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  1. Trudeau government should learn from Ontario’s green energy failure

    Residential electricity prices increased 71 per cent in Ontario. ...

  2. Green recovery plan ignores practical limitations of government

    The Trudeau government says Canada needs a “ green ” recovery plan, which may include big spending on green infrastructure, low-carbon subsidies and initiatives to create “clean” jobs. Unfortunately, the idea that the government can ...

  3. Trudeau government spending billions to make people better off than before recession

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 8, 2020 We recently analyzed almost $82 billion in COVID-related spending—specifically CERB, the student assistance benefit (CESB), and one-time payments linked to Old Age Security (OAS), the Guaranteed Income ...

  4. Trudeau moving Canada towards American-style government with more centralized decision-making, federal spending, borrowing

    In next month’s throne speech (and possible fall budget), Prime Minister Trudeau may move us closer to a more U.S.-style government in terms of the balance between the federal and provincial government and public finances. One of ...

  5. Expanding government won’t help Canada’s recovery

    Enough signals have been sent by the federal government over the last few weeks for Canadians to formulate reasonable expectations about the upcoming throne speech next month and what might be included in the government’s plan for ...

  6. Poor CERB targeting wastes billions

    Appeared in the Financial Post, August 27, 2020 Despite a near $350 billion federal deficit and national debt exceeding $1 trillion, the Trudeau government continues to borrow billions of dollars to finance cash transfers to Canadians whose need is at the ...

  7. Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance

    The federal government has introduced a number of new programs and ad hoc additions to existing programs in response to the COVID recession. Unfortunately, much of this spending appears to have been poorly targeted towards those in genuine need, ...

  8. Trudeau government should pivot away from Morneau-era policies of weakness

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, August 24, 2020 In touting Bill Morneau’s tenure as federal finance minister, which ended recently with his resignation, the Trudeau government repeatedly pointed to Canada’s low unemployment rate (pre-recession). But the ...

  9. History is clear—the Trudeau government needs to change direction

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 31, 2020 The Trudeau Liberals were elected in 2015 promising a new direction in fiscal policy. Their 2015 platform stated that: “Canada’s economy has faltered… It is time for smart, strategic investments that will turn ...

  10. Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession

    In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...