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Municipal Election – Rethinking Our Affordable Housing Approach
A recurring Canadian news story in recent years has been the falling affordability of housing. What are the solutions?
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Alberta Keeps Cutting Red Tape
Alberta’s new Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction, Tanya Fir, has sure been on a hot streak since her appointment in July.
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Should We Care about Canada’s Current Account Balance?
In the first quarter of 2021, for the first time in over a decade, Canada’s current account balance was positive.
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Northern Quebec: Settlement for Settlement’s Sake
Quebec Premier François Legault is revisiting the proposal he first mentioned a year ago to encourage the settlement of northern Quebec.
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Election 2021 – Canada’s Mounting Debt Problem
Canada’s public debt has soared during the pandemic, reaching historic levels of over $1.2 trillion at the federal level—equivalent to more than $70,000 per taxpayer.
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Election 2021 – Canada Needs a Competitive Tax Regime
One of the factors undermining Canada’s economic recovery is its tax structure. The system we have now is one of the worst among industrialized countries.
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Election 2021 – The Economy and the Environment: How to Juggle These Two Priorities
The economy and the environment are two major concerns for Canadians in the current election. A number of irreconcilable objectives are driving public debate surrounding these matters.
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Election 2021 – Free Trade in Canada: An Inclusive Growth Policy
An overwhelming majority of economists agree that international free trade grows businesses and creates good-paying jobs.
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Election 2021 – It’s Time to Take Concrete Steps to Fight Inflation
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prices of many goods have jumped sharply. Prices have risen so much that Canada’s annual inflation rate is now 3.7%, the highest it’s been in ten years.
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Election 2021 – Let’s Balance the Federal Budget as Soon as Possible
Although there have been some changes in the calculation methods used for national accounting, there has not been a single real balanced budget since the 2008 financial crisis.