Tag: economic policy

OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2021): This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – a moment of commemoration, mourning, ...

Parties are out-competing themselves in massive giveaways in the belief that deficit spending has no economic cost, writes Jack Mintz ...

Despite its easy political appeal, a wealth tax in Canada is not needed and would not deliver either the promised ...

Scarce labour is giving workers some long-overdue bargaining power, writes Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail.  By Linda Nazareth, ...

An expert panel might be just the right medicine to get us back on the path to a tax system ...

The Liberals ceded direct control over oil sands emissions when it implemented a carbon tax instead of a 'cap-and-trade' system, ...

Unless we openly acknowledge the importance of raising our economic growth, we are likely to continue on the path to ...

The political appeal of tax hikes rather than spending cuts during an election is clear. Even still, the best way ...

OTTAWA, ON (August 20, 2021): Following a rocky start to Canada’s vaccine rollout, this country is now leading its peers ...

View the full, updated COVID Misery Index (CMI) here. Download the data for the August 20 update here. For more information, ...

The goal of doubling GDP in three decades sounds audacious but it requires annual growth of 2.5 percent, writes Philip ...

Whether the damage done to the economy is transitory or structural has important implications for businesses and governments, writes Philip ...