Matthew Lau

2 months ago | financialpost.com | Matthew Lau

From 2015 to 2024, private-sector employment, including self-employment, grew about 13 per cent; over the same period, employment at federal departments and agencies surged 43 per cent to over 367,000. “We need,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said last week in a French language interview, “fewer bureaucrats. I’m going to reduce the size of the bureaucracy and the state.” Good, we badly need that.

Jan 23, 2025 | thespec.com | Matthew Lau

In a recent essay, Rhonda Lenton, president of York University and chair of the Council of Ontario Universities, made the case for increasing public funding for universities. “University is worth it for both students and society,” she wrote. “And while you might think that I might be biased, there is real data to back it up.”However, while universities do provide benefits, the case for increasing their public funding is dubious.

Jan 23, 2025 | therecord.com | Matthew Lau

In a recent essay, Rhonda Lenton, president of York University and chair of the Council of Ontario Universities, made the case for increasing public funding for universities. “University is worth it for both students and society,” she wrote. “And while you might think that I might be biased, there is real data to back it up.”However, while universities do provide benefits, the case for increasing their public funding is dubious.

Jan 18, 2025 | torontosun.com | Matthew Lau

After raising property taxes 9.5% last year, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s proposed 2025 budget raises property taxes by a further 6.9% this year. If approved by council, this would be an unjustified increase. The 9.5% tax increase in 2024 didn’t improve city services. On the contrary, by many important measures, the city’s taxpayers paid more but got less. Take traffic and transit for example.

Jan 15, 2025 | msn.com | Matthew Lau

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