ESG rankings are a mug’s game: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
'Environmental, social and governance' investments cannot be standardized to help make investment decisions: most component measures are simply too subjective, ...
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In a New Misery Index, Canada Gets a B, two C’s, & a big fat F: Richard Audas with On Point with Alex Pierson
MLI Senior Fellow Richard Audas joins On Point with Alex Pierson to discuss how the Canadian government has faired overall ...
Indo-Pacific trade and the economy – The view from Japan: Straight Talk with Tomoaki Ishigaki
OTTAWA, ON (June 25, 2021): Spanning from the West coast of the Americas to the East shores of Africa, the ...
Lessons from ’08-’09 financial crisis don’t apply to pandemic downturn: New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (June 23, 2021): While Canada’s economy seems to be recovering from the COVID pandemic, data from the first ...
Canada’s economic story is one of significant concern: Richard Audas on BNN Bloomberg
The latest COVID Misery Index update shows that Canada is lagging behind its peers at recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
That ’70s Show – the stagflation rerun: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
If interest rates rise sharply, we won’t be 'building back better.' We won’t be building back, period, writes Jack Mintz ...
Canada has worst pandemic economic performance among comparable nations: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (June 17, 2021): While Canadians are celebrating an improving vaccination rollout and falling case counts, the country is ...
Canada slower than peers at recovering from COVID: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
View the full, updated COVID Misery Index (CMI) here. Download the data for the June 17 update here. For more information, ...
Canada’s economy poised for growth in second half of 2021: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (June 11, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) posted continued growth, representing the 10th consecutive LEI increase ...
Biden tax cartel isn’t good for Canada: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The White House // Flickr For Canadian multinationals, it’s 'Buy America' all over again, with American firms getting a big ...
Alberta’s values advantage drives economic growth: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Alberta has demonstrated ability to rebound from setbacks through innovation and entrepreneurship, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below ...
History is chock full of rulers who ran into trouble trying to pick the pockets of too many people: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
As we recover from the pandemic, our politicians might think it’s open season for taxation, writes Jack Mintz in the ...
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Off Target: Evaluating post-2019 changes to Canada’s gun control laws
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Carney demands Supreme Court strip provinces of right to pass their own laws: Ted Morton in the National Post
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Blackout: Canada’s impending electricity crisis and how to fix it
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More hammers, fewer homes: Why a construction labour surge isn’t ending Canada’s housing crisis
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Who counts as Canadian? The Charter case reshaping Canadian citizenship: Randolph Hahn for Inside Policy
