Which prime minister managed the economy best?
Paul Boothe on how the economy fared under Harper, Martin and Chretien
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Paul Boothe
Paul Boothe is a Fellow at the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity. A former federal and provincial deputy minister, his interests include Canadian manufacturing and fiscal and environmental policy.
Canada cannot afford to be branded as ‘closed for business’
Six years after a panel of business leaders recommended ways to make Canada more competitive, the government has moved backward rather than forward in some key areas
The pitfalls of declaring winners and losers in the economy
When economists tell you an interest rise or Canadian dollar fall is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for Canada, think about where they’re coming from and where you sit
Losers and winners in economic policy
What the dispute between Ottawa and Newfoundland says about touting the benefits of economic policy
Not in their shoes: The problem with value-for-money audits
Paul Boothe on the case of Infrastructure Ontario, and why the main flaw of the Ontario Auditor General’s report was its creeping subjectivity
Does Jim Prentice have a carbon policy to persuade Kathleen Wynne?
Or is the Alberta premier all hat and no cattle?
The case of the shrinking productivity gap
Paul Boothe and Mikayla Johnson take on an exercise in statistical sleuthing around the productivity gap.
In defence of Mark Carney
Paul Boothe says it’s vital to remember that at the centre of controversy is someone who dedicated himself to saving Canada from a deep and dangerous recession