Tax and regulatory reform key to offsetting effects of Canada’s aging population

Aging, Capital Investment, and Standards of Living finds that if policymakers want to offset the effects of Canada’s aging population and subsequent decline in labour market growth, they must make the country more attractive to business investment.

New poll reveals 50% of Canadians 18-24 favour socialism, but few Canadians willing to pay for it

Perspectives on Capitalism and Socialism: Polling Results from Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom is a new study that finds more than 4-in-10 Canadians—and 50% of younger Canadians aged 18-24—support socialism as their preferred economic system, but an overwhelming majority define socialism as more government spending and programs, and Canadians generally don’t want to pay the higher taxes required to finance it. The study is part of the Institute’s new multimedia project—Realities of Socialism—that is being produced in conjunction with think tanks in the U.S., Australia and the U.K.

John Stuart Mill

Listen to the Essential Scholars Explained podcast with host Rosemarie Fike in conversation with Dr. Sandra Peart of the University of Richmond to discuss John Stuart Mill.

Commentary and Blog Posts

Combatting misinformation from the misinformation police

(Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick

The activist group uses one-sided and unimpressive polemicists to constitute an “expert team.”

Federal government should be skeptical of demands for large pay increases

by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss

Government workers across Canada enjoyed an 8.5 per cent wage premium, on average, compared to comparable private-sector workers in 2021.

Canada’s rental markets in even worse shape post-pandemic

by Josef Filipowicz and Steve Lafleur

The country's rental vacancy rate fell to 1.9 per cent—the lowest it’s been since 2001.

Don’t scrap final exams—some stress is good for students

(Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen) by Michael Zwaagstra

According to the school board, it scrapped exams to better support the mental health and well-being of students.

Alberta government faces fundamental choice in upcoming budget

(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill

Successive governments have perpetuated the boom-bust cycle of provincial finances.

Canadians bear weight of growing government debt burden

(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jake Fuss

Federal and provincial government debt has nearly doubled from $1.1 trillion in 2007/08 to $2.1 trillion in 2022/23.

Marks and grades still matter in school

(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

In math, there’s a premium on efficiency and accuracy.

P.E.I. government should restrain spending in upcoming budget

by Alex Whalen

Among nine P.E.I. premiers since 1965, Premier King has overseen the third-highest average annual increase in per-person spending.

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