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Competitiveness Commentary Archive

Reality check—Ottawa’s capital gains tax hike hurts Canada’s economic wellbeing
By Jake Fuss | July 8, 2024
Canadians will pay dearly for Ottawa’s carbon tax
By Kenneth P. Green | June 19, 2024
Industrial Policy in 2024—another term for socialism?
By Matthew D. Mitchell, Steven Globerman | June 12, 2024
Federal government’s redistribution economics doesn’t work
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | June 4, 2024
Canadian living standards declining with no end in sight
By Jason Clemens, Grady Munro, Milagros Palacios | May 24, 2024
Ottawa’s homebuilding plans might discourage much-needed business investment
By Steven Globerman | May 2, 2024
Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board
By Jake Fuss | April 30, 2024
Canada’s economy has stagnated despite Ottawa’s spin
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios, Lawrence Schembri | April 18, 2024
Business investment key to addressing Canada’s productivity crisis
By Tegan Hill | April 17, 2024
Federal budget fails to ‘break the glass’ on Canada’s economic growth crisis
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | April 16, 2024
Federal government should cut taxes in upcoming budget to spur economic growth
By Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | April 11, 2024
Federal government should tackle Canada’s productivity crisis in upcoming budget
By Jock Finlayson | April 10, 2024
Federal government should change course in upcoming budget to revitalize economy
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | March 6, 2024
Ottawa’s disinterest in entrepreneurship and business investment hurting economy
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | January 11, 2024
Canada’s uncompetitive business tax rates threaten living standards
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | December 23, 2023
Canada’s big cities lag behind U.S. cities on middle-income earnings
By Ben Eisen | December 12, 2023
Federal government clearly misstates its economic record
By Jock Finlayson | November 29, 2023
More capitalism, less government—that’s how you reduce racism
By Matthew Lau | November 9, 2023
Canadians pay high price when governments lose common sense
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | August 8, 2023
Canada’s economy should worry all Canadians no matter their political stripe
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios | August 1, 2023
Cabinet shuffle won’t improve Canada’s weak economic performance
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | July 27, 2023
Canada’s economy is not booming—it’s stagnating
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | July 26, 2023
Steep drop in business investment bad news for Canadians
By Tegan Hill, Joel Emes | June 29, 2023
Key measure of economic wellbeing in Canada basically flatlined since 2015
By Jock Finlayson | June 21, 2023
Federal government’s upcoming budget must address ‘growth deficit’
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Jake Fuss | March 17, 2023