Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Canadians experiencing second-longest and third steepest decline in living standards in last 40 years [[link removed]]
Changes in Per-Person GDP (Income): 1985 to 2023 finds that from 2019 to 2023, Canadian living standards declined—and as of the end of 2023, the decline had not yet ended.
Read More [[link removed]] Saskatchewan 3rd most attractive jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment; Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec also in global top 10 [[link removed]]
Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2023, ranks 86 jurisdictions around the world based on their geologic attractiveness (minerals and metals) and government policies that encourage or discourage exploration and investment
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Federal government continues to reject golden opportunities to export LNG [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) By: Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
Once again, Canada has missed a crucial opportunity to supply clean and reliable energy to an ally.
Canadian politicians should learn about Australia’s better health-care system [[link removed]] By: Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
Faced with record high wait times, a majority of Canadians now support partnerships between the government and private sector to deliver publicly-funded health care.
Electric vehicle mandates mean misery all around [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) By: Matthew Lau
The latest news of slowing demand for electric vehicles highlight the profound hazards of the federal government’s Soviet-style mandate that 100 per cent of new light-duty vehicles sold must be electric or plug-in hybrid by 2035.
Unelected premier driving B.C. government finances into the ground [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) By: Tegan Hill
After former premier John Horgan had to unexpectedly step away from his role in 2022, David Eby was sworn in as premier of British Columbia.
P.E.I. government’s policies hurting health-care recruitment effort [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Charlottetown Guardian) By: Alex Whalen and Mackenzie Moir
Prince Edward Island is struggling to attract and retain doctors, nurses and other health-care professionals.
Singapore’s industrial policy promotes real economic growth [[link removed]] By: Steven Globerman
The Canadian and United States governments are engaged in one of the most intense exercises in industrial policy since the Second World War.
Ottawa should end war on plastics for sake of the environment [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) By: Kenneth P. Green
It’s been known for years that efforts to ban plastic products—and encourage people to use alternatives such as paper, metal or glass—can backfire.
Governments in Canada accelerate EV ‘investments’ as automakers reverse course [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) By: Kenneth P. Green
Even as the much-vaunted electric vehicle (EV) transition slams into stiff headwinds, the Trudeau government and Ontario’s Ford government will pour another $5 billion in subsidies into Honda, which plans to build an EV battery plant and manufacture EVs in Ontario.
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