Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 29, 2016 2:51PM

Low-income Canadians have enjoyed dramatic income gains

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The “poor” not only got significantly richer, they got richer faster than the “rich.”

Étiquettes:

income mobility in canada, income inequality, poor are getting richer, income ladder

Avril 27, 2016 10:41AM

Electric cars still zapping taxpayers in Ontario

Kenneth P. Green

Ontario government subsidized buyers of the $1.1 million Porsche 918 Spyder.

Étiquettes:

electric cars, electric car subsidies, ontario green energy act, kathleen wynne, hybrid cars

Avril 25, 2016 3:00AM

Actually, Canada has a great deal of economic mobility

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The recent federal budget paints a gloomy misleading picture of Canadian society.

Étiquettes:

income inequality canada, income mobility in canada, Justin Trudeau, federal budget, government programs

Avril 20, 2016 11:07AM

Who pays for the minimum wage?

While it might not appear so, a higher minimum wage is effectively a tax.

Étiquettes:

minimum wage hikes, minimum wage canada, unemployment in canada, low-skilled workers, taxes

Avril 18, 2016 3:00AM

Supply management or cartel enforcement?

David R. Henderson

If producers are free to manage supplies, then we get healthy competition and lower prices.

Étiquettes:

dairy supply management, food supply management, supply management canada, agricultural supply management

Avril 15, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: When will our winning-cursed governments stop subsidizing free-agent firms?

Political pressures surrounding attempts to attract or sustain investment from high-profile foreign businesses can be overwhelming.

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foreign investment, business investment, toronto maple leafs

Avril 12, 2016 2:53PM

Raising the minimum wage is not the right policy to help B.C.’s working poor

Robert P. Murphy, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

In B.C., the vast majority of minimum wage workers live with their parents or other relatives.

Étiquettes:

minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, unemployment in canada, christy clark

Avril 12, 2016 3:00AM

Ontario's economy remains weak compared to past performance

Livio Di Matteo

Annual average job-creation for 2014 to 2016 is below the rate seen during the immediate post-recession recovery period.

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario liberal government, job creation, ontario government debt, export

Avril 11, 2016 11:36AM

Responding to critics of 'retirement income' and 'CPP' studies

Philip Cross, Jason Clemens, Joel Emes

The Fraser Institute has been at the fore of publishing work related to pension issues and correcting misconceptions to provide Canadians with better information.

Étiquettes:

CPP, cpp costs, canada pension plan, OAS reform, retirement income

Avril 8, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: What do economists do? What don’t they do!

The results of research and analyses are often unexpected.

Étiquettes:

economics, research

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