Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Canada should eliminate barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility [[link removed]]
The Growing Imperative for Internal Free Trade in Canada finds that the federal government should encourage the provinces to liberalize trade within Canada, especially given growing trade protectionism in the United States.
Read More [[link removed]] Government subsidies to legacy media prevent evolution of the industry, discourage innovation [[link removed]]
Federal Support for Journalism, by Senior Fellow Lydia Miljan, is the latest essay in the Institute’s series on federal policy reforms. It documents the changing media landscape in Canada in recent years, and highlights why federal subsidies for the industry are bad policy.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Federal government’s redistribution economics doesn’t work [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hub) by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros Palacios
From 2015 to 2022, average government transfers to families with children have increased by 24.2 per cent.
B.C. government’s new land-use law threatens viability of province’s mining industry [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari, and Jock Finlayson
In 2024, nominal investment in B.C.'s mining sector will reach a projected $2.4 billion, 15 per cent less than 12 years ago.
Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun) by Derek J. Allison
The two highest-spending provinces had significantly lower test scores than the lowest-spending province.
Federal government should privatize Canada Post [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake Fuss
The Crown corporation lost $748 million in 2023, the sixth consecutive year it lost money.
New Brunswickers will endure long health-care waits until government enacts real reform [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner) by Mackenzie Moir and Alex Whalen
Last year the province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of surgery was 52.6 weeks.
Ottawa’s stifling policies will test optimism of Canadian CEOs [[link removed]] by Niels Veldhuis
The success of any economy hinges on its institutions including its laws and regulations.
Ontario’s Canadian history curriculum remains a confusing mess [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator) by Michael Zwaagstra
The specific learning outcomes in the curriculum guide are so broad that teachers can do almost anything with them.
Federal government programs won’t make ‘life cost less’ [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
The government plans to run annual budget deficits of $20 billion or more for the next five years.
Historic decline in Canadian living standards continues into 2024 [[link removed]] by Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
Canada's per-person GDP—a broad measure of living standards—fell 0.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2024.
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