Reading Time: 4 minutes More growth, with more opportunities and higher wages for young Canadians, is the surest way to a more prosperous future
Author: Niels Veldhuis
Niels Veldhuis, President of the Fraser Institute, is best known for his ability to explain matters of government policy in a down-to-earth manner, making them easily understandable.
Capital gains tax hike would cripple investment
Reading Time: 4 minutes Increasing the federal tax would be anti-investment, anti-entrepreneurship, anti-innovation and anti-green
Is Trudeau government abandoning energy sector?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It was naive to think the government would provide significant and much-needed short-term aid
Ontario budget update misses mark in face of COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes The plan is based on unrealistic assumptions that pose real risks to Ontario finances and includes spending likely to be ineffective
Ease temporary layoff laws during COVID-19 crisis
Reading Time: 4 minutes Allowing employers to adjust quickly will improve the chances jobs are waiting for returning workers when the crisis subsides
Teck decision underscores investment crisis in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s been a significant drop in investment across 10 of the 15 major sectors of the Canadian economy, and the federal government is to blame
Activist Liberal government produces red ink and alienation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is following in the footsteps of his father. That’s leading to fiscal calamity and regional dissent
Undoing the damage to the Canadian economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes It will require a major shift in policy at both the federal level and in many provinces
The practical limitations and realities of government
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recognizing those limitations and realities will result in a more effective, focused government that uses taxpayer resources more wisely
Health-care reform in Canada is coming one way or another
Reading Time: 4 minutes The system’s weak performance, rising costs, shifting demographics and a court challenge will all drive change