Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s hope the new government quickly realizes there is a difference between campaigning and governing
Author: Jason Clemens
Jason Clemens is the Executive Vice President of the Fraser Institute and the President of the Fraser Institute Foundation. He has published over 70 major studies on a wide range of topics, including taxation, government spending, labor market regulation, banking, welfare reform, health care, productivity, and entrepreneurship.
Trudeau shouldn’t follow Obama’s economic path
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadians should hope the clear parallels between Obama and Trudeau don’t translate into economic performance
The reality of education spending in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The belief that the challenges facing public schools arise from a lack of resources is not supported by the evidence
Trump missed the mark on Canada’s healthcare
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s healthcare system a model to be avoided
Why measurement matters in income inequality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Oversimplifying this issue to arrive at predetermined results risks making the situation worse
Government employee compensation should reflect private sector norms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Doing so will allow governments to better control spending and rein in deficits and debt
Alberta wrong to increase minimum wage
Reading Time: 3 minutes Policies based on party dogma won’t solve the province’s problems
Rate of decline in business start-ups in Canada reason for worry
Reading Time: 4 minutes It is critical that governments enact policies, including reforming the capital gains tax, supportive of entrepreneurship
Smart reform can fix Alberta’s finances
Reading Time: 3 minutes The upcoming budget is an opportunity for the province to begin changing the way it spends money