Has Canada tried all the policy fixes to improve productivity and failed? I don’t think so. While policymakers of all stripes have made big moves, some productivity drivers have worsened or gone unaddressed. Check out my latest @CDHoweInstitute piece: cdhowe.org/publication/no-si…

Canada’s productivity has been weak for a long time... and lately it has gotten worse. Over 30 yrs, we beat only France on productivity growth among nine advanced economies. The US, Sweden, and Australia pulled ahead. A @CDHoweInstitute plan to fix it: cdhowe.org/productivity-blue…

Chris Ragan thinks we're in a "fiscal complacency" zone. "This fiscal complacency can easily lead debt ratios to rise to imprudent levels, reducing governments’ ability to deal with the next crisis." New @CDHoweInstitute paper: cdhowe.org/publication/keepi…

.@CDHoweInstitute analysts articulate some of the challenges of subsidized day care in the @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business…

Vancouver, Canada's biggest container port, ranks 375th out of 400 ports worldwide. That's not a typo. Ottawa wants to double non-U.S. exports by 2035 but most of our container ports are among the worst performing on earth. Vancouver: 375th Montreal: 338th Prince Rupert: 322nd Saint John: 268th Halifax (our star): 29th Even federal Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon isn't spinning this. He says our port performance needs to be world-class but right now, it isn't. Good to see Vancouver's Roberts Bank expansion potentially fast-tracked but there's MUCH more work to be done. Bottom line: that 2035 target stays out of reach without a clear-eyed look at where Canada's ports actually stand. My @CDHoweInstitute piece: cdhowe.org/publication/trade…