Now more than ever, Canada needs a statutory fiscal rule: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Instead of having a fiscal rule that only depends on political commitment, we should make it statutory, as many countries have done. If...
The Charter’s forgotten fundamental freedoms: Brian Bird, Dwight Newman, & Derek Ross in Policy Options
We will diminish the scope of our admired Charter of Rights and Freedoms if we don’t make better use of the less familiar...
What’s Behind China’s Growing Military Activity Around Taiwan? J. Michael Cole in The National Interest
A worrying spike in Chinese military activity near Taiwan since the beginning of 2020 has led some analysts to conclude that Beijing is exploiting a...
Let’s just hope Joe Biden breaks his budget promises: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Some studies suggest Biden’s tax proposals will make it more difficult for the American economy to recover from the deepest recession since the...
Home work will flatten urban bubbles but it will also flatten taxes too: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Cities need to start thinking about the outcomes for taxes if working from home becomes permanent, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post....
Securing essential supplies in the post-COVID world: Jonathan Berkshire Miller in the National Post
This moment of challenge has also brought with it clarity of purpose. It should be seen as an opportunity to reorient and rethink...
Stand down and let the Wet’suwet’en revitalize their political system: Theresa Tait-Day and Ken Coates in the Vancouver Sun
The Wet’suwet’en are committed to doing the hard, even painful work of revitalizing their political system while making sure that they respect traditions...
Canada should forget about Keystone XL and look beyond the U.S.: Jeff Kucharski in the Globe and Mail
With Keystone looking less and less viable, it is time to seriously look at alternatives that will allow us to meet the world’s...
How the trend to remote work may help growth outside major centres: Linda Nazareth in The Globe and Mail
With the pandemic, a large chunk of the work force is now doing remote work, and apparently it is turning out more or...
Don't let price controls delay access to a vaccine: Nigel Rawson and Olaf Koester in the Financial Post
Unless Ottawa guarantees the price or postpones the PMPRB revisions, manufacturers will not know whether a tendered price is compliant with the new...
