Governments need to be business-like cost-cutters: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Only lower costs guarantee an improved bottom line, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt of the article, which...
Fighting COVID-19 is Not Like Fighting a War: Quarterly Economic Report by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (June 29, 2020): Government deficits are on track to reach $400 billion just as the Canadian economy has been brought to...
What’s wrong with a Great Rebuilding of the economy post-COVID-19: Philip Cross in the Hill Times
Even worse than slowing the growth of the economy by diverting resources into less desirable activities, imposing such a choice undermines democracy, writes...
Ottawa is in a 'vicious circle' of spending due to the pandemic: Philip Cross on BNN Bloomberg
MLI senior fellow Philip Cross appeared on BNN Bloomberg to discuss the testimony of Evan Siddall, the president and CEO of Canada Mortgage...
Principles for getting Canada back to work and prosperity: New MLI paper by Mintz, Coates, Cross and Savoie
OTTAWA, ON (May 22, 2020): The COVID-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown have left Canadians facing a dark and uncertain economic future. As unemployment...
If Canada is sending China the bill for COVID-19, it could be $2.4-trillion: Philip Cross for Inside Policy
There is a good deal of evidence that China’s misinformation and mishandling of the initial outbreak in Wuhan contributed to it becoming global...
Beyond Lockdown - Canadians can have both health and prosperity: An open letter to the Prime Minister
(Read the press release here.) Dear Prime Minister, Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Canadians have been presented with a stark choice –...
Guaranteed income is a bad idea. Introducing it during a crisis would be even worse: Philip Cross in The Financial Post
Canadians’ vulnerability in the pandemic is being used a trojan horse to try to smuggle in a minimum income for most working-age adults,...
Worse than a Recession, Canada’s Economy is headed toward Freefall: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (May 5, 2020) As Canada’s economy begins to feel the pressure from COVID-19, global economic downturn, and strict lockdown measures, the...
Infrastructure programs rarely stimulate growth: Philip Cross in the Hill Times
The experience of other nations confirms that just spending more on infrastructure without the over-riding goal of boosting productivity does not help the...
