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  1. Lessons for the Liberals from Obama and economic growth

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 13, 2015 There are clear parallels between the campaigns and governing approaches of President Obama and the Trudeau Liberals. These range from the superficial (similar campaign slogans) to substantive –similar focus ...

  2. Lack of private-sector business investment helps drive Ontario's poor economic performance

    The previous two posts based on Philip Cross’ recent study Ontario: No Longer a Place to Prosper focused on economic growth and GDP, and the province’s poor performance in growing incomes and creating private-sector jobs. This final blog ...

  3. William Watson: The business of Canada depends on business

    U.S. President Calvin Coolidge said in 1925 that “The chief business of the American people is business,” a line often mis-quoted as “The business of America is business.” No Canadian prime minister has ever dared be so pro-business. ...

  4. Cheer up, western prosperity will return

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald As everyone from the Manitoba-Ontario border to Tofino knows, the local and provincial economies, which depend on resource extraction, have slowed. So this is a critical time to get some perspective on the past. If ...

  5. Tesla parks major investment in low-tax Nevada

    Appeared in Forbes.com Business investment decisions are of course complex. Among the many factors that a company considers before deciding where to set up operations, expand, or relocate are a jurisdiction’s regulatory burden, market proximity, labour ...

  6. Burger King-Tim Horton’s deal a reminder that business taxes matter

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, and Charlottetown Guardian News that Burger King and Tim Horton’s are merging and that the new company will be headquartered in Canada has taken the business and political world by storm. U.S. ...

  7. Dragon's Den Meets Adam Smith

    Appeared in the Huffington Post Each week, millions of Canadians learn about the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship while being entertained by one of the country's most successful television shows, CBC's Dragon's Den. Each week, ...

  8. Bottom of the Heap: Quebec Ranks Dead Last in Policies to Attract Business Investment, Chiefly Because of Red Tape and Labour-friendly Laws

    Appeared in the Montreal Gazette, March 7, 2006 Business investment is a powerful driver of economic growth, providing the resources for new machinery, equipment and technologies, which are necessary to improve productivity and ultimately wages. ...

  9. Is Canada the World's Best Place to Invest?

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 23, 2003 Is Canada really the world’s best place to invest? The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) –a division of The Economist magazine—thinks so. According to a recent survey by the EIU, Canada ranks first out of 60 ...