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1. Charitable giving on the wane in Nova Scotia

   Appeared in the Bluenose Bulletin, December 23, 2020 This holiday season, many Nova Scotians will spend their time and money giving back to charitable causes. In fact, every year, tens of thousands of residents in the province donate to charities. However ...

2. Waning generosity in Canada hurts most vulnerable Canadians

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 16, 2020 Every holiday season, millions of Canadians donate their time and money to charities. These charitable donations help the vulnerable, feed the homeless and ensure children around the world have access to ...

3. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2020 Generosity Index

   Manitoba had the highest percentage of tax filers that donated to charity among the provinces (22.4%) during the 2018 tax year while New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador had the lowest (17.4%). Manitoba also donated the highest percentage ...

4. Trudeau government’s economic stimulus plan makes little sense

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 9, 2020 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trudeau government will spend up to $100 billion for economic stimulus over the next three years to help Canada “build back better.” But this stimulus package could ...

5. Making sense of Canada’s $381.6 billion federal budget deficit

   The Trudeau government this week published its fall fiscal update for 2020. The headline-grabbing number emerging from the report was the government’s forecasted budget deficit for the year—$381.6 billion. As is often the case when it ...

6. Trudeau government’s approach to federal finances anything but ‘prudent’

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, December 2, 2020 Since coming to power in 2015, Prime Minister Trudeau —and his finance ministers —have characterized their management of federal finances as “prudent,” an adjective meaning to act with or show care and ...

7. Fiscal update—federal finances in worse shape than previously thought

   The Trudeau government released its fall fiscal update for 2020, which included more spending measures and grimmer deficit projections than previously anticipated. Unfortunately, the federal government also demonstrated little concern for ...

8. Trudeau government continues to dodge democratic accountability

   This government has not released a long-term forecast of spending, taxation and borrowing since 2018. ...

9. Provinces should remove trade barriers to accelerate economic recovery

   When developing an economic recovery plan, Canadian policymakers must advance policies to increase productivity, living standards and prosperity. Removing interprovincial trade barriers is one of best ways we can accelerate this recovery. ...

10. New Brunswick government finances officially unsustainable

    Appeared in National Newswatch, November 19, 2020 Due to the pandemic and economic downturn—and the subsequent increased government spending, shrinking economy and lower projected government revenues—the New Brunswick government faces a large budget ...