Is Canada in a recession? We still don’t know: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The rhetoric on the campaign trail has amplified the noise about whether or not Canada is in a recession. But, as Philip ...
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Slow manufacturing sector compounds Canada’s oil downturn: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
A drop in oil prices has helped slow Canada’s economy but, as Philip Cross writes in the Financial Post, an underperforming manufacturing ...
Election 2015: MLI’s Philip Cross available to comment on fiscal policy, income inequality
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is highlighting its authors’ work on some of the major public policy issues going into this year’s ...
Low interest rates bring long-term pain for short-term gain: Cross in the Post
It’s time for central banks around the world to get off the low interest rate treadmill and focus on long-term ...
Alberta’s plan to raise corporate taxes will hit consumers too: Cross speaks to the Edmonton Journal
The province of Alberta won’t be able to levy more taxes from corporations without also hurting the average citizen, Macdonald-Laurier ...
Budget debate losing focus on economic growth: MLI commentary by Philip Cross
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow says fixation on tax breaks, redistribution and retirement savings obscures the bigger picture OTTAWA, June 12, ...
Economics needs an infusion of private-sector knowledge: Cross in the Post
Writing in the National Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says too many economists are ignoring economic insights from ...
Canada should embrace its natural resources: Cross on CBC’s the Exchange
Canadians should stop worrying about minor setbacks such as the current slump in oil prices and instead welcome the long-term ...
Report by Philip Cross: Resources are more important to Canada than you think, and that’s a good thing
New analysis finds resources contribute $260 billion to the economy, account for nearly two-thirds of investment and exports OTTAWA, May ...
Misplaced faith in statistics fuels confusion over Temporary Foreign Workers: Cross in the Post
Writing in the National Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says a controversy over Temporary Foreign Workers is just ...
“More redistribution is not the answer”: Post editorial endorses Cross MLI paper
The National Post has used a recent paper from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Philip Cross to explain why a greater emphasis ...
Collectivists shouldn’t tell us how to spend our money: Cross in the Post
Writing in the National Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says the collectivists have it wrong. Rather than spending ...
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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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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
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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
