Borrowed Wealth: How the Canada Strong Fund Repeats Other Countries’ Mistakes

Before his recent call for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney helped construct a similar fund launched in the United Kingdom. This UK fund’s poor performance to date…

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Quebec’s Red Tape Problem and How to Fix It

Quebec is the most heavily regulated province in Canada, and its businesses, workers and economy as a whole are paying the price. This Economic Note by the MEI quantifies the scale of the problem and…

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Accelerating Access to Innovative Treatments: Ontario’s FAST Program

The Quebec government should take inspiration from Ontario’s FAST program in order to accelerate Quebec patients’ access to innovative drugs, argues this MEI Viewpoint. “For many patients, having access to the right drug at the…

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Two years before selling this model to Canadians, Mark Carney recommended it to the British, who implemented it. Given the losses it has incurred since then, Canadians are right to think twice before supporting such a model.

Bryan Cheang, Borrowed Wealth: How the Canada Strong Fund Repeats Other Countries’ Mistakes, August 13, 2026

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Western Standard, p. web

Kill the capital gains tax to save the Alberta Advantage

Continuing to tax investment is choking growth — eliminating it completely will free billions in…
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The Hub, p. web

How eliminating the capital gains tax can restore the Alberta Advantage

To boost employment, improve our standard of living, and reclaim the Alberta Advantage, the Alberta…
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Financial Post, p. FP7

We can’t diversify our trade with uncompetitive ports

At a time of weak productivity growth and high trade uncertainty, improving the efficiency and…
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