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1. A necessary New Year's resolution for Ontario

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Another year has come and gone and Ontario's weak public finances remain largely unchanged. The provincial government did little to improve its fiscal position in 2013 and recently signalled it intends to continue with ...

2. Ontario, the Diffident Enabler, Needs to Change

   Appeared in the Toronto Star and Winnipeg Free Press For many years, Ontario has been the quiet enabler for the vast system of subsidies the federal government provides to Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Manitoba. With rare exceptions, it has stood by as ...

3. It's déjà vu all over again with Ontario's latest fiscal plan

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa called his updated financial plan “a new direction” but in truth it had a nostalgic feel. With his government facing considerable fiscal challenges including an $11.7 billion deficit and ...

4. Never underestimate the potential for bad policy

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun and Owen Sound Sun Times Back in 2005, the Fraser Institute published a policy study examining the Ontario government's decision to shut down coal-fired power generation in the province. We observed that while the ...

5. To remain competitive, Ontario needs to follow Indiana and Michigan's lead

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record With Labour Day fresh in our memory and Ontario’s unemployment rate having recently increased to 7.6 per cent, the province would do well to follow Indiana and Michigan’s lead and adopt worker choice laws. Doing so ...

6. Implications of US Worker Choice Laws for British Columbia and Ontario

   This study examines the effects of worker choice laws in the US?commonly referred to as?right to work? (RTW) policies?and applies the findings to British Columbia and to Ontario. RTW laws have been enacted by 24 US states; these laws prohibit collective ...

7. HOT lanes a great idea but not for subsidizing transit

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Kathleen Wynne, the new Premier of Ontario, recently stated her willingness to consider implementing new methods to raise revenue to help fund expansion of public transit. Furthermore, the 2013 Ontario Budget presented by ...

8. It's not our problem; Ontario Liberals kick deficit can down the road

   Appeared in the Financial Post The May 2 minority Liberal budget is a politically expedient document that likely avoids an election but unfortunately fails to tackle Ontario's looming fiscal crisis. The longer the province waits, the more difficult ...

9. Ontario's Green Energy Act a Bad Bargain for Ontarians

   Appeared in the Financial Post In 2009, under the Premiership of Dalton McGuinty, the Ontario legislature passed the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA), an Act that aimed to increase Ontario’s use of renewable energy such as wind power, solar power, biofuels, ...

10. On Green Energy Act, Ontario government still sees no evil

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun Earlier this month the Fraser Institute published a report sharply critical of one of the flagship policies of the Ontario government, namely the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA). We found that the Act is costing Ontario over $5 ...