Robots in the workforce: resistance is futile, so we must adapt
Nearly half of the Canadian labour force is at high risk of automation within the next two decades, so how should we prepare?…
Ontario government’s focus on foreign buyers misses the point
Focus instead on reducing the time it takes to obtain a building permit and the per-unit costs to comply with regulations, which amounts to almost $50,000…
Changing behaviour is only one aim of carbon taxes
A carbon tax used to subsidize alternate energy sources will accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel dependence…
A tip of the (baseball) cap to Peter Stoffer
The former MP filled the walls of his Parliament Hill office with 8,000 baseball caps, 9,000 pins and 5,000 buttons he'd collected over 18 years…
Trudeau’s carbon-pricing fixation out of step with Canadians
There’s growing evidence Canadians don’t like carbon taxes and are realizing they’re not the efficient and economically benign eco-tax sold by politicians…
Retooling NAFTA: Canada faces harsh economic truths
Canada holds a weak hand as NAFTA re-negotiations begin. More attention needs to be paid to the challenges weighing down the Canadian export economy…
Drawn once again by the siren of politics and service
I first ran for public office as a provincial Liberal candidate in 2007. Ten years later, almost to the day, it’s happening again…
All the news that’s fit to print – and pay for
$350 million Canadian Journalism Fund is a small price to pay to ensure that Canadians will be provided with the chance to “read all about it”…
B.C. government wants to fix a school system that isn’t broken
B.C. students lead Canada in student performance in several areas while keeping per-student costs in public schools among the lowest in the country…
Alberta’s dangerous debt binge isn’t over yet
The burden foisted on future generations of Albertans is staggering. By 2019-20, Alberta’s net government debt is expected to reach $45.2 billion…
Can Alberta’s new right make room for progressives?
An overly-conservative platform would likely alienate many of those non-aligned middle-of-the-road voters who elected the inexperienced Rachel Notley into offic…
Health system’s tragic neglect of seniors’ oral health
The tragic consequences will continue until health ministries' introduce meaningful policy to eliminate gaps in this essential element of personal care…
Canadians behaving badly abroad, without consequences
Prominent Canadians who act like jackasses or commit crimes while in other countries shouldn’t be rewarded when they come home…
Cornwallis and Ryerson: heroes or villains?
Recognizing that all of us are an amalgam of good deeds and bad attitudes will save us from a ceaseless round of endless moaning about the sins of our ancestors…
Concerns over household debt in Canada are overblown
The drop in interest rates has been so significant that the interest burden of servicing debt has declined as a share of income, despite growing household debt…