Seven additional countries eliminated gender discrimination for economic freedom from 2020 to 2022; 35 others continue to impose severe restrictions on women’s economic rights

Women, Economic Freedom, and Prosperity Around the World, an annual update on women's economic rights globally, finds in this year’s report, which reviewed165 countries in total, that 35 countries continue to impose severe restrictions on the economic rights of women while seven countries completely eliminated gender disparity and now have equal economic freedom for men and women.

Net zero’s cost-benefit ratio is crazy high

Getting to net-zero carbon emissions would benefit the average person, but the cost to do so would be many times greater.

Commentary and Blog Posts

Provinces and the next federal government should end corporate welfare

(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Tegan Hill and Jake Fuss

From 2007 to 2019, the federal government spent an estimated $84.6 billion on corporate welfare.

Many Canadians—and many Albertans—live in energy poverty

(Appeared in the Western Standard) by Tegan Hill and Elmira Aliakbari

Energy poverty disproportionally affects lower-income households.

B.C. schools should teach Canadian history—the bad and the good

(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

The province's social studies curriculum does not provide an accurate and balanced portrayal of Canadian history.

Ontario government should finally cut taxes in upcoming budget

(Appeared in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal) by Ben Eisen

The province's tax revenue increased from $6,358 per person in 2003/04 to an estimated $9,406 in 2024/25 (adjusted for inflation).

Reality check on Earth Day—Canada’s air quality is excellent

(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Elmira Aliakbari and Annika Segelhorst

Compared to most other high-income countries, in Canada air pollution presents a lower overall health risk.

School trustees shouldn’t force schools to hand over fundraising revenues

(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

All provinces should follow Alberta’s example and pass legislation for charter schools.

More natural resource development in Nova Scotia means higher incomes for workers

(Appeared in the Macdonald Notebook) by Alex Whalen

The province is home to 16 of the 31 minerals critical to the production of smartphones and electric vehicles.

CPP another example of Albertans’ outsized contribution to Canada

(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill

From 1981 to 2022, Albertans' net contribution to the CPP was $53.6 billion.

Homebuilding in Canada stalls despite population explosion

(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Austin Thompson, and Steven Globerman

The country added an all-time high 1.2 million new residents in 2023 and another 951,000 in 2024.

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