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1. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Essays on Improving Productivity Growth in Canada

   Surveys of Canadians have shown a strong desire for reduced work hours with a four-day work week being a highly prized goal. This is hardly surprising given that leisure time is a valuable good for most people. To be sure, a four-day work week would be ...

2. Guaranteed annual income program could cost $465 billion per year

   Bill C-273 calls on the federal finance minister to assess a potential guaranteed annual income in Canada. ...

3. Ford government faces critical decisions as budget day looms

   According to forecasts, Ontario's net government debt will approach $463 billion in 2022/23. ...

4. Upcoming budget represents unique opportunity for New Brunswick

   Between 2014 and 2018, business investment in New Brunswick declined by 0.1 per cent annually. ...

5. Reforming Employment Insurance for the 21st Century

   Notwithstanding the long history of unemployment insurance programs in Canada, as well as substantial modifications to the programs over time, employers, researchers, and even the current federal government continue to express concerns about the existing ...

6. Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians

   In recent years, deficit spending and growing government debt have become a trend for many Canadian governments. Like households, governments are required to pay interest on their debt. In aggregate, the provinces and federal government are ...

7. Canadians pay the price for mounting government debt

   Ontario will spend an estimated $13 billion on government debt interest costs in 2020/21. ...

8. Ford government must plot path to budget balance

   Appeared in National Newswatch, February 18, 2021 The Ford government released Ontario’s 2020/21 third quarter fiscal update last week. As expected, the numbers were ugly. The Department of Finance now anticipates a $38.5 billion budget deficit for this ...

9. Alberta’s reign as Canada’s fiscal leader is over—and Albertans will pay the price

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 17, 2021 As the Kenney government prepares to table its latest budget next week, Albertans should understand a cold reality. The province’s reign as a fiscal leader among the provinces is over. In 2020/21, the ...

10. Tax reform will increase possibility of four-day workweek in Canada

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, February 17, 2021 The idea of a four-day workweek has gained significant traction in Canada. According to an Angus Reid poll, the majority of Canadians surveyed last June agreed it would benefit the country to shorten the ...