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Quebec and B.C. spend less on education than other provinces—while outperforming most provinces
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | January 16, 2020
Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform
By Ben Eisen | January 15, 2020
Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money
By Ben Eisen, Mackenzie Moir | January 10, 2020
Ford government must get serious about reducing government debt
By Ben Eisen | January 8, 2020
More money for health care—careful what you wish for
By Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen | December 19, 2019
Say goodbye to Ontario’s ‘lost decade’ of debt and economic pain
By Ben Eisen | December 18, 2019
Spending reductions in the 1990s dwarf Kenney’s budget plans
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | December 12, 2019
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan
By Ben Eisen | December 11, 2019
What’s Changed, By How Much, and What Remains to be Done: An Analysis of Alberta’s Budget
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | December 5, 2019
More money from Ottawa the wrong solution to Ontario’s fiscal challenges
By Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Alberta ready for another ride on the Resource Revenue Roller-coaster
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | December 4, 2019
Ontario needs growth and prosperity in all regions—not just two big ones
By Ben Eisen | November 27, 2019
Catching Up with Canada: A Prosperity Agenda for Atlantic Canada
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios, Fred McMahon, Alex Whalen | November 20, 2019
Ontario should learn from Quebec’s debt reduction
By Ben Eisen | November 14, 2019
Ontario vs. Michigan—a tale of two manufacturing jurisdictions
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | November 7, 2019
Another lesson from Alberta—reduce taxes on businesses
By Ben Eisen | November 6, 2019
It’s time to let equalization shrink
By Ben Eisen | November 5, 2019
Premier Ford should look west for deficit-reduction strategy
By Ben Eisen | October 31, 2019
Why Is Equalization Still Growing?
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | October 31, 2019
Alberta’s era of fiscal complacency is over
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 25, 2019
Alberta’s budget at a glance
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | October 24, 2019
Kenney government should discard ‘wait and hope’ budget strategy
By Ben Eisen | October 23, 2019
Next federal government should target corporate income taxes
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios | October 17, 2019
To balance the budget, Alberta must ditch it’s big-spending ways
By Ben Eisen | October 17, 2019
Smaller classes don’t necessarily mean better student outcomes
By Ben Eisen | October 17, 2019
Kenney shouldn’t dither—upcoming budget should be bullish on deficit, taxes
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | October 16, 2019
More spending doesn’t equal better results in government-run schools
By Ben Eisen | October 16, 2019
Spending cuts—not tax hikes—to balance Alberta’s budget
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | October 9, 2019
Ontario should learn from Michigan reforms
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | October 3, 2019
The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill | September 26, 2019
High marginal tax rates aren’t just for ‘the rich’
By Ben Eisen | September 25, 2019
How the Ford government can promote economic freedom in Ontario
By Ben Eisen | September 20, 2019
Ford government remains Wynne-like with the deficit
By Ben Eisen | September 17, 2019
Ford government should act to improve Ontario’s improving economy
By Ben Eisen | September 5, 2019
Spending Beyond Our Means: Addressing the Root Cause of Alberta’s Deficit
By Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios, Steve Lafleur, Jake Fuss | August 30, 2019
Alberta’s economic health remains a matter of national importance
By Ben Eisen | August 2, 2019
Ontario's 'slow and steady' deficit-reduction will not win the race
By Ben Eisen | July 25, 2019
Here’s how the Ford government can actually make Ontario ‘open for business’ again
By Ben Eisen | July 24, 2019
Rent control doesn’t help renters—but building more apartments does
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz | July 17, 2019
Ford government should kill ‘temporary’ tax hikes
By Ben Eisen | July 11, 2019
No Minister Taylor, Canada can’t offer Kawhi ‘free’ health care
By Ben Eisen | July 8, 2019
Ford’s former finance minister proffers sound advice for his successor
By Ben Eisen | July 2, 2019
Fiscal headwinds heighten need for spending reductions in Ontario
By Ben Eisen | June 21, 2019
Kenney government can learn deficit-reduction dos and don’ts from Canadian history
By Ben Eisen | June 19, 2019
All of Canada benefits from prosperity in Alberta
By Ben Eisen | June 12, 2019
Tax competitiveness—B.C. goes from bad to worse
By Ben Eisen | June 11, 2019
Globe and Mail understates Ontario’s fiscal challenge
By Ben Eisen | June 5, 2019
Ontario’s Deficit Reduction Strategy Mirrors Previous, Unsuccessful Attempts
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | June 4, 2019
Globe and Mail misrepresents state of Ontario finances
By Jason Clemens, Ben Eisen | May 30, 2019
Mayor’s misguided argument ignores other reform options for Toronto
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz | May 29, 2019