Our comparative advantage results from necessity and synergies among successful industries, not academic fads or industrial policy framed in government offices, writes Philip...
Alberta’s political leaders must make the political judgement as to whether withdrawing from some federal programs will pressure Ottawa to ease the regulatory...
Unable to admit its own inability to nominate capable leaders with broad appeal, the political class is circulating proposals to subvert our democracy’s...
OTTAWA, ON (November 12, 2019): Continuing its trajectory of modest economic gains, Canada’s economic outlook remains somewhat positive heading into the last few...
Radical plans to transform our economy should be costed-out at the very start, not the end, of both books and election campaigns, writes...
Despite unprecedented stimulus, Canada’s annual real GDP growth over the past four years has remained stuck in the range of 1.0 to 2.0...
Our reliance on deficits to prop up spending while incomes stagnate has left us poorer economically and has weakened our national unity and...
OTTAWA, ON (October 7, 2019): Though the Canadian economy has slowed somewhat since July, it continues to show modest growth heading into the...
OTTAWA, ON (October 3, 2019): In the wake of the 2008 recession, governments embarked on a strategy of unprecedented stimulus spending. This strategy...
OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2019): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Labour Market Report for Q2, 2019 has been released, suggesting a return to employment normalcy following...
