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  1. Ontario's financial woes a problem for all of Canada

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record Lost in the current flurry of Ontario’s election campaign is the one key issue facing the province, and indeed all of Canada: Ontario’s laggard economic performance is dragging down the national economy. Due to the ...

  2. Canadian Government Debt 2014

    With Canadian governments having returned to deficit-financed spending, the growth in direct government debt has re-emerged as a serious public policy issue in Canada. The net direct debt of all three levels of government increased from $872.2 billion to ...

  3. Fewer gimmicks, more transparency needed in Ottawa

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Winnipeg Free Press, Waterloo Region Record, and Guelph Mercury No normal person pays close attention to who is "in" or "out" as finance minister, and that's a good ...

  4. Elizabeth May and the Fact-challenged Fact Sheet

    Appeared in the Huffington Post, March 21, 2014 Recently, Green Party leader Elizabeth May orchestrated an open letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry, urging the U.S. to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. In her note, Ms. May states that she ...

  5. Understanding the Obama economy

    Appeared in iPolitics With President Barack Obama set to deliver his State of the Union speech next week, Canadians should rightfully be worried about the implications of the President’s policy agenda on the Canadian economy. After all, our economic ...

  6. Killing the Economic Engine: Is Policy Uncertainty Stalling US and Canadian Economic Growth?

    Policy conflict and fiscal crisis in the United States and Europe have spurred concerns about policy uncertainty and its economic effects. Many policymakers, businesspeople, and the media suggest that the political crisis in Washington is leading firms ...

  7. Your share of Canadian government debt: more than $34,000

    Appeared in the Truro Daily News and New Glasgow Daily News When Canada’s premiers met recently in Halifax, talks of a possible pipeline to move oil from Alberta to eastern Canada dominated national headlines. There was also mention of talks about trade, ...

  8. Learning from the Past: How Canadian Fiscal Policies of the 1990s Can Be Applied Today

    Learning from the Past: How Canadian Fiscal Policies of the 1990s Can Be Applied Today provides a historical overview that identifies parallels between the fiscal challenges facing Canadian governments in the 1990s and those facing governments in 2011.  ...

  9. Fraser Forum- May 2010: 2008/2009 Recession

    In this issue: Canada fares well in annual Mining Survey by Fred McMahon and Miguel Cervantes Mining industry executives have rated Quebec the world’s best jurisdiction for mineral exploration and development for the third straight year. Ontario’s 2010 ...

  10. Canada's big chance; President Obama's radical response to the recession could give Canada a massive economic advantage

    Appeared in the Financial Post Yesterday, Prime Minister Harper highlighted his government's plans for dealing with the economic slowdown and presented the crisis as an opportunity for Canada: Ultimately, it is an opportunity to position ourselves so ...