Inside Policy: Beyond Lockdown - Helping Canada's Economy Recover from the COVID Emergency
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2020): The COVID-19 outbreak that began in China has since spread around the world, resulting in accelerating fatalities, lockdowns,...
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...
The tax wars to come: Jack Mintz in the National Post
Two developments took place this past week that could impact many multinational corporations in the near future, and could spark a global tax...
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...
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...
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....
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...
