Global Response to the Great Recession Threatens the World’s Economy: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (February 28, 2019): The near-future may be bleak for the global economy; trade tensions, uncertainty, and slow-downs are ...
Tag: economy
A new model of educational funding: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Moving to Income Share Agreements may be one way to make the cost of education an investment rather than a ...
Deficit debate clouding the big picture on government spending: MLI commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and ...
Welcome those foreign takeovers. At least someone still dares invest here: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Foreign takeovers are beneficial; new owners inject new ideas and funds into the host country, reinvigorating complacent businesses, writes Philip ...
The Kondo effect: The economy-changing magic of tidying up: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
What if decluttering leads to a decision to actually spend less on things, rather than to replace the bags headed ...
Cannabis bump won’t make up for oil slump impact on employment: New MLI labour market report
OTTAWA, ON (January 23, 2019): Record low prices for Alberta oil mean bad news for employment figures across the country, according ...
When the gig economy becomes a public health issue: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
It is not difficult to imagine a future where income instability results in behaviours that have a negative impact on ...
Central bankers can blame themselves for undermining their political ‘independence’: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
There is nothing sacrosanct about the guarantees of central bank independence. It is not written in any constitution. The political ...
The Canadian Politician Who Could Help Trump Fuse Populism and Conservatism: Sean Speer in Real Clear Politics
Thus far, the Ford government has done a better job than the Trump Administration in translating its populist impulses into ...
A recession could be different this time – for workers and the unemployment rate: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
A slowdown of some kind could be a real possibility in the near future. Linda Nazareth discusses how a new ...
Canada’s Economy Continues to Send Negative Signals: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (January 8, 2019) Canada’s economy continues to send negative signals, boding poorly for the year to come. The ...
The rise of the perennial: How the over-55 are beginning to dominate the workforce: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Back in 1976, just under 12 per cent of jobs in Canada were held by those aged over 55. Now, ...
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Time for an intervention – an urgent call to end “gender-affirming” treatments for children: J. Edward Les for Inside Policy
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Conservatives can reject destructive left-wing policies and still take climate change seriously: Brian Lee Crowley in the National Post
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Success assured? Appraising the Canadian-led Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Latvia
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Widespread shortages, skyrocketing costs: the growing calamity that is government-controlled child care
