Tom Flanagan

4 weeks ago | dorchesterreview.ca | Tom Flanagan

By Tom FlanaganFrom the Archives: Originally published in THE DORCHESTER REVIEW, Autumn/Winter 2017, pp. 57-61. The Dorchester Review asked me to respond to the question, “How good was Stephen Harper for Aboriginals?” But there can be no single answer to a question like that because it all depends on what one would like to see happen.

Nov 19, 2024 | todayville.com | Tom Flanagan

By Tom FlanaganWhen Justin Trudeau came to power in 2015, he memorably said that the welfare of Indigenous Canadians was his highest priority. He certainly has delivered on his promise, at least in terms of shovelling out money. During his 10 years in office, budgeted Indigenous spending has approximately tripled, from about $11 billion to almost $33 billion.

Nov 18, 2024 | fraserinstitute.org | Tom Flanagan |Tegan Hill |Alex Whalen |Jake Fuss

A Tale of Two Provinces: Economic and Fiscal Performance of Ontario and Quebec in the 21st Century is a new study that finds Ontario’s economic and fiscal performance over the past two decades has been comparatively weak and noticeably worse than neighbouring Quebec, as Ontario’s GDP-per-person in 2000 was the 2nd highest across the country before falling to 5th in 2022.

Oct 6, 2024 | iusedtotalk.substack.com | Tom Flanagan

Beginning things has never been my forte. I sit here most days and think, "How do I start this? "What do I write down first?”. And of course, there are no real rules to follow other than the ones I set for myself. But still I always struggle. Ending things, however, I’ve always been good at it. Not in the sense that they’re ever easy, but even when I write, I know how something will end. I know the last line and the words, and I build a world around them. I do it with my life too.

Sep 25, 2024 | iusedtotalk.substack.com | Tom Flanagan

I’ve mentioned it already but I love autumn. I’m writing this on the first day of the season and I’ve already found myself looking outside, trying to catch a glimpse of the green turning gold. It’s also sunny and 21 degrees but I refuse (!) to let that take away from the seasonal facts as stated by the Gregorian calendar. Everyone loves summer and dreads the cold but I’ve been secretly willing autumn into existence for months now.