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  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Softwood deal will spur more raw log exports

    The recent vote in the House of Commons ratifying the softwood lumber agreement with the United States may bring temporary relief in Canada’s long running dispute with its biggest trading partner. But it comes at a terrible price, one that British Columbia, the province with the lion’s share of US…

  • October 2006: The New Economic World Order (Part III: India)

    India rapidly re-emerging as a global economic power The Asian century has arrived. Just as China is now the world’s manufacturing center, India is fast becoming the main provider of its office services. India’s GDP was $800 billion in 2005 and has grown 8.1% a year since 2003 (a rate…

  • Risky business

    (or why “smart regulation” ain’t so smart) Regulation is a boring topic for most people and if anything, is probably associated in a negative way with “red tape.” Canadians just want the job to get done and place their trust in government to ensure public health, protect the environment and…

  • Don’t blame the feds

    The fiscal imbalance is largely a problem imposed by the provinces on themselves through destructive tax competition Next week, the 13 premiers and territorial leaders will meet in St. John’s, N.L., with fiscal issues dominating the agenda. It is not going to be pretty. Studies and background work over the…

  • Why are Nova Scotians still discussing Sunday shopping?

    Nova Scotians thought they had put the issue to rest in the plebiscite less than two years ago. Yet here we are with Sunday shopping once again on the front pages. The plebiscite confirmed the majority of Nova Scotians, including small retail business owners, don’t want Sunday shopping. But rather…

  • Atlantica concept needs boundaries

    At a conference this week in Saint John, Atlantic Canada’s business elite will be promoting closer economic integration between Atlantic Canada and the New England states. The conference, “Reaching Atlantica: Business without Boundaries,” hosted by the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce, will work on a strategy to develop a regional…

  • The “fiscal imbalance” and bad ideas for federalism

    Most Canadians, if asked, would probably view the issue of the “fiscal imbalance” as a good cure for insomnia. That’s too bad because it is an issue that could fundamentally reshape what it means to be Canadian. The term “fiscal imbalance” is a loaded one, a pejorative used to imply…

  • Federal Budget 2006: Opportunity lost

    The Harper government inherited one of the most prosperous economic and fiscal situations imaginable – a thriving economy, the lowest unemployment in over 30 years, and a windfall of $10 billion more in federal coffers than the $45 billion projected in November. Enough room, in other words, to meet the…

  • Nova Scotians need relief from under-funding not tax cuts: Alternative NS Budget

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (HALIFAX): Nova Scotians continue to fall behind the rest of Canadians in the level of services they receive according to the Alternative Provincial Budget released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-NS). “Maintaining Investment in Nova Scotians”(APB) also finds the government…

  • A call for accountability at the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance

    The government has now been decisively called to account for its harmful policy choices at the Ministry of Children and Families. Justice Ted Hughes confirms that BC’s child protection system has been “stretched beyond limits.” Thankfully, with the release of Hughes’ review last week, vital reforms should be on the…

  • What would they cut to pay for a tax cut in Nova Scotia?

    In the runup to Rodney MacDonald’s first budget, business lobby groups are pushing for more tax cuts. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has embarked on a campaign to improve the province’s “business climate” through tax reduction. The campaign’s message was echoed by three articles in the April 8…

  • Presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy On Bill 8

    Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act Thank you for this opportunity to speak to Bill 8 – a Bill that seeks to protect Ontarians’ right to universal public health care. I am an economist based in Toronto, and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based…