Reading Time: 3 minutes Private businesses and international investors have lost confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business
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.
New NDP government puts B.C. finances back on shaky ground
Reading Time: 3 minutes The B.C. government has sent a troubling signal that big spending, tax increases and deficits are back as the prevailing fiscal policies
Canada no cure-all for health care in America
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bernie Sanders’ push for ‘Medicare for All’ in the U.S. should avoid using the Canadian health-care system as its model
Planned federal tax hikes could cripple growth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tax reform proposals will discourage the kind of investment and risk-taking needed to expand Canada’s economy
Headlines about economic growth hide underlying problems
Reading Time: 4 minutes Private businesses and international investors are losing confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business
Don’t just blame speculators for soaring housing prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes Falling interest rates are an often-overlooked contributor to rising home prices in Canada’s most desirable markets
Liberal Finance Minister Morneau detached from economic reality
Reading Time: 4 minutes The minister of finance seems worryingly detached from the policies of his ministry, their effect and the state of the economy
If we want an innovative Canada, stop punishing innovators
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trudeau government is all talk and no action when it comes to encouraging innovation
Budget 2017 spells the end of the Chretien Consensus
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trudeau government’s second budget is essentially an extension of its first. Deficits continue, debt is growing, spending is up and taxes are rising
Federal budget 2017 fails the middle class
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the budget is entitled “Building a Stronger Middle Class”, the government’s own projections prove the opposite is actually occurring