Red tape costs homebuilders twice as much in Toronto than Hamilton
Press Release October 4, 2016 TORONTO—The cost of complying with residential development regulations in Toronto is more than twice as expensive than in Hamilton, according to a survey of homebuilders…
Governments Urged to End Expensive Emissions-Reduction Policies
Press Release Toronto, October 4, 2016 — Canada’s biofuel policies have helped to reduced GHG emissions, but according to a new report from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, these reductions have come…
Canada’s Food Manufacturing Industry to See Record Profits in 2016 – The Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, October 3, 2016—Despite a sluggish Canadian economy, the outlook for Canada’s food manufacturing industry is sunny thanks to the increasing global appetite for Canadian products from the U.S.…
Poor government policy, not foreign investors, exacerbating Canada’s house price crisis: MLI report by Sean Speer and Brian Lee Crowley
Press Release Government regulations are choking off land supply, making housing an unaffordable dream for many Canadians OTTAWA, Sept. 29, 2016 – Housing affordability has become one of the hottest…
Fraser Institute: Middle-class incomes up dramatically in Canada since 1970s
Press Release September 28, 2016 VANCOUVER—Instead of stagnating economically, Canada’s middle class has actually seen its income increase by as much as 52 per cent since 1976, finds a new…
Canadians Living in Remote Communities Lack Access to Affordable and Reliable Electricity – Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, September 27, 2016—Accessing reasonably priced electricity remains a challenge for over 200,000 individuals living in Canada’s nearly 300 remote communities, according to a new Conference Board of Canada report. Their…
“Fourth Pillar” Assets Improve Retirement Outlook for Canadians – C.D. Howe Institute
Press Release “Contrary to popular claims of widespread gaps in Canadians’ retirement preparedness, a closer analysis of the impact of fourth-pillar assets show fewer Canadians at risk than previously thought…”…
FCPP: Saskatchewan Megaprojects in the 1980s: the Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
Canada has had a troubled history of governments pursuing megaprojects that entail large losses of taxpayer money, leading politicians later to bemoan the fact that the project should never have…
Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations’ National Chief and Quebec Regional Chief Host Urban Outreach Forum
Media Advisory – Assembly of First Nations’ National Chief and Quebec Regional Chief Host Urban Outreach Forum MONTRÉAL, Sept. 23, 2016 – First Nations leaders and citizens, municipal leaders and…
CCPA: Canada-EU trade deal undermines public interest regulation, workers: study
Press Release September 22, 2016 Ottawa and Berlin—A new transatlantic study finds that the proposed Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), far from being a “progressive” deal, will…
