Latest Research Ottawa’s emissions cap will cost economy at least $44 billion in 2030—with little environmental benefit [[link removed]]
Canada’s GHG Cap on the Oil and Gas Industry Is All Pain With No Gain finds that the federal government’s planned cap on greenhouse gas emissions, which will inevitably reduce oil and gas production in Canada, will cost the Canadian economy at least $44.8 billion in 2030—without any substantive effect on global emissions.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers [[link removed]] By: Mackenzie Moir and Alex Whalen
Last October, the Higgs government introduced legislation that would allow a private surgical clinic to deliver publicly-funded cataract removals in News Brunswick.
Canadian taxpayers not consulted about massive reparations to First Nations people [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Western Standard) By: Tom Flanagan
In Canada, governments have paid reparations to First Nations for almost two decades under the misleading heading of Reconciliation.
Canadians wait much longer for drugs than Americans and Europeans [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) By: Dr. Nigel Rawson and Bacchus Barua
Canadians have access to fewer new drugs than Americans and Europeans, and consequently may endure undue suffering from ailments and disease.
Young Canadians should learn about the Polish experiment with socialism [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hub) By: Matthew D. Mitchell and Peter J. Boettke
Only about half of Canadians are old enough to remember watching the fall of the Berlin Wall live on television. Fewer still are old enough to recall the Polish communists’ brutal crackdown on protesters in the “long December night” in 1981.
The ‘corporate welfare bums’ are back in business [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen) By: Tegan Hill and Matthew D. Mitchell
In 1972, David Lewis, leader of the federal NDP, invoked the term “corporate welfare bums” to describe big businesses that demanded—and received—millions of dollars in government subsidies on the taxpayer’s dime.
Provinces should fast-track teacher certification [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) By: Michael Zwaagstra
Suppose your local high school urgently needed a new science teacher. Would a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry or physics be eligible for the position?
Ford government should finally privatize liquor sales in Ontario [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) By: Jake Fuss and Alex Whalen
At a recent news conference, Ontario Premier Doug Ford renewed a 2018 campaign promise to allow Ontario convenience stores to sell beer and wine.
P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom large [[link removed]] By: Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
On a per-person basis, program spending (total spending minus debt charges) will top $16,826 this year, another record high (even after adjusting for inflation).
Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workers [[link removed]] By: Ben Eisen
Next month, in the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Ford government and Ontario’s public-sector labour unions will argue about the government's wage-cap legislation enacted in 2019.
Here’s why governments should avoid tit-for-tat subsidy wars [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) By: Steven Globerman
According to Premier Doug Ford, Ontario will put “more money on the table” to keep the Stellantis electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the province, in addition to the $500 million the government already promised.
Smith government should be cautious in wage negotiations with provincial employees [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) By: Ben Eisen and Tegan Hill
With a temporary windfall in resource revenue and large collective agreements (including with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees) due for negotiations next year, the new Smith government will feel pressure to increase government employee wages.
Investors bullish on Newfoundland and Labrador’s mining potential [[link removed]] (Appeared in the St. John's Telegram) By: Julio Mejía and Alex Whalen
With the economic downturn of the pandemic largely in the rearview mirror, Newfoundland and Labrador is poised to be the third-fastest-growing provincial economy in 2023 (trailing only Saskatchewan and Alberta).
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