Eyes on the prize: How Canada can and should double GDP by 2050
OTTAWA, ON (October 19, 2021): Governments over the years have set targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, inflation, immigration, spending on health care,...
The Right to Say Yes on Resource Projects: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
If reconciliation means anything, it must mean that Indigenous peoples have the power not just to say “no,” but to say “yes” to...
Welcome to our new economy of shortages, comrades: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Shortages imply that inflation is much greater than the official measures suggest, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...
If oil and gas are dead, why are exports booming? Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Despite all the hype surrounding electricity exports, they earn less in a month than oil and gas generate every day, writes Philip Cross...
The Caisse should focus on Quebecers' pensions, not ESG: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Quebec pension fund is pulling the rug out from under profitable fossil-fuel companies yet ignoring other ESG issues, writes Jack Mintz in the...
A Just Transition Means Protecting the Most Vulnerable from the Coming Energy Crisis: Heather Exner-Pirot for Inside Policy
Focused only on the supply side, we have been suffering under the delusion that the consequences of our climate policies will be borne...
Biden sells twisted fiscal concepts: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Biden has a flair for poorly thought-out proposals, including blessing the billionaires’ capital gains tax, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below...
Persistent lockdowns, poor business investment drive surprise drop in GDP: New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (September 28, 2021): The second quarter of 2021 saw an unexpected contraction of Canada’s economy, shrinking by 0.3 percent. What caused...
We’re about to remember that energy crises are bad things: Heather Exner-Pirot for iPolitics
We need to accept that the world needs a reliable supply of oil and gas until we can build new energy infrastructure, but...
How we lost our corporate tax edge: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The public might think the rich and powerful pay the corporate tax but in fact the opposite is typically true, writes Jack Mintz...