Interprovincial trade barriers are a drag on Canadian productivity and send an embarrassing message to international investors. Despite some past progress in reducing them, they remain an irritant to our economic union. Trade liberalization as pursued by Alberta and British Columbia in the TILMA...

Ottawa's new feebate program to promote fuel efficiency in new cars requires some major retooling.

The economic returns to knowing French in the Quebec labour market have increased steadily since 1970, while the returns to knowing English have decreased. The ability to speak both English and French has increased the earnings of anglophone men since 1980 and anglophone women since 1990, while...

As a result of demographic change, Canadian governments face a net liability of $1.4 trillion for healthcare, education, seniors' and children's programs. Meeting this challenge will require fiscal discipline, partial prefunding and growth-friendly policies.

Provinces increasingly target favoured business sectors or activities for special tax treatment. Getting back on track to broad-based tax relief would make Canadians better off, without starving governments for tax revenue.

Saskatchewan's current economic good times belie serious demographic challenges that threaten the province's ability to improve its citizens living standards in the years ahead, or provide robust social programs.

If governments do not meet their budget commitments, accountability to legislators and voters breaks down. How reliable have federal, provincial and territorial commitments been over the past 10 years? Overruns have been the general rule, but some governments have done much better than others.

The study identifies which Alberta elementary schools are worthy of emulation, as well as those where large improvements are possible, by removing the influence of local socio-economic factors on a school's performance.

Saving and investment are critical to Canada's economy. They underpin today's prosperity and will be critical to raising living standards in the future. Growth in Canada's workforce is slowing, and a larger population of older Canadians will soon need pensions and social services. Federal fiscal...

Economic theory and international experience show that greater school choice can be a winning educational strategy, and can be implemented in a way that preserves social equity and equality of opportunity.