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Philip Cross

Trudeau's Canada - Low achievement, high self-esteem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

 

February 26, 2021 at 2:17 pm read more

It is a cliché to say that democracy is under attack. It has always been imperfect: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

The remedy is to find workarounds for the worst potential excesses of the democratic process, while retaining democratic oversight, writes Philip Cross in...

 

February 16, 2021 at 2:05 pm read more

What if COVID doesn’t end? Philip Cross in the Financial Post

If a mutating virus circulates for an extended period, Canada will have to fundamentally rethink its approach to managing the economy, writes Philip...

 

February 9, 2021 at 1:58 pm read more

Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

 

January 22, 2021 at 2:38 pm read more

B.C. shows reducing GHG emissions will be difficult: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

B.C.’s carbon tax had little impact on slowing either economic growth or GHG emissions, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is...

 

January 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm read more

The real story behind Canada's cash mountain: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

What emerges is a picture of a household sector saving much more during the pandemic than corporations, writes Philip Cross in the Financial...

 

January 8, 2021 at 2:51 pm read more

Innovation - Elusive, Hard to Measure but Essential: Philip Cross in the National Review

Capitalism best cultivates innovation because it provides the incentive for firms to survive and thrive as well as the freedom to explore, writes...

 

January 4, 2021 at 2:55 pm read more

Canada’s Fall Fiscal Update - Costly, Ineffective, and Misguided: Brian Lee Crowley

 Philip Cross’s recent labour market report is a warning about the recklessness of Ottawa putting narrow and contentious political goals above the...

 

December 23, 2020 at 3:54 pm read more

Pandemic relief has hit households and businesses unevenly: Quarterly economic report

OTTAWA, ON (December 22, 2020): Canadian households have been largely shielded from the brunt of the economic woes wrought by COVID-19 lockdown measures....

 

December 22, 2020 at 3:19 pm read more

A year when Big Tech did better than Big Gov: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Compared with the business sector’s impressive mastery of new technologies, government responses were heavy-handed, lead-footed, and wrong-headed, writes Philip Cross in the Financial...

 

December 18, 2020 at 4:34 pm read more
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    We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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