Government-run grocery stores have become an item among progressives lately. Inspired perhaps by the new social democratic mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who made…

Two economic “problems” confound our policy-making. They appear distinct, yet offer a very promising relationship. The first is population decline. Outside of Sub-Saharan Africa, the…

I believe in free markets—in their place. That place is when they best serve the public good. And most of the time they do just…

Calgarians and Edmontonians have had enough. Growth, that is. Recent surveys indicate a majority of people in both Calgary and Edmonton are not happy with…

In these times when institutions are often faced with mistrust, if there’s one Canadian institution one might expect to be in that category, it’s our…

Justin Trudeau’s government introduced a carbon-pricing regime with two components: a levy on fuel paid by consumers (fondly known as the “carbon tax”) and an…

Statistics Canada recently reported that in at least one respect this country is moving in the wrong direction. Income inequality has risen to the highest…

I believe in free markets, at least for most commerce. As do most Albertans. Partly because they believe a free market in oil made them…

Everyone has heard of the Alberta Advantage. They must have, the province never stops promoting it. And what makes the Alberta Advantage? Well, according to…

According to the United Nations, “Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.” In his…

A rather modest tax reform has much of the business community and its attendant economists in a bit of a dither. Corporations and trusts will…

When, in the 1980s, we embarked on our binge of free trade agreements, we were assured by their political and business promoters that they would…