Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research [[link removed]] Wages and salaries lower in every province compared to all 50 U.S. states including Mississippi and Louisiana [[link removed]]
Our Incomes Are Falling Behind: Earnings in the Canadian Provinces and U.S. States, 2010-2022 finds that the median employment earnings—wages, salaries and self-employment income—of workers were lower in every Canadian province than in every state in the United States.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Federal government should listen to Canadians and trim the bureaucracy [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
From 2015 to March 2024, the number of federal employees grew from 257,034 to 367,772.
Canadian parents don’t want schools to push students into political activism [[link removed]] (Appeared in True North) by Michael Zwaagstra and Paige MacPherson
Eighty-one per cent of parents in Canada believe schools should provide advance notice if controversial topics are discussed.
CBC and CTV fail to ask key questions about Ottawa’s big three social programs [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Lydia Miljan
The cost of the three programs comprised a mere 4.1 per cent of CTV’s coverage and 3.7 per cent of CBC’s coverage.
Policymakers must make Canada more attractive to investors—not just homebuyers [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hub) by Steven Globerman
Canada’s shortfall relative to the U.S. in productivity-enhancing investments has worsened since 2010.
Ottawa’s proposed ‘electricity’ regulations may leave Canadians out in the cold [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
Efforts to decarbonize electrical systems are often accompanied by periods of electrical system destabilization.
Federal government crushing private-sector child care in Ontario [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Matthew Lau
The government is pouring billions into subsidizing child care, artificially inflating demand.
Other countries with universal health care don’t have Canada’s long wait times [[link removed]] by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.
Nova Scotia government should finally privatize alcohol sales [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Alex Whalen
Monopolies generally drive prices up by restricting competition.
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