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  1. More government spending could be on the way if Canada’s electoral system changes

    The federal government plans to change the way Canadians elect their political representatives, and two of the five parties on the parliamentary committee investigating Canada’s options have expressed a preference for proportional ...

  2. Changing election rules changes more than just who we elect

    Appeared in the National Post, July 28, 2016 The federal government wants to reform Canada’s electoral system, with a committee now investigating options. But so far, few have acknowledged that changing the way we elect our political representatives could ...

  3. Electoral Rules and Fiscal Policy Outcomes

    The federal Liberal government is committed to change Canada’s electoral system in time for the next election. While there are a number of political and electoral aspects of this policy change to consider, one area that has been ignored thus far is how ...

  4. Inequality—how income and wealth are earned matters

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 23, 2016 Inequality has become an animating issue for much of the political class. The Canadian federal government, in its recent budget, devoted an entire section to inequality. Unfortunately, almost no analysis to-date ...

  5. How Income and Wealth are "Earned" Matters in Understanding Inequality

    This paper examines a key missing piece of the inequality debate: differences in how income is earned and wealth accumulated that ultimately result in inequality. Put simply, how income is earned or wealth amassed matters with respect to the degree to ...

  6. High electricity prices putting rural Ontario in energy poverty

    Ontario’s dramatic electricity price increases garnered national attention recently when a report last week on “Global National” highlighted how energy poverty is a growing concern for rural Ontarians. According to the report, even small ...

  7. Climate change plan another blow to Ontario’s competitiveness and consumers

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, June 25, 2016 Over the past decade, Ontario’s economy has underperformed compared to the rest of Canada. Misguided policy choices, including tax increases and significant debt growth due to unsustainable spending ...

  8. Ontario’s climate change strategy: more taxes, spending and economic micromanagement

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 24, 2016 Ontario’s provincial government recently released its Climate Change Action Plan, consisting of nearly 80 different proposals, subsidies and command-and-control regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas ...

  9. Ontario Climate Action Plan—subsidizing electric cars is a costly approach to emissions reduction

    Ontario’s provincial government recently released its Climate Change Action Plan, which contains almost 80 distinct proposals, command-and-control regulations, and subsidies all in the name of fighting climate change. The plan is wide ...

  10. ‘Better deals’ on pipelines will not make America rich again, Mr. Trump

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 11, 2016 From a Canadian perspective, Donald Trump’s recent energy policy speech was both interesting and troubling. On one hand, Mr. Trump’s commitment to approve the Keystone XL pipeline—a key piece of continental ...