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Sean Speer is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He previously served in different roles for the federal government including as senior economic adviser to the prime minister and director of policy to the Finance minister.

Ford government wants to reform panoply of business support programs

  • TORONTO—The Ford government has signalled its intention to reform the panoply of business support programs (including tax incentives, direct funding initiatives, and so on) that
Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | December 9, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Nov. 21, 2019, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford government wants to reform panoply of business support programs

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | December 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Ford government has signalled its intention to reform the panoply of business support programs (including tax incentives, direct funding initiatives, and so on) that

Ford government wants to reform panoply of business support programs

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | December 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Ford government has signalled its intention to reform the panoply of business support programs (including tax incentives, direct funding initiatives, and so on) that
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Nov. 21, 2019, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system

  • As we approach the 2019 federal election campaign, we seem to be moving towards to a major policy conflict between political parties on pharmacare
Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | November 14, 2018
A single-payer pharmacare scheme would disrupt coverage for the 77 per cent of the population generally satisfied with the status quo, argues Sean Speer. Photograph courtesy of Victor Casale

Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | November 14, 2018
  • As we approach the 2019 federal election campaign, we seem to be moving towards to a major policy conflict between political parties on pharmacare

Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER | November 14, 2018
  • As we approach the 2019 federal election campaign, we seem to be moving towards to a major policy conflict between political parties on pharmacare
A single-payer pharmacare scheme would disrupt coverage for the 77 per cent of the population generally satisfied with the status quo, argues Sean Speer. Photograph courtesy of Victor Casale

Throwing fiscal restraint overboard no solution for British government

  • There’s been plenty of commentary about the causes of the United Kingdom’s unexpected election result. Conservative Party complacency, a flap about its manifesto, the
Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, DANIEL MAHONEY | July 17, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with U.K. UK British Prime Minister Theresa May during the G7 in Taormina, Italy, in May 2017. PMO staffers Katie Telford and Gerry Butts are seen on the left. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Throwing fiscal restraint overboard no solution for British government

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, DANIEL MAHONEY | July 17, 2017
  • There’s been plenty of commentary about the causes of the United Kingdom’s unexpected election result. Conservative Party complacency, a flap about its manifesto, the

Throwing fiscal restraint overboard no solution for British government

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, DANIEL MAHONEY | July 17, 2017
  • There’s been plenty of commentary about the causes of the United Kingdom’s unexpected election result. Conservative Party complacency, a flap about its manifesto, the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with U.K. UK British Prime Minister Theresa May during the G7 in Taormina, Italy, in May 2017. PMO staffers Katie Telford and Gerry Butts are seen on the left. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Liberals should exercise caution when it comes to deficits

  • The government has committed to running budgetary deficits for the short-term in order to promote economic growth. This was at the heart of the
Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, IAN LEE | March 1, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the Liberal government's first budget on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals should exercise caution when it comes to deficits

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, IAN LEE | March 1, 2016
  • The government has committed to running budgetary deficits for the short-term in order to promote economic growth. This was at the heart of the

Liberals should exercise caution when it comes to deficits

Opinion | BY SEAN SPEER, IAN LEE | March 1, 2016
  • The government has committed to running budgetary deficits for the short-term in order to promote economic growth. This was at the heart of the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the Liberal government's first budget on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Concerns about a so-called retirement income ‘crisis’ overblown

  • The following is an excerpt from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s policy paper from its series From a Mandate For to a Plan to Govern. The
Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS, SEAN SPEER | January 13, 2016
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is conducting pre-budget consultations across the country. 'The underlying assumptions behind the government’s support for a CPP expansion have not been fully fleshed out,' write Philip Cross and Sean Speer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Concerns about a so-called retirement income ‘crisis’ overblown

Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS, SEAN SPEER | January 13, 2016
  • The following is an excerpt from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s policy paper from its series From a Mandate For to a Plan to Govern. The

Concerns about a so-called retirement income ‘crisis’ overblown

Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS, SEAN SPEER | January 13, 2016
  • The following is an excerpt from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s policy paper from its series From a Mandate For to a Plan to Govern. The
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is conducting pre-budget consultations across the country. 'The underlying assumptions behind the government’s support for a CPP expansion have not been fully fleshed out,' write Philip Cross and Sean Speer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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