We know that stimulus can generally come in two forms, direct government spending or tax reform. We also know that spending, especially well-thought-out and appropriate spending on infrastructure, takes time to plan and even more time to implement.
Role of Government
Prescriptions for our Slowing Economy
The federal government should avoid the temptation to assist specific sectors of the economy, such as auto and forestry that must downsize in the face of permanent reductions in the demand for their products.
Old Roman Politic Should be Bygone
Why funding stadiums is not a legitimate role for government.
Subsidizing Business is No Way to Build an Economy
It seems like only yesterday -- in fact, it was April 2007 -- when the Conservative government announced $900 million in federal assistance for Canada's aerospace industry, with most of the money destined for Quebec. Not enough. In his grilling of the government last...
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Carbon Border Taxes: A Counterproductive Idea Which Will Lead to Penalized Customers
Carbon taxes at the borders are becoming a popular idea among some countries and world regions. For example, the European Commission, the EU executive institution, is proposing environmental tariffs “on imports from countries with less stringent climate-protection...
Reverse Orwell to Give Our Leaders New Titles
In his novel 1984, George Orwell envisioned a future that is arguably unfolding before our eyes where government authority was supreme and truth and freedom were not to be found. Perhaps he should have named his novel 2021 because our times seem more like his novel...
Nav Canada’s Striking Success
The astounding transformation of Canada’s air traffic control system.
Nav Canada – A Model for Commercializing Public Enterprises
The search for optimal models of offering public services has its occasional successes. Notable among these in the last decade are reforms in the rules that govern public transportation.
B.C. Moves To Reform Liquor
On July 24, British Columbia announced it will open up the retail liquor business and invite more private vendors to sell spirits to the public. The new policy has merits on its own, but even more important is its underlying principle.
MMP in New Zealand
New Zealand’s mixed member proportion system turns out to be a nightmare..
*The Myth of Government Efficiency
Lots of people say that government should be run more like a business. The truth is that it can’t run like a business. Businesses always spend their own money. Governments always spend yours.
Population Loss & Have Not Status
A Consistent Population Drain: Except for 1983, Manitoba experienced population loss each year during the period 1961 to 2001.
A Conversation with Paul Martin
Frontier interviews Canada’s finance minister Paul Martin.
Ends Versus The Means
In the latest round of its perennial search for identity, the New Democratic Party faces stark choices.
A Conversation with Les Campbell
An interview with former top NDP strategist Les Campbell, who was former NDP leader Audrey McGlaughlin’s policy advisor…