POLICY FIX
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Election 2011 UnSpun
A Clock Worth Watching The editorial in September 7th’s Winnipeg Free Press about the Canadian Tax Payers Federation’s “debt clock” conjured up a funny image for me: a group of people watching a free-floating number growing while they …
Election 2011 UnSpun
McFadyen’s Fitness Tax Credit for Adults – Really? The bad public policy ideas are beginning to pile up as Manitoba’s provincial election shifts into overdrive. A favorite of mine is Hugh McFadyen’s Fitness Tax Credit for adults. McFadyen’s …
Measuring Economic Well-Being in Canada and the Provinces
This note, written by Errol Black, shows how Manitoba’s economic well-being has changed over the last 30 years, compared with Canada and the other western provinces. For many years now, a group of scholars in Canada have been …
Happy Labour Day!
This was published in the Brandon Sun this morning. As we mark Labour Day on September 5th, we should perhaps reflect on the current state of Canadian society and our economic prospects. We are justifiably proud of our …
Bloated Public Sector or Bloated Rhetoric? …You Decide….
Yesterday I sent a letter to the Winnipeg Free Press about an August 31st op-ed decrying Manitoba’s supposedly “bloated” public sector. The op-ed was just begging for a response. Let’s hope the letter gets printed, but in case …
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