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A change of leader, eventually of government, is the right time to shift the tax system toward simpler rules, broader bases and lower rates You can...
Any new federal government needs to channel the Chrétien-Martin years and focus on spending restraint and fiscal responsibility You can save this...
Read excerpts from columns that appeared in July, August and September 2024 in FP Comment. This in the third instalment in a series You can save...
Read excerpts from columns that appeared in April, May and June 2024 in FP Comment. This in the second instalment in a series You can save this...
Read excerpts from columns that appeared in January, February and March 2024 in FP Comment You can save this article by registering for free here....
In countering the tariff threat it's best not to go as Grinch-like as he does but rather stick with an approach true to our values You can save...
Our goods-trade surplus with the U.S. is not them subsidizing us. If anything, it's the reverse: they send us paper and promises for goods You can...
In health care and crime we're told to spend more attacking root causes. But how exactly will a policy improve results? You can save this article...
The real problem with carry-on is that your ticket doesn't assign a defined space in the overhead bin. Property rights are urgently needed You can...
It's not that big a deal. Plus we account for only seven per cent of it — five per cent if you add in services trade, as you should You can save...
Starting negotiations with a Mar-a-Lago dinner at which you make nice and find out the price of removing the tariff threat isn't crazy You can save...
If a 25% tariff is just a bargaining chip, that's one thing. But if it's in place for any length of time, it will be a disaster You can save this...
A government that's flat broke asks our kids to pay for Christmas bribes that will get us to vote for it again. What chumps we must be! You can...
The federal Conservatives should put good policies in their election platform, even if they can't be summarized in a rhyme You can save this...
A study finds that Americans' trust that the Fed can manage inflation and unemployment is not high. Surprisingly, Trump doesn't make it worse You...
Why did Harris lose? We'd have to ask the one-in 25-voters who cost her the election. Their answer is likely to involve many things You can save...
Whoever becomes U.S. president is likely to have less than 50% of the vote, for the 20th time since 1824 You can save this article by registering...
A new study of the incentive effects of retirement income programs like CPP, OAS and GIS finds they matter a lot. Policy-makers beware You can save...
Presidential politics has a long history of insult, falsehood and electoral payoffs. But you'd think we'd be better than that now You can save this...
A new U.S. study shows that big differences in how much people work lead to big differences in their lifetime earnings. Is that a problem? You can...
From votes of non-confidence to charges of foreign interference, it seems clear that politicians are playing their own games, not ours You can save...
A new IMF study ranks us 14th on a 'global soft power index.' Even worse, the U.S., global hard-power champ, is seven spots ahead of us You can...
The productivity numbers haven't been good lately. The federal government trying to plan productivity could make them even worse You can save this...
Graph U.S. employment over time and it's hard to see the mark of individual presidents. Trends dominate. Politics should recognize that You can...
Two obstacles to growth, glacial approval of mega-projects and that old millstone, interprovincial barriers, won't be so easy to overcome You can...
Whatever wonks might want, it won't be about policy detail. And the carbon tax seems old hat now. It could be about supply-side fairness You can...
At golf's Presidents Cup, fans were crazy for the international team. Maybe we shouldn't give up on economic internationalism just yet You can save...
We got inflation post-COVID in part because central banks were too worried about recession. Now they're worrying about recession again You can save...
You'd think an agency whose job is taking people's money would provide better customer service. So why can't they answer the phone? You can save...
Voters' dilemma: Trump favours the lower taxes and lighter regulation that will keep America growing but Harris seems less crazy You can save this...
Harris or Trump describing how they could have handled these two crises better would have been good but the rule is never concede anything. You can...
With an electoral college system in which provinces are winner-take-all, it would be the only swing province at the moment You can save this...
Nobody benefits from a shoot-em-up trade war but it's the little guys, like Canada, who are most likely to get hurt in the crossfire You can save...