Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research [[link removed]] Ontario recorded lowest GDP per-person growth nationwide from 2000-2022, now it’s Canada’s economic laggard [[link removed]]

A Tale of Two Provinces: Economic and Fiscal Performance of Ontario and Quebec in the 21st Century is a new study that finds Ontario’s economic and fiscal performance over the past two decades has been comparatively weak and noticeably worse than neighbouring Quebec, as Ontario’s GDP-per-person in 2000 was the 2nd highest across the country before falling to 5th in 2022.

Read More [[link removed]] Quebec high schools show improvement in every corner of province [[link removed]]

The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools 2024 ranks 465 public, independent, francophone and anglophone schools based on provincewide test results in French, English, science and mathematics during the 2022/23 academic year, finding that the province’s fastest-improving school— de la Rive in Lavaltrie —improved its rating from 1.4 (out of 10) in 2017 to 4.6 in 2023.

Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Canadian policymakers should quickly rethink our energy and climate policies [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick

Trump said he would rapidly expand energy production with a target of cutting energy costs by at least 50 per cent.

Wages and salaries lower in Alberta than every U.S. state [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill and Alex Whalen

The province now has the 10th-highest combined personal income tax rate in North America.

Federal government’s ’carbon-free’ electricity target far-fetched [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Elmira Aliakbari, Jock Finlayson, and Tegan Hill

Despite its aggressive plan, the government added layers of uncertainty and complexity to project reviews.

How big things could get done—even in Canada [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Philip Cross

The federal government plans to abandon the Phoenix pay system after spending $3.5 billion trying to implement it.

Ottawa may soon pass ‘supply management’ law to effectively maintain inflated dairy prices [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Jerome Gessaroli

Canada's current system controls dairy production through quotas and restricts imports via tariffs.

Too many bad ideas imposed on classroom teachers [[link removed]] (Appeared in True North) by Michael Zwaagstra

DEI consultants provide many hours of professional development to hapless teachers.

Canadians should expect even more spending in federal fall economic statement [[link removed]] by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

As the federal government increases its spending estimates, it further delays plans to reduce the deficit.

New Brunswick government should reduce business taxes to spur wage growth [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Ben Eisen

A high business tax rate makes the province less attractive for investment compared to lower-tax jurisdictions.

Government has made a mess of child care in Newfoundland and Labrador [[link removed]] by Matthew Lau

Out of 2,621 survey respondents, more than 800 were stuck on more than five different waitlists.

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