Beware powerful narratives that contradict the facts: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Nobel-price winner Robert Shiller argues that economists need to pay more attention to the narratives that are shaping our behavior, writes Philip Cross...
The Challenge of Co-Existing With COVID-19 While Rebuilding the Economy: Philip Cross in the Epoch Times
The massive challenge of finding how the economy and COVID-19 can co-exist still waits to be fully addressed, writes Philip Cross. By Philip Cross,...
Canada’s economy continues to feel the effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (August 6, 2020): According to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), the Canadian economy continues to slowdown, despite a deceleration in...
When are volunteers not volunteers? When they get paid: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Most Canadians would think students are not 'volunteering' if they expect to be paid $10 per hour, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial...
Locking down again is not an option: Rob Wildeboer for Inside Policy
In dealing with a crisis, we need the correct facts, we need to do a rational cost-benefit analysis, and we need to understand...
Ottawa's anti-business bias evident in emergency aid programs: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The Trudeau government seems to have little understanding that favouring households over businesses is short-sighted and ultimately futile: in the end, most workers...
We don't need higher taxes to slay government debt: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Hiking taxes is the worst economic choice to achieve both growth and fiscal sustainability, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...
How to support Canada's economic recovery: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
People would like to see public policies to support getting Canadians back to work and Canada's economic recovery, writes Jack Mintz in the...
We must make sure that the work-from-home trend does not sideline women’s careers: Linda Nazareth in The Globe and Mail
Now is the time to craft plans to make sure women who do not head for the elevators and unpack their desks do...
The civil service is neither neutral nor non-partisan: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Above all, the civil service is not neutral about pursuing its own interests, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an...
