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1. Anti-business policies hurting corporate Montreal

   Appeared in La Presse Over the years, Quebec has earned a reputation as being hostile to business due to persistent anti-business policies. As a consequence, Montreal has declined as a hub for major corporate headquarters. With a lower concentration of ...

2. Idle No More protests choose the wrong targets

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun In the wake of the Idle No More protests that have blocked railway lines and have hinted at more mischief, multiple grievances have been advanced in place of clear-headed analyses. But none of the slogans, clichés and guilt ...

3. Debate on inequality full of bluster and misunderstanding

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, Telegraph Journal, Daily Gleaner, Daily Herald Tribune, New Glasgow News, Truro Daily News, and Woodstock Sentinel Review Responses from a number of prominent Canadians to the Fraser Institute’s ...

4. The Myth of Stagnating Incomes

   Appeared in the Financial Post It’s hard to blame Canadians for believing the great myth of income stagnation given the continuous stream of reports pointing to the low growth in average incomes over the past several decades. Others have taken the ...

5. Lack of property rights handcuffs Aboriginal opportunity

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald In the midst of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan used to say you could tell a lot about a country by what happens when its gates are flung open. If people flowed in, it was an obviously desirable nation; if they ran out, not so ...

6. Prudence is a virtue

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald Back when my paternal grandparents were alive, they lived with thrift as their constant companion and spent little more than necessary, splurging only on others. Every spring, my grandmother would can a plethora of fruits ...

7. It's All About Saving Lives?(2)

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun The unions must use a template every time a government announces that it will ax one public service and replace it with one that saves labour and money. We see his again with the debate in Vancouver about closing the ...

8. A population of 100 million comes with a price; Are Canadians willing to pay it?

   Appeared in the National Post, June 2012 A recent series of articles in the Globe & Mail suggested Canada should double its annual intake of immigrants to 500,000 with the goal of raising the country's population to 75 million in 50 years and 100 ...

9. Employment Insurance needs to operate like a true insurance system

   Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner Imagine a world where your car insurance company charges everybody the same premium; the premium doesn’t depend on your driving record or the number of claims you make. Nor does the premium depend on your age or ...

10. How to unclog holiday highways: toll them

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald As Canadians enjoy the May long weekend and look ahead to summer vacations, many will obviously use their car, truck or SUV to get to their favourite vacation spot. Unfortunately, they will also have to contemplate driving ...