after the COVID pandemic, New Brunswickers will likely continue to face long wait times for medically necessary health-care procedures. ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. New Brunswick government finances officially unsustainable

    Appeared in National Newswatch, November 19, 2020 Due to the pandemic and economic downturn—and the subsequent increased government spending, shrinking economy and lower projected government revenues—the New Brunswick government faces a large budget ...

  5. Size of government matters for economic growth

    The Trudeau government entered office in 2015 based largely a policy agenda to expand the role of government in the economy. At the same time, however, it promised to develop and implement policies based on evidence with a focus on ...

  6. Furey government should reduce spending to spur economic recovery in province

    Appeared in the St. John's Telegram, October 23, 2020 When provincial Finance Minister Siobhán Coady tabled Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2020/21 budget two weeks ago, she painted a picture of a province in fiscal peril. The Furey government projects a ...

  7. Massive surgery backlog latest symptom of Ontario’s health-care problem

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, October 15, 2020 The Ford government recently announced a plan to address Ontario’s massive surgery backlog, the largest in Canada. Estimates place the backlog, which is partly due to COVID’s impact on hospital capacity, at ...

  8. New Brunswick must improve investment climate during COVID recovery

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, October 14, 2020 Among all the economic concerns arising from COVID-19 and the associated recession, New Brunswick policymakers should pay particular attention to the province’s poor performance in ...

  9. Trudeau government deals another blow to Newfoundland and Labrador

    Appeared in National Newswatch, October 8, 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy sector, already struggling from the downturn in world oil markets and the COVID recession, has taken another blow—this time directly from Ottawa. The Trudeau government ...

  10. Nova Scotia most government-dominated province in Canada

    Appeared in the Bluenose Bulletin, October 1, 2020 The COVID outbreak and economic downturn has produced a dramatic increase in government spending across the country. The federal and provincial governments have rolled out a variety of programs aimed to ...