Tag: Philip Cross

Canada wasted its opportunity to focus on policies that raise long-term potential, which means we have fewer and less effective ...

With the government having announced a significant fiscal stimulus to combat the spread of COVID-19, but will it be enough ...

A historic drop in oil prices has serious implications for the Canadian economy. "It certainly going to hurt incomes, it's ...

OTTAWA, ON (March 11, 2020): With the COVID-19 (or “coronavirus”) outbreak hampering the global economy, it is tempting to blame ...

OTTAWA, ON (March 4, 2020): With the Bank of Canada slashing its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to ...

Following a dramatic slide due fears stemming from the COVID-19 (or, coronavirus) outbreak, markets saw a slight improvement. However, concerns over ...

OTTAWA, ON (March 3, 2020): With growing warning signs in the global economy, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s latest Leading Economic Indicator ...

Not being able to quickly and efficiently move goods across the nation and to export markets further damages Canada’s attractiveness ...

OTTAWA, ON (February 5, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) is once again pointing to slow growth on ...

OTTAWA, ON (January 29, 2020) As the economy continues to trudge along with persistently slow economic growth, there are worrying ...

The combination of a decade of slow income growth and mounting debt has left Canada’s economy vulnerable to a shock, ...

OTTAWA, ON (January 9, 2020): The most recent Macdonald-Laurier Institute Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) update reveals that Canada’s trend of slow ...