A Grand Bargain on Interprovincial Trade
The barriers that prevent Canadians from trading their products and services and exercising their professions are real and costly and hurt Canada’s international...
Economic outlook darkens even after USMCA: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (December 13, 2018): Despite the successful conclusion of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, Canada’s economic outlook has only darkened. Uncertainty over the...
Why the American Economy is Hot, and Canada’s is Not: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
Investment in the US has resulted in superior economic performance compared to Canada, writes Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross. OTTAWA, ON (June 22,...
The pipeline purchase is a sign of economic enfeeblement: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
The Trans Mountain episode should cause us to restore common sense to government decision-making and project reviews, writes Sean Speer. By Sean Speer,...
Wildeboer's warning of mounting challenge to Canada’s competitive landscape featured in Bloomberg
Earlier this week, MLI Board of Directors Chair Rob Wildeboer was quoted in Bloomberg, stating that “Canada’s advantage is in the process of...
Investment, Exports Suffering in Business-Unfriendly Canada: MLI Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 14, 2018): Failure to transition away from household and government spending means the Canadian economy is still overly-reliant on debt...
NAFTA fears scaring off investment in Canada: Cross on BNN
Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross spoke with BNN on how NAFTA re-negotiations are scaring off investment from Canada. Click here to watch.
Trudeau and Morneau understand tax dodging. They do it, too: Cross in the Financial Post
No one likes to pay taxes. Not you, not me, certainly not Justin Trudeau or Finance Minister Bill Morneau, writes Munk Senior Fellow...
Gig workers need a system that works for them: Linda Nazareth in The Globe
The gig economy need a new social-insurance system that works for non-traditional workers, writes Linda Nazareth. But an overhaul should only happen after...
Steering Canada through economic downturn: Cross cited in The Economist, Financial Post and iPolitics
With an apparent two consecutive quarters of decline, Canada’s economy is exciting speculation from commentators across the world who, until recently, marveled at...
