Health care had a better pandemic than economics: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Economics simply trotted out the same easy-money and deficit-financed policies it has relentlessly pursued since the financial crisis, writes Philip ...
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Chasing fiscal pots of gold: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
It is misleading and delusional to pretend expensive social spending programs will not require middle-class taxes to rise, writes Philip ...
Forget OECD tax dreams, widen GST/HST: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Let’s get our share of global technology profits by expanding the GST/HST tax base to include digital services, writes Jack ...
What Canada’s Response to the Pandemic Says about Canada — and the US: Philip Cross in the National Review
Canada’s response to the pandemic helped it contain the virus in the short run but it is a sign of ...
Beware powerful narratives that contradict the facts: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Nobel-price winner Robert Shiller argues that economists need to pay more attention to the narratives that are shaping our behavior, ...
The Challenge of Co-Existing With COVID-19 While Rebuilding the Economy: Philip Cross in the Epoch Times
The massive challenge of finding how the economy and COVID-19 can co-exist still waits to be fully addressed, writes Philip Cross. ...
In the business world, the old boys’ club appears to be alive and well: Linda Nazareth in The Globe and Mail
The real lesson might be that companies are kidding themselves if they think they have levelled the playing field for women ...
Liberals’ fixation on class war doesn’t make for good tax policy: Jack Mintz in Financial Post
Time to get back to basic principles like equal treatment of equals, reducing economic costs to promote growth and helping ...
Why Trudeau’s excuse that he’s protecting SNC-Lavalin ‘jobs’ is total baloney: Philip Cross and Ian Lee in the Financial Post
Trudeau's willingness to intervene for SNC-Lavalin reflects a cynical political judgement that his government depends more on Quebec than Alberta ...
A digital-tax war is coming to a galaxy not so far, far away: Arthur Cockfield in the Globe and Mail
In an era of anti-globalization and rising nationalism, it may be difficult to get governments to call a ceasefire to ...
Ep. 24 – Returning to Long-Term Thinking and Sustained Economic Growth with Sean Speer and Tyler Cowen
In this episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer is joined by Tyler Cowen to discuss ...
Canada’s resistance to fear and populism being tested by economic turmoil: New MLI Commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (December 14, 2018): Over the last few years, Canadians have been hearing more and more about political populism ...
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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An economist on Ottawa’s GST holiday. Spoiler alert – Santa Claus is not real: Tim Sargent in the Globe and Mail
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
