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Taxes are way up since 1961—are public services?
By William Watson | August 26, 2016
Fiscal update shows Alberta’s financial position deteriorating more rapidly than expected
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | August 26, 2016
Crony capitalism alive and well in Ontario
By Michael LaFaive , Charles Lammam | August 25, 2016
Alberta poised to outdo Ontario on budget deficits
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | August 25, 2016
Camping and the open market
By Jonathan Fortier | August 25, 2016
Atlantic Canada steeped in energy poverty, with no end in sight
By Kenneth P. Green | August 24, 2016
Average Canadian family paid $34,154 in taxes in 2015
By Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios, Feixue Ren | August 24, 2016
Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update reveals worsening fiscal picture
By Steve Lafleur | August 23, 2016
Premiers pledge to make energy poverty worse in Atlantic Canada
By Kenneth P. Green | August 23, 2016
Alberta’s cap on oilsands emissions could cost billions
By Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson | August 23, 2016
Estimating the price of public health care for Canadian families
By Bacchus Barua, Milagros Palacios, Feixue Ren | August 23, 2016
Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2016 Edition
By Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam, Feixue Ren | August 23, 2016
Waning U.S. productivity growth threatens Canada’s economic health
By Steven Globerman | August 22, 2016
Lessons from Michigan’s economic turnaround
By Robert P. Murphy, Ben Eisen | August 22, 2016
Federal government touts Chinese investment while B.C. government discourages it
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 22, 2016
But how exactly do governments become trust-boosters?
By William Watson | August 19, 2016
More pipeline obstructionism from British Columbia
By Kenneth P. Green | August 19, 2016
300,000 reasons why ranking B.C. schools is a valuable activity
By Peter Cowley | August 18, 2016
Lessons for Ontario from Michigan’s economic revival
By Ben Eisen, Robert P. Murphy | August 18, 2016
Errors and faulty arguments underlie argument for $15 minimum wage
By Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur, Hugh MacIntyre | August 18, 2016
Olympic ‘public investment’ often sold with dubious claims of return
By Aeon J. Skoble | August 18, 2016
Beware of Ontario municipalities asking for ‘revenue tools’
By Livio Di Matteo | August 18, 2016
Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools 2016
By Peter Cowley, Stephen T. Easton | August 18, 2016
Urban reserves can spur First Nation economic development 
By Joseph Quesnel | August 17, 2016
Oilsands emissions cap—high cost, little benefit
By Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson | August 17, 2016
Does the size of government affect economic performance? Absolutely
By Livio Di Matteo | August 16, 2016
Venezuela’s tragedy spurred by crony capitalists and socialists who detest free markets
By Fred McMahon | August 16, 2016
Energy poverty widespread in Atlantic Canada, with no end in sight
By Kenneth P. Green | August 16, 2016
How Alberta's Carbon Emission Cap Will Reduce Oil Sands Growth
By Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson | August 16, 2016
Canada will likely need more pipelines over next decade
By Gerry Angevine | August 15, 2016
Why the Isaac report on Métis goes in the wrong direction
By Tom Flanagan | August 15, 2016
Getting the facts straight on Seattle minimum wage study
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | August 15, 2016
Even a sweetly-behaved maple syrup cartel is a big policy error
By William Watson | August 12, 2016
Ontario can learn from Michigan’s success
By Robert P. Murphy, Ben Eisen | August 12, 2016
Once again, professor, you can’t equate a tax and a price
By David R. Henderson | August 11, 2016
Supreme Court decision on employee dismissal bad for workers
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | August 11, 2016
Retroactive nature of new tax on foreign owners threatens rule of law, investment in B.C.
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | August 11, 2016
Bad guys in Netflix's 'Stranger Things' work for the government
By Sarah Skwire | August 11, 2016
Ontario vs. Michigan: Policy Lessons from the Wolverine State
By Robert P. Murphy, Joel Emes, Ben Eisen | August 11, 2016
How Alberta lost its business-friendly image
By Steve Lafleur, Jason Clemens | August 10, 2016
Memo to Morneau—a federal soft drink tax will do little to fight obesity
By Taylor Jackson, Charles Lammam | August 10, 2016
Looming $1.7 billion operating deficit colours Ontario’s fiscal outlook
By Livio Di Matteo | August 10, 2016
Is there any economic justification for concern over immigration?
By Todd Gabel | August 9, 2016
Do you know how much you pay for health care?
By Bacchus Barua, Milagros Palacios | August 9, 2016
Hillary’s plans won’t help Canada’s trade performance
By Steven Globerman | August 9, 2016
Changes in Economic Freedom in Venezuela, Ireland, and the United States
By Fred McMahon | August 9, 2016
New jobs numbers underscore need for improved investment climate in Alberta
By Steve Lafleur | August 8, 2016
Allow housing supply to react to housing demand in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 8, 2016
The B.C. First Nation that’s experimenting with private property
By Joseph Quesnel | August 5, 2016
Seattle’s failed minimum wage experiment
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | August 5, 2016