Toronto’s City Councillors should take this opportunity to consider deregulating the city’s taxi market. Continue reading Sweden and Ireland deregulated taxis, Toronto should too
Category Archives: Economic Policy
Fill ‘er up, with people
Traffic congestion would disappear if the government regulations that cause it were abolished. Continue reading Fill ‘er up, with people
Why China’s renewables industry is headed for collapse
(December 10, 2013) Bankruptcies abound as China’s central planners struggle to keep its green industry from rotting.
Continue reading Why China’s renewables industry is headed for collapse
Green bonds that sink Ontario deeper in the red
A plan to sell “green” bonds will push the province further in the red and do little to solve its transit and congestion woes. Continue reading Green bonds that sink Ontario deeper in the red
Quebeconomics: more spending for fewer jobs
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois’ plan to spend $2 billion on job creation will end in disappointment and more debt. Continue reading Quebeconomics: more spending for fewer jobs
Pay increases burning a hole through Toronto’s finances
A recent pay hike won by Toronto’s firefighters is almost double inflation and ignores the City’s arguments that it simply can’t afford it. Continue reading Pay increases burning a hole through Toronto’s finances
City Hall scared of a food truck revolution
Toronto’s politicians are doing what they can to ensure the food truck revolution doesn’t make its way to Toronto. Continue reading City Hall scared of a food truck revolution
Toronto’s war on good food
Toronto City Council has taken it upon itself to put an end to the revitalization of Queen West and the booming restaurant scene that has sprung up in recent years, writes Brady Yauch. Continue reading Toronto’s war on good food
New liability limits for nuclear power and oil: Better, but not good enough
Liability limits are subsidies that allow companies to pass along costs to taxpayers (or to uncompensated victims) and any government truly committed to the polluter pays principle would not simply raise caps on liability, it would remove them entirely, writes Elizabeth Brubaker. Continue reading New liability limits for nuclear power and oil: Better, but not good enough
Free the food carts
Selling sidewalks would reduce conflict, reap cash. Continue reading Free the food carts
