Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Current federal government’s projected per-person debt is $56,432, the second highest in Canadian history [[link removed]]
Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2025 is a new study that finds Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is projected to increase per-person federal debt by 4.2 percent in 2025, increasing federal debt per Canadian to $56,432 (inflation adjusted). This is the second highest amount in Canadian history, surpassed only by the year 2021.
Read More [[link removed]] Number of temporary foreign workers in Canada increased nearly 20 times from 2000 to 2023, yielding mixed results for Canadians and economy [[link removed]]
Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada: Boon or Bane? analyzes how the recent surge in immigration and temporary foreign workers has prompted questions about the associated benefits and costs.
Read More [[link removed]] [[link removed]] Effects of daycare and pre-kindergarten programs on child development are mixed, and affected by a wide variety of factors [[link removed]]
The Impact of Daycare Participation on Children's Development: A Review of Recent Evidence reviews recent empirical research on the effects of participation in centre-based daycare and pre-kindergarten programs on child development. The review demonstrates that the research literature does not provide clear or consistent evidence of beneficial child development outcomes.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Despite Canada’s trade deal with China, internal barriers to mining investment remain [[link removed]] by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
Canada must create a favourable investment climate for mining exploration and production.
Canada’s tax system among most progressive in industrialized world [[link removed]] by Grady Munro, Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios and Nathaniel Li
Scandinavian countries generally rely more heavily on consumption taxes than Canada.
Ontario teachers push ‘climate crisis’ despite massive evidence to the contrary [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Matthew Lau
The global death rate from climate-related disasters has fallen to approximately 1 per cent of what it was a century ago.
Alberta government should focus on what it can control—spending [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
Successive Alberta governments have increased spending during the good times.
Understanding Old Age Security in Canada [[link removed]] by Jason Clemens and Milagros Palacios
Many seniors who do not need OAS benefits still receive them.
Canada’s shrinking stock market—here’s why it matters [[link removed]] by Ben Cherniavsky and Jock Finlayson
The shrinking size and declining vibrancy of stock markets in Canada impose real costs on average Canadians.
Ontario’s health-care wait times are ‘remarkably’ long [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Nadeem Esmail and Mackenzie Moir
Other countries deliver faster health care by doing things differently.
Calgary families may pay more for city services due to restrictions on homebuilding [[link removed]] by Austin Thompson and Tegan Hill
Calgary's mayor and council may soon make zoning changes that would discourage some higher-density housing development.
School system must adapt to new AI reality [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
Teachers no longer have the luxury of using alternative evaluation systems.
Quebec government must think much bigger about health-care reform [[link removed]] by Nadeem Esmail and Mackenzie Moir
The province's median wait from referral by a family doctor to actual treatment this year is 32.5 weeks.
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