Study finds provincial government spends far more on employees than rest of Canada In a paper released today by The School of Public Policy, authors Ken Boessenkool and Ben Eisen compare public sector wages across Canada and find a major gap between Alberta and other provinces. “Overall, the public sector wage bill in Alberta has […]

New paper quantifies massive benefits to GDP, job growth and government revenue of creating more pipeline capacity for Canadian oil The current Keystone XL pipeline stalemate has been an impetus for discussion of what Canada could gain from oil market diversification. Yet the complete economic benefits of additional pipelines for Alberta crude have not been […]

Study compares support for disabled across three provinces In a recent study published by The School of Public Policy, Professor Ron Kneebone reveals a disparity between the support provided by BC, Alberta and Ontario to disabled residents. Kneebone shows that as a result of recent increases to payments to people with disabilities, Alberta provides an […]

Decision may cost province 100,000 jobs, billions in taxpayer dollars With voters in BC’s recent HST referendum deciding to scrap the value-added tax, Jack Mintz outlines what that outcome could mean for the province moving forward. In his latest Financial Post column, Mintz says that killing the HST could cost the province 100,000 jobs, a […]

Jack Mintz argues politicians should stop looking for “magic bullets that don’t exist” Policy makers in the U.S. are scrambling to solve the country’s economic woes. A low-cost policy that generates lots of jobs and boosts growth could be their saving grace. But this policy is not cuts to payroll taxes, Jack Mintz writes in […]

Jack Mintz challenges recent comments from world’s most famous investor In his latest Financial Post column, Jack Mintz impugns Warren Buffett’s claim that the U.S. government should hike income tax rates on the rich in order to solve its financial troubles. Mintz argues that the real problem in the U.S. is that economic growth is […]

Fiscal crises must be fixed the hard way The recent U.S. credit downgrade has left many people wondering if and how the U.S. will climb out of its severe debt troubles. Jack Mintz examines some of the possible scenarios in his latest Financial Post column. He finds that given the political jostling between Democrats and […]

World’s largest economy requires spending cuts and tax reforms to avert debt crisis Today, Professor Jack Mintz held a news conference where he presented the findings of a study authored by Stephen Richardson that examines the United States’ debt problems. The main conclusion is that the U.S will need drastic fiscal and tax policy reforms […]

Jack Mintz argues that market forces should determine Canadian energy supply In his latest Financial Post column, Professor Jack Mintz questions the likelihood of Canada developing a National Energy Strategy. Looking at the conflict created by the United States’ efforts to form a debt-relief strategy, as well as the Ontario government’s electricity plan, Mintz finds […]