Fergus Hodgson

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Economic consultant

Fergus Hodgson is an independent economic consultant, previously the editor-in-chief of the PanAm Post and the director of fiscal policy studies with the John Locke Foundation in North Carolina. He holds a BA in economics from Boston University, a graduate diploma in political science from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and a certificate in Cuban studies from the University of Miami.

Recent Commentaries & Blog Posts

Canada helps fund drug war abroad while eyeing marijuana legalization at home

Fergus Hodgson

Honduras, Canada’s largest aid recipient in Latin America, remains a hub for the majority of flights carrying narcotics from the region.

Recall referendum may be only hope for Venezuela

Fergus Hodgson

The Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World Report has ranked Venezuela dead last for the past four years.

Atlantic provinces want to send workers where there are no jobs

Fergus Hodgson

In the case of the Atlantic provinces, all four have unemployment well above the 6.8 per cent national average, with Newfoundland's at 12 per cent and P.E.I.'s at 11 per cent.

As lockout looms, Canada Post should not be in the retirement business

Fergus Hodgson

Already, Montreal taxpayers see 13 per cent of their city’s operating budget go to fund pensions.

Canada's real housing problem is impeded supply, not high demand

Fergus Hodgson

Higher home prices are strongly associated with restrictive land-use regulations.

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Fergus Hodgson

– Economic consultant

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Economic consultant