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  1. B.C. government sending all the wrong signals to investors

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, March 20, 2018 Consumer spending and a hot real estate market have helped buoy British Columbia’s economy in recent years. But they have also helped mask deep-rooted economic problems including B.C.’s dismal level of ...

  2. The last straw for entrepreneurs and businesses in Canada?

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, March 17, 2018 The idiom “the straw that broke the camel’s back” describes a minor or routine action that causes a large and sudden reaction because of the cumulative effects of many small actions over time. This might well ...

  3. Fed’s show worrying disinterest in private-sector investment and entrepreneurship

    Appeared in Maclean's, March 7, 2018 Evidence continues to mount that confidence in Canada as a destination for business investment and entrepreneurship is in steep decline. Given the importance of business investment and entrepreneurship to economic ...

  4. Canada has a business investment problem—deal with it

    It’s not as if we needed more bad news about Canada’s economic prospects. But we got it last week with the latest data highlighting the country’s weak business investment. Statistics Canada released its latest survey results on ...

  5. Federal budget turns a blind eye, ignores Canada's economic challenges

    Appeared in the Financial Post, February 28, 2018 In the midst of serious concerns over Canada’s economic prospects, and challenges emerging from the United States, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 2018 federal budget does nothing to address these problems ...

  6. Another wake-up call for Canadian governments to improve investment climate

    Suncor, one of the country’s largest energy companies, recently gave Canadian governments what should be a piercing wake-up call. CEO Steve Williams said his company won’t tackle any new major projects in Canada and his company will ...

  7. B.C.’s 2018 budget fails to deal with competitiveness

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2018 Unfortunately one of the most important takeaways of the new B.C. government’s first full budget will likely go unnoticed—it includes major tax increases to finance major spending increases. Many economic ...

  8. Cryptocurrency investors eye provinces with low electricity rates

    Recent media reports suggest lower power costs in some provinces could make Canada an attractive destination for bitcoin miners to run their power-hungry operations, with a Chinese firm already considering establishing a bitcoin ...

  9. Governments must focus on competitiveness this coming budget season

    Appeared in the Financial Post, January 30, 2018 It’s hard not to recognize that Canada has become a less appealing place to do business over the last number of years. Higher taxes, new regulations, and uncertainty over access to foreign markets—that is, ...

  10. Canada must increase business investment

    As 2018 begins, much of the discussion on the economic challenges facing Canada will focus on the continuing negotiations with the United States regarding NAFTA and the impact of U.S. corporate and personal tax changes on our tax ...