Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Alberta freest province, but ranks 30th among all North American states and provinces, while other provinces in bottom half of ranking [[link removed]]

Economic Freedom of North America 2025 report, published annually, measures economic freedom across 60 jurisdictions, finding New Hampshire is once again the top ranked jurisdiction while Alberta is the highest-ranking Canadian province, with seven of the 10 Canadian provinces ranking below all 50 US states in all-government economic freedom.

Read More [[link removed]] Government workers across Quebec receive higher wages, more generous benefits than comparable private-sector workers [[link removed]]

Comparing Government and Private Compensation in Quebec 2025 is a new study that finds government workers in Quebec—including federal, provincial and municipal employees—are paid 2.0 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector workers. Government workers also enjoy more generous benefits compared to their private-sector counterparts, such as more generous pensions, earlier retirement, more personal leave, and greater job security.

Read More [[link removed]] Plebiscite, referendum, initiative and recall are available to voters to resist future changes to the Land Act by the BC government [[link removed]]

Direct Democracy and Indigenous Co-Management is the latest essay in the Institute’s series Implications of Changing Public Lands Management in BC. Written by Senior Fellow Tom Flanagan, this essay explores the pros and cons of options available to voters (plebiscite, referenda, citizen initiatives and recall) to resist future changes to the Land Act, similar to those recently proposed by the BC government.

Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts A Memorandum of Understanding that no Canadian can understand [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) By: Niels Veldhuis

The federal and Alberta governments recently released their much-anticipated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining what it will take to build a pipeline from Alberta, through British Columbia, to tidewater to get more of our oil to markets beyond the United States.

British Columbians will pay for Eby government’s disastrous finances [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Tegan Hill and Grady Munro

The government's total projected debt will soar to $155.1 billion in 2025/26—a 74 per cent increase during Eby’s time in office.

Recent price declines won’t solve Toronto’s housing affordability crisis [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson

The monthly cost of the median rental unit in the city went from $1,110 to $1,750 in 10 years.

Carney government should privatize airports—then open airline industry to competition [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss

Private for-profit airports exist in many other countries and they're often less costly for passengers.

You can blame split classes on Ontario’s unresponsive education bureaucracy [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

Schools are stuck in a bureaucracy that makes it nearly impossible for administrators to use their discretion when creating classes.

Here’s what the Carney government should do to the GST [[link removed]] by Livio Di Matteo

There’s a disturbing correlation between the decline in the real value of the GST exemption and the per cent of self-employed.

There’s a fundamental flaw in the Ottawa-Alberta MOU [[link removed]] by Jason Clemens and Elmira Aliakbari

The challenge of greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 is not in the industrial world but rather in the developing world.

Here are five ways the Ford government can improve Ontario schools [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hamilton Spectator) by Michael Zwaagstra

The Ontario government should abolish school boards and let parent councils govern schools.

Albertans will pay for Smith government’s red ink [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill

The Alberta government’s debt interest costs are nearly $600 per person this year.

Students should read entire books—not just excerpts [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra

Unfortunately, B.C. has moved away from a knowledge-rich curriculum.

Nova Scotia government finances remain at risk [[link removed]] by Ben Eisen

The provincial government is forecasting a budget deficit of almost $900 million this fiscal year.

Doug Ford spending more than ‘reckless’ Wynne [[link removed]] (Appeared in iPolitics) by Matthew Lau

Ontario government corporate subsidies reached almost $10 billion by 2023, or nearly triple 2017 levels.

New Brunswick risks losing its affordability advantage without more homebuilding [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner) by Alex Whalen and Austin Thompson

Even in Canada’s most affordable major city, typical homes are slipping out of reach for many families.

Ottawa’s gun ‘buyback’ program will cost billions—and for no good reason [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Western Standard) by Gary Mauser

And according to Carney’s first budget, his government will spend $364 million on the program this fiscal year.

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