Steve Lafleur

Steve Lafleur is a research director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), leading the Building New Foundations for Economic Growth research program. He also leads the IRPP’s initiative exploring the role of industrial policy in navigating Canada’s next economic transformation. He has 15 years of experience working on issues ranging from housing policy to public finance and has authored or co-authored more than 50 research papers with four Canadian think tanks. He was most recently a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute as well as an independent columnist and researcher. His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, TVO and other print publications, and he has appeared on radio and television networks across the country. He holds an MA in political science from Wilfrid Laurier University and a BA from Laurentian University.  

Recent Policy Options articles by Steve: 

• We live in a dangerous world. Canada needs to bulk up
• Industrial policy may have part of the answer to Canada’s productivity problem
• Learn and Relearn French Outside of Quebec 
• Ontario’s Growth Targets Won’t Solve the Province’s Housing Crisis 
• Canada Should Recommit to Bilingualism 

• Policy analysis and advice 
• Economic and fiscal policy 
• Housing policy