Ottawa looks on as China buys Canadian lithium operations: Jeff Kucharski in the Toronto Star
Given Canada’s own critical minerals list, and what we already know about China’s determination to achieve global high-tech dominance, there ...
Tag: economic policy
Canada pays higher price than peers for modest pandemic success: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
Jumping from 9th to 6th place out of 15 countries, Canada weathered the initial stages of Omicron better than most ...
Canada Improves Its Global CMI Ranking, But Faces a New Form of Misery
View the full, updated COVID Misery Index (CMI) here. Download the data for the January 20, 2022 update here. For more information, ...
Labour shortages, high wages for new hires cause headaches for employers: MLI Commentary by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (December 23, 2021): Employers are feeling the pinch this year when it comes to finding qualified workers. While the ...
‘Tax the rich’ won’t work: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Instead of raising taxes, we should focus on growth to get out of the fiscal hole we’ve dug for ourselves, ...
Big businesses power our economy — we should not be discriminating against them: Robert D. Atkinson in the National Post
If Canada wants a growing, competitive economy with higher productivity and wages, policymakers need to recognize the critical role that ...
Buyer beware! Inflation is here to stay, and Ottawa is pouring fuel on the fire: New MLI Report by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (November 26, 2021): Most Canadians have become painfully aware of the sharp increase in prices during the pandemic. ...
The government is driving inflation: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Governments must work to eliminate their deficits or the upward pressure on interest rates will intensify, writes Philip Cross in ...
Ottawa’s “solutions” on high house prices will make things worse: MLI Report lays out concrete strategy to make housing affordable
OTTAWA, ON (November 24, 2021): With the return of Parliament, the increasing cost of living - particularly skyrocketing house prices ...
MLI Experts available to comment on Throne Speech
OTTAWA, ON (November 23, 2021): With a new Speech from the Throne comes not only the official start to a ...
Politicians beware – deficits eventually bite: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Alarmed by food, home and gas inflation, voters are starting to see that deficits do have costs, writes Jack Mintz ...
How big businesses boost Canada’s economy and how to get more of them: New MLI report by Robert D. Atkinson
OTTAWA, ON (November 22, 2021): These days it is popular to take the view that big business is inherently bad. Canadians ...
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Time for an intervention – an urgent call to end “gender-affirming” treatments for children: J. Edward Les for Inside Policy
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Skiing down euthanasia’s slippery slope: John Keown for Inside Policy
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The Lamentable Decline of Canada’s Reputation as a Dependable and Globally Respected Nation: Peter Menzies in the Epoch Times
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Conservatives can reject destructive left-wing policies and still take climate change seriously: Brian Lee Crowley in the National Post
