Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Business investment in Canada barely enough to offset depreciation since 2018 with actual declines in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador [[link removed]]

Capital Investment by Province: An Update measures growth in both residential and non-residential investment at the provincial level over the 2018 to 2025 period after accounting for the effects of depreciation, finding that three energy-producing provinces, Alberta (-1.05 per cent), Saskatchewan (-0.44 per cent), and Newfoundland and Labrador (-0.67 per cent), all experienced net declines.

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Canada spends more on health care than almost any other country in the developed world with universal care.

First Nation agreement reaffirms Indigenous veto power in B.C. [[link removed]] by Julio Mejía and Tegan Hill

DRIPA has made future economic development in B.C. more complicated, costly and uncertain.

Canada’s recent technical recession made headlines—but this key indicator has been failing for years [[link removed]] by Tegan Hill and Taylor Oliver

In 2024, Saskatchewan was the only province with higher business investment per worker than the United States.

Ottawa should be less involved in health care—not split costs 50/50 [[link removed]] by Nadeem Esmail and Grady Munro

Canada already maintains one of the developed world’s most expensive universal health-care systems.

Poverty not the same as inequality [[link removed]] by Jason Clemens, Nathaniel Li and Milagros Palacios

Economic inequality refers to differences or gaps in economic wellbeing.

Alberta’s new diagnostic imaging policy will benefit all patients—not just those who’ll pay [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Nadeem Esmail and Mackenzie Moir

Albertans can now pay for an MRI, CT scan, ultrasound or X-ray at a private clinic without a physician referral.

Ontario government should get serious about education reform [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

Ontario remains one of five provinces that does not allow government funding to follow students to the school of their parents’ choice.

Floor-crossing reveals character flaws in our politics and makes us all a little more cynical [[link removed]] (Appeared in Drishti Magazine) by Nathan Cullen

The reason anyone is elected to provincial or federal office is largely due to party affiliation.

Manitoba government’s financial reporting raises questions about transparency and competence [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun) by Matthew Lau

Manitobans should demand better and more timely financial reporting from their government.

Best insurance against economic uncertainty isn’t in Washington [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Bulletin) by Meg Tuszynski and Matthew D. Mitchell

When the next shock lands, states that have always made room for their citizens to adapt will be standing tallest.

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