Tag: William B.P. Robson

  • How Do Canada Provinces Grade In Taxpayer Fiscal Transparency?

    How Do Canada Provinces Grade In Taxpayer Fiscal Transparency?

    September 15, 2022 – Taxpayers and citizens need greater fiscal transparency from Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments, says the latest report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Right to Know: Grading the Fiscal Transparency of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2022,” William B.P. Robson and Nicholas Dahir graded these governments’ budgets, estimates and financial statements…

  • Threat to Prosperity: Canada Should Mind Business Investment Gap

    Threat to Prosperity: Canada Should Mind Business Investment Gap

    August, 2022 – Business investment in Canada is so weak that capital per member of the labour force is falling, and the implications for incomes and competitiveness are ominous. Governments, particularly the federal government, need to get serious about growth to get workers more of the tools they require to compete and thrive, according to…