Inside Policy: Twenty Years After 9/11 – What Did We Achieve in Afghanistan?
OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2021): This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – a moment of commemoration, mourning, ...
Tag: economic policy
Our risk-loving politicians play with fiscal fire: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Parties are out-competing themselves in massive giveaways in the belief that deficit spending has no economic cost, writes Jack Mintz ...
Would a wealth tax be effective? No: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star
Despite its easy political appeal, a wealth tax in Canada is not needed and would not deliver either the promised ...
Tight labour market opens new doors for workers: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Scarce labour is giving workers some long-overdue bargaining power, writes Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail. By Linda Nazareth, ...
Conservatives’ tax reform panel is a good idea: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
An expert panel might be just the right medicine to get us back on the path to a tax system ...
Ottawa can’t cap oil sands output so Trudeau should stop saying he can: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The Liberals ceded direct control over oil sands emissions when it implemented a carbon tax instead of a 'cap-and-trade' system, ...
We need leaders to focus on economic growth: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Unless we openly acknowledge the importance of raising our economic growth, we are likely to continue on the path to ...
Ignore the scaremongers, cutting spending is Canada’s best way out of deficit: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The political appeal of tax hikes rather than spending cuts during an election is clear. Even still, the best way ...
Canada leads all peer countries in vaccinations, trails all in reducing pandemic restrictions: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (August 20, 2021): Following a rocky start to Canada’s vaccine rollout, this country is now leading its peers ...
MLI COVID Misery Index Update Analysis – August 20
View the full, updated COVID Misery Index (CMI) here. Download the data for the August 20 update here. For more information, ...
Canada should commit to doubling its GDP by 2050: Philip Cross in the Hub
The goal of doubling GDP in three decades sounds audacious but it requires annual growth of 2.5 percent, writes Philip ...
Reopen Canada’s economy or rebuild it? Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Whether the damage done to the economy is transitory or structural has important implications for businesses and governments, writes Philip ...
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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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Canadian Competitiveness in Resource Development – A Post-Mortem: Heather Exner-Pirot
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Widespread shortages, skyrocketing costs: the growing calamity that is government-controlled child care
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Canada’s resource sector: protecting the Golden Goose
