Reading Time: 4 minutes We need tax reforms and other initiatives that will help spur entrepreneurial spirit and encourage investment
Author: Ian Madsen
Putting an end to Quebec’s energy vulnerability
Reading Time: 3 minutes The province’s aversion to pipelines and its ban on fracking create serious problems. It’s time to let free enterprise pave the way to a better future
Government roadblocks cripple energy industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes Certainly there are factors beyond domestic control, but some simple regulatory changes and a general will to help industry will go a long way
Airport land lease fees inflate Canadian travel costs
Reading Time: 3 minutes The land leases that the federal government requires of the 26 largest public sector airports under its control in Canada are entirely avoidable
Moral investment constraints too onerous for pension funds
Reading Time: 3 minutes Never mind that reducing the choices available to a fund manager can result in negative consequences for pensioners
CMHC nudging more aggressively into housing market
Reading Time: 3 minutes The risk of housing price declines piles onto the risk CMHC already takes on when insuring mortgages
Increasing government debt rarely a successful strategy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Employing a version of Modern Monetary Theory to spend our way to a heightened state of environmental stewardship could cause more harm than good
Bill C-69 is a loose, vague obstacle to development
Reading Time: 3 minutes The law is so full of giant holes that it could make things much worse for anyone planning a large project to improve our economy
Without new investment, Canada’s economy will stagnate
Reading Time: 3 minutes That means we need corporate tax reductions and we must ease the regulatory path for businesses
The sad state of Canada’s economy can be remedied
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lower tax rates, with more capital investment, are crucial to increasing productivity, wages and living standards – and boosting the loonie