Reading Time: 3 minutes A number of restrictions inhibit labour mobility, as well as the free trade of goods and services. And trade barriers add regulatory burdens on businesses
Author: Ben Eisen
Ben Eisen is a Senior Fellow in Fiscal and Provincial Prosperity Studies and former Director of Provincial Prosperity Studies at the Fraser Institute. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto and an MPP from the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance. Prior to joining the Fraser Institute Mr. Eisen was the Director of Research and Programmes at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies in Halifax. He also worked for the Citizens Budget Commission in New York City, and in Winnipeg as the Assistant Research Director for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. Mr. Eisen has published influential studies on several policy topics, including intergovernmental relations, public finance, and higher education policy.
Alberta’s debt was unsustainable even before COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes Analysis shows Alberta must significantly reduce spending relative to the size of the economy or raise taxes
COVID crisis opportunity for trade reform in Atlantic Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Eliminating trade barriers can help accelerate the economic recovery
Corporate tax cuts aren’t just a handout to the rich
Reading Time: 3 minutes Higher corporate income tax doesn’t just impose costs on people who own corporations, but also people who work for them
Government debt piling up for Ontarians
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blame economic contraction due to COVID-19 and increased government spending at the provincial and federal levels
Ontario’s lost decade of job creation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Toronto and Ottawa are thriving but as long as large regions of Ontario struggle, the province and the country won’t meet their full economic potential
Economic stagnation plagues Canada despite G7 rank
Reading Time: 3 minutes The notion that leading the G7 is evidence of strong economic performance or rapid growth in living standards is not simply off base, it’s dangerous
How to make provincial education spending pay off
Reading Time: 3 minutes Providing greater educational diversity through independent schools helps B.C. and Quebec achieve better student performance – at a lower cost
More money won’t necessarily solve health care problems
Reading Time: 4 minutes Instead of asking for more money and all the strings that come attached, the provinces should ask for more freedom to try new delivery models
Alberta government must cut taxes to restore economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to reform the tax code, eliminate exemptions and cut corporate subsidies, while significantly reducing spending