Reading Time: 3 minutes The rate of small-business startups is declining in Canada. Here’s what we can do to spur risk takers, who help reshape an economy
Author: Steven Globerman
Steven Globerman is Resident Scholar and Addington Chair in Measurement at the Fraser Institute as well as Professor Emeritus at Western Washington University. Previously, he held tenured appointments at Simon Fraser University and York University and has been a visiting professor at the University of California, University of British Columbia, Stockholm School of Economics, Copenhagen School of Business, and the Helsinki School of Economics.
How do we address Canada’s scarcity of doctors?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Greater use could be made of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, including for relatively uncomplicated medical procedures
Canada should accept increased competition under new NAFTA
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. administration is actually acting as a champion of the Canadian consumer
CRTC at a crossroads
Reading Time: 3 minutes The CRTC will either have to start regulating streaming services or desist from regulating the broadcasting sector
Subsidizing high-speed telecommunications services isn’t necessary
Reading Time: 3 minutes The CRTC hopes to identify what telecommunications services are necessary for all Canadians, along with how to fund them
Patient user fees are compatible with universal health care
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s no coincidence that countries with cost-sharing programs in place have waiting times significantly shorter than those in Canada