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Blackberry and what’s wrong with sectoral development
Another year, another dead Canadian tech giant. Blackberry was sold yesterday for scrap to the Toronto private equity firm Fairfax. The purchase price of $4.7 billion is…
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The rise and fall (and rise?) of Blackberry – the story that just won’t quit
This is an experiment. I’m writing an essay based on my latest Metro Morning column. Each of these columns take hours of prep, so I thought I’d…
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Regina’s P3 Columnists
As the referendum on whether to privatize Regina’s wastewater plant nears, the Regina Leader-Post is printing a column a day advocating the P3: John Gormley on Friday, Bruce Johnstone on Saturday, and Murray Mandryk yesterday.…
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Stats Can rebuts CFIB on public sector sick leave
Yesterday Statistics Canada published a nice counterpoint to part of the relentless drumbeat against public employees by organizations like the Fraser Institute and the Canadian…
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What’s the real cost for Regina’s wastewater P3?
Regina is engaged in a controversial debate about a proposed public private partnership (P3) for the city’s wastewater plant. Residents formed a Regina Water Watch group to…
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Trickle-down would work if it weren’t for the sponges at the top
This piece was first published in the Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab. Five years after a global economic crisis unleashed chaos on markets everywhere, income inequality has…
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Deconstructing BC Hydro’s Rate Increase
When the government imposed its Energy Plan on BC Hydro it never bothered to estimate the costs (or for that matter the benefits) of what…
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Jeopardy, Jackpot, or Wheel of (Mis)Fortune?
It seems all that fuss being kicked up about tuition fees rising faster than inflation, significant levels of student debt, dismal employment prospects for young…
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Pipeline vs. Rail: A red herring
Ever since the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, there’s a question which constantly comes up with regards to oil transportation. Are we better off transporting oil by rail…
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National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing
This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data…
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Student job market is tighter than a pair of skinny jeans
For most university students across Canada, this week marks the end of summer and the first full week of fall classes. As CCPA noted on…
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What the UBC rape chant scandal says about women in the Canadian economy
The news of UBC Sauder Business School students chanting about rape of underage girls during a FROSH week event has generated much outrage. As it…
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