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Latest Research
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Despite recent progress, municipal and provincial policies still impede new home construction in Ontario
Barriers to Housing Supply in Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area finds that despite progress by various municipalities and the provincial government, significant impediments to homebuilding remain in Ontario.
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B.C. government per-person spending in 2022/23 almost 20% higher than 2019 despite end of pandemic
British Columbia’s Current Spending Peak: Highest in History, Highest Growth in Canada finds that the B.C. government’s per-person spending in 2022/23, the latest year of available data, was nearly 20 per cent higher than in 2019/20.
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Realities of Socialism: Is Sweden Really a Socialist Country? [[link removed]]
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Dr. Johan Norberg, writer, historian, and author of The Mirage of Swedish Socialism: The Economic History of a Welfare State, joins host Rosemarie Fike to talk about how Sweden finances such a large welfare state, as well as their approach to personal income taxes and value-added tax. They even dive into why it is people think of Sweden when they think of a “successful socialist model”.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Ontario needs health-care reform not more billions from taxpayers [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Nadeem Esmail
In other countries with universal health care, patients are free to seek care privately and are not shackled to the government system.
B.C. government projects massive debt accumulation—and British Columbians will pay the price [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss
The government plans to overspend by $11.2 billion relative to its 2023 budget plan.
Ottawa should scrap its oil and gas emissions cap plan [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Herald) by Elmira Aliakbari and Julio Mejía
The cap could eliminate up to 151,000 jobs by 2030.
Government policies diminish Alberta in eyes of investors [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Julio Mejía and Tegan Hill
The federal government has imposed complex, uncertain and onerous review requirements on major energy projects.
Proposed legislation seeks to suppress speech about climate change and fossil fuels [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
According to the proposal, if you're found guilty of “false promotion” you’d face two years in jail and a $1.5 million fine.
U.S. halt on LNG exports presents new opportunity for Canada [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
Canada has no operational LNG export terminals unlike the United States, which has 27 such facilities.
Families in other provinces enjoy more school choice than Ontario families [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator) by Paige MacPherson
More school choice leads to more specialized and diverse schools for students.
Two places called Eagle Pass—U.S. could learn from Canadian history [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
Building the CPR was an audacious undertaking for a young country such as Canada.
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