In today’s Globe column I weigh in on the issue of whether balanced budget legislation is worth while or not. My view is that the history of parliamentary democracy is…
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My tutor at the LSE, Alan Beattie, who guided me through two graduate degrees (an M.Sc and a Ph.D.) at the School, died quite unexpectedly a few weeks ago in…
MLI hosted a debate earlier this week about whether Canadians should worry about income inequality. One of the common economic fallacies that found its way into the debate was the…
Thanks to the generosity of the Japanese government I have just returned from two weeks in the land of the rising sun. A fascinating visit that gave me a week’s…
My latest musings for the Globe/ROB’s Economy Lab revolves around the context and significance of the year’s most important budget: Quebec’s. After years of failed attempts, the new Liberal government…
The Tories are often rightly criticised for ignoring inconvenient expert advice and knowledge in pursuit of their political objectives. This is decried by the opposition as crass pandering to the…
The next MLI Great Canadian Debate pits Frank Buckley against Chrystia Freeland on March 31, 2015 at the Canadian War Museum. Everyone, it appears, is concerned about the middle class…
The critics of judicial activism tend to focus on the Supreme Court (SCC) and its individual decisions. I think that’s a mistake. There are systemic forces at work undermining the…
We all know that uncertainty is the great enemy of prosperity, but people often forget why that’s true. Uncertainty’s great cost is that most forms of investment require years to…
Yes, 2015 marks Sir John A.’s 200th birthday and to mark the occasion, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a gala dinner at the Museum of History on February 18th. Be…