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Wrongheaded policy proposal targets ‘diverse businesses’ in Ontario(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew LauSince firms already have powerful incentives not to unfairly discriminate, government efforts encouraging diversity are redundant at best. Wait times—the other health-care crisisby Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus BaruaThe elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity. Kenney shouldn’t bank on resource revenues to balance budget—despite high commodity prices(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan HillA reliance on non-renewable resource revenue has caused trouble for the provincial finances for decades. Reliance on housing investment creates prosperity mirage in Ontarioby Livio Di MatteoThe provincial net debt-to-GDP ratio went from about 5 per cent in the 1960s to more than 40 per cent in 2020. Tax cuts could create 110,000 jobs for Canadiansby Jake Fuss and Ergete FeredeSeveral provinces now have top combined income tax rates exceeding 50 per cent. Here’s what the Trudeau government won’t tell you about its $170 carbon tax(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ross McKitrick and Elmira AliakbariCutting emissions by 25 per cent would impose a permanent cost of about 2.0 per cent of GDP. Despite Alberta pleas, Trudeau government maintains ‘stabilization’ status quoby Tegan Hill and Ben EisenThe program offset just 3.5 per cent of Alberta’s year-over-year revenue loss. Canada’s aging labour force threatens COVID recovery and future prosperity(Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press) by Philip CrossIn 2020, immigration fell sharply while mortality rose. |
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