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Tag Archives: Ontario

Restore market forces to end Ontario's hydro morass: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

The only way to cut the Gordian knot of Ontario’s electricity mess is to restore competition and market pricing writes Philip Cross in...

 

August 13, 2020 at 7:37 pm read more

Making the Ring of Fire work for everyone: Joseph Quesnel in the Toronto Sun

If all parties get it right, the Ring of Fire can become a model for Indigenous engagement on resource development for all of...

 

April 2, 2019 at 5:04 pm read more

Ontario needs to stop dragging down small business: Philip Cross for Inside Policy

As Quebec cleans up its act, Ontario is losing one of it's few competitive advantages. It needs to respond by cutting regulation and...

 

January 23, 2019 at 7:12 pm read more

The Canadian Politician Who Could Help Trump Fuse Populism and Conservatism: Sean Speer in Real Clear Politics

Thus far, the Ford government has done a better job than the Trump Administration in translating its populist impulses into concrete policies to...

 

January 9, 2019 at 9:12 pm read more

Understanding The Ontario Government's Social Assistance Plan: Sean Speer on The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Recently, the Ontario government announced changes to the way in which social assistance will be administered in the province. What do these changes...

 

December 3, 2018 at 10:12 pm read more
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Ontario, First Nations take giant step toward reconciliation with revenue-sharing deal: Coates and Crozier in The Globe

Resource revenue sharing supports Indigenous communities and backs their moves toward greater Indigenous self-determination, write Ken Coates and Stephen Crozier. By Ken Coates...

 

May 23, 2018 at 4:22 pm read more

What's the best model for fiscal reform? Speer in Inside Policy

Any government aiming to enact fiscal reform is predictably focused on a basic question: How can it achieve meaningful and durable fiscal savings...

 

March 22, 2018 at 6:40 pm read more

Running deficits in the Liberals’ playbooks: Speer in the Province

Rarely, if ever, was deficit spending viewed as an end in itself, writes Speer in the Province. By Sean Speer, March 20, 2018...

 

March 20, 2018 at 5:14 pm read more
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Criminal justice system report card highlights need for reform: Perrin and Audas in the Toronto Sun

Our criminal justice system is in major need of reform in multiple areas, requiring substantial work by all the levels of government, writes...

 

March 5, 2018 at 8:49 pm read more

Ontario's justice system is getting better, but challenges persist: Perrin and Audas in the Province

While the overall performance of Ontario’s criminal justice system is to be lauded, it has serious and ongoing challenges, write Munk Senior Fellow...

 

March 5, 2018 at 8:13 pm read more
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