The Throne Speech we’d like to see: 13 big ideas for Parliament’s next session
With a historic Throne Speech coming on Sept. 23, the government has many challenges to face with the current pandemic and economic crisis,...
Lack of innovation is crippling Maritime recovery: Philip Cross in the Telegraph Journal
Implementing changes to bolster a more entrepreneurial culture will take time, but less than the decades already wasted on government efforts to boost...
COVID-19 destroyed. Now we must let innovators create: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Growing our economy requires cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset, not grandiose plans for more government spending, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is...
Introducing the K-shaped economic recovery, favouring some sectors and leaving others behind: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
The economy is indeed recovering from the impact of the pandemic, but it is doing so in an awkward way, one that favours...
Make no mistake, housing is far from tax-free: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Adding an income tax on top of all the other levies could make a principal residence the most heavily taxed asset in Canada,...
New MLI paper by Philip Cross: Fixing Canada’s Chronic Lack of Innovation
OTTAWA, ON (September 15, 2020): As the Canadian economy recovers from the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, Canada’s ability...
Liberals’ latest plan to penalize western energy is exactly what Canada doesn’t need: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
If they’re wise enough to rethink their plan, they should instead develop one that reduces GHG emissions without killing the western golden goose,...
Independent agencies should not swim with the sharks: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Independent agencies should stick closely to their mandate and avoid taking on tasks that plunge them into political waters, writes Philip Cross in...
Canada’s economy posts tepid, narrowly-based growth: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (September 3, 2020): For the first time since February, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator posted positive growth, suggesting that the economy...
We don't need higher inflation to grow the economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
It is not at all clear that raising inflationary expectations is the way to grow the economy. What’s really required is smarter fiscal...
