Trillions of dollars in Canadian-controlled funds should be driving our economy. Yet our prime minister is forced to look for foreign investment help
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Davos, Switzerland, this week to spark interest in trade and investment in Canada. This kind of rhetoric usually gets a bit of press but is largely ignored by the general public. Should the average person be interested? In order for our society to operate effectively, every citizen is expected…
The discrimination against human capital is one of capitalism's most egregious errors. It’s an error Tim Hortons’ franchise holders are making now
Governments in Alberta and Ontario have finally taken the plunge – starting on Jan. 1, they've raised minimum wages. Predictably, the pushback from business has been ferocious. You'd think aliens had landed. Provincial politicians are perceived to be either dangerous anti-business zealots or champions of the little guy, depending on which side of the capital/labour…
The uproar across the country to Ottawa’s small business tax reforms has triggered more back-pedalling, but no good solutions
By Charles Lammam and Jason Clemens The Fraser Institute Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party were elected for, among other reasons, their commitment to a more prosperous economy, particularly one where the benefits flowed to the middle class. Since coming to power in 2015, there’s almost nothing the federal government has done without first couching…
Public bodies that budget beyond their means send the wrong social message and leave a legacy of debt
‘We can't afford it.’ They are simple words and the concept is so critical. Yet society has a difficult time accepting the notion that you can't spend more than you have. The YWCA is a great organization that does a lot of great work for women and their children in Vancouver. In the 1980s, I…
October was Small Business Month. Did you notice? If you checked the business media, you probably found some upbeat stories with pictures of bright young people who had started a little business and were now offering food services, tech support or e-tail to their community or, more broadly, electronically. Everything was upbeat. Growth and success…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Davos, Switzerland, this week to spark interest in trade and investment in Canada. This kind of rhetoric usually gets a bit of press but is largely ignored by the general public. Should the average person be interested? In order for our society to operate effectively, every citizen is expected…
