Insights
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Canadian business growth stymied by governments
Red tape, several policy moves increase the cost of doing business.
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The short-circuit in Ontario’s manufacturing sector
High electricity prices are responsible for 75,000 manufacturing job losses.
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America first, fair trade last: brace for protectionist aggression
…And prepare for what business with US looks like without NAFTA.
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Manufacturers, it’s time to join the digital revolution
Competitive issues and uncertainty point to smart tech and the future.
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Clueless Trudeau government botches tax reform
Taxes extracted from working Canadians driven by ‘modest deficits’ spiralling out of control
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The loudest voices against tax reform are not neutral
Almost absent in the debate are any voices defending the idea of tax fairness.
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BC’s new business as usual: political and economic uncertainty
NDP election win prompts waves of uncertainty that threaten investment and economic growth in BC.
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Unintended and painful, consequences of a $15/hr minimum wage
Government-mandated increases tend to lead employers to reduce worker count.
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Headlines about economic growth hide underlying problems
Investors are losing confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business.
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Another blow to pipeline projects in Canada
NEB to judge projects based on greenhouse gas emissions upstream and downstream.
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Ontarians pay a high price for ‘globally adjusted’ electricity
Years of government mismanagement of the power sector must be corrected
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Canada should accept increased competition under new NAFTA
The US administration is actually acting as a champion of the Canadian consumer.
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Our $38-million-a-day gift to Americans
Donald Trump says Canada’s energy exports are unfair to the US, but he’s clearly unaware that we’ve given Americans the biggest trade gift ever…
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Why Ontario can’t seem to ease its debt burden
Government debt has grown much faster than the economy in recent years.
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NAFTA negotiation: get ready to rumble
If this were a wrestling spectacle, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto would be the handsome, but lightweight tag team locked in a cage and improbably matched against the orange-masked gigantic villain, Donald Trump.
