22 Quotes by Don Drummond

"It wouldn't be unfair to say that not only is the horse out of the barn but Finance has no idea where the horse has gone."

"This is not just about tax cuts. It's about a cultural shift involving a major review of public policy and an increased commitment by the private sector to investment and innovation."

"These views are unfortunate, since the reality is almost the exact opposite."

"The Canadian dollar really turns on commodity prices."

"Industrial policy too often amounts to taxing the winners to subsidize the losers."

"Canada has recorded a remarkably bad productivity performance. Productivity has been tepid in terms of absolute growth rates and relative to the growth and levels recorded in other major economies. If this continues it will threaten the standard of living of Canadians."

"If Finance was convinced it was a problem -- and it was being driven by inadequacy of the tax system -- it should have been dealt with couple of years ago,"

"I don't think they have the financial wherewithal to do both."

"You could take this equalization burden away from Ontario and it's still going to have those dollar issues, and the commodity prices issues."

"The key factor in that expectation is the pronounced slowdown in the U.S. economy,"