Lessons for the U.S. from Canadian reforms

For the first monthly Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon of the 2016-2017 season, the keynote speaker was Jason Clemens, executive vice president of the Fraser Institute. He shared about Canada's pre-reform days and its 1990s era of restructuring, as well as the country's reform results.

Founded in 1985, the Economic Club of Phoenix (ECP) brings internationally renowned speakers to the Valley to share valuable insights on how they are meeting the challenges that face their respective industries. For the first monthly ECP Luncheon of the 2016-2017 season, the keynote speaker was Jason Clemens, the executive vice president of the Fraser Institute headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

"What I want to share with you today is an extraordinary period in Canadian history when the nature of our country changed and some lessons that can be useful for the United States as it goes through similar problems," Clemens said.

Listen to Clemens' keynote presentation:

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This event also featured up-to-the-minute research from W. P. Carey's Economics Professor Dennis Hoffman who said headwinds for the next president: Aging baby boomers are one cause for the declining labor force participation rates.