Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Municipal government per-person spending in Canada hit near record levels [[link removed]]

The Expanding Finances of Local Governments in Canada finds that municipal government spending in Canada hit near record-high levels in recent years.

Read More [[link removed]] Reducing government debt in Canada could boost incomes for average workers by $2,100 a year [[link removed]]

The Impact of Government Debt on Labour Productivity in Canada finds that if Canadian governments reduced their debt relative to the size of the economy over five years, this would take the ratio back to pre-pandemic levels and increase productivity, boosting incomes for average workers by $2,100 a year.

Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Carney’s Bill C-5 will likely make things worse—not better [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens

It gives the government unprecedented powers and will likely make Canada even less attractive to investment than it is now, making a bad situation even worse.

It’s not enough to just make military commitments—we must also execute them [[link removed]] by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

The Carney government recently announced a $9.3 billion boost to defence spending.

Federal government should finally cut Trudeau-era red tape [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Kenneth P. Green

Canada has an overdose of regulatory restrictions preventing building in Canada.

B.C.’s health-care system needs more than an administrative cleanup—it needs real reform [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist) by Mackenzie Moir and Nadeem Esmail

In Switzerland and Germany, patients have universal access to high quality care but receive it in a far timelier fashion.

Alberta government risks another period of major debt accumulation if oil prices decline [[link removed]] (Appeared in Calgary Sun) by Ben Eisen and Tegan Hill

Alberta’s deficit will mean more taxpayer dollars will be diverted to pay debt interest.

Toronto school trustees should scrap disastrous lottery system for specialty schools [[link removed]] (Appeared in Toronto Star) by Michael Zwaagstra

Since there’s obviously a huge demand for these specialty schools, the TDSB should open more of these schools.

Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Matthew Lau

The CPPIB’s objective should be risk-adjusted financial returns.

Albertans need more transparency about the Heritage Opportunities Fund Corporation [[link removed]] by Steven Globerman and Tegan Hill

Commercial investment decisions are best made by independent private investors, not government officials.

Nova Scotia families live in ‘school choice’ desert [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Michael Zwaagstra

The governments of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec subsidize independent schools.

Ottawa and B.C. should get out of the red-tape business [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss

In Ottawa, Bill C-5 will prioritize projects in the “national interest” giving the federal cabinet authority to expedite approvals and funds for select projects.

Can AI mitigate our labour force problems? [[link removed]] by Morley Gunderson

Canada's labour force is shrinking because of retirements from an aging workforce and younger people staying in school longer.

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