Thank you for your interest in our blog in 2015. We’re taking a break for the holidays and will resume posting on Jan. 4.
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December 23, 2015
3:00AM
In order to give a good gift you have to understand, as economists do, that value is subjective.
December 22, 2015
10:44AM
Research shows that increasing financial transparency contributes to improved governance and reduced corruption.
December 22, 2015
3:00AM
The average U.S. charitable donation in 2013 was US$5,342—almost three-and-a-half times the average Canadian donation of C$1,574.
December 18, 2015
4:02PM
Today, Standard and Poor’s downgraded the Alberta government’s credit rating in part due to “concerns of weak budgetary performances and rising debt burden.”
December 18, 2015
3:00AM
When federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts next week, expanding the Canada Pension Plan will be on the agenda.
December 17, 2015
3:00AM
Housing markets in Canada’s largest cities are once again the subject of national news, this time because of an increase of the minimum down payments for government-backed mortgages.
December 16, 2015
3:00AM
A higher target rate will raise uncertainty about future inflation and be costly for the economy.
December 11, 2015
3:15PM
On the mainline general-interest CBC shows, you almost never hear praise for markets.
December 11, 2015
10:23AM
The issue of whether the new federal government requires explicit approval of the electorate via a referendum to change the way parliamentarians and our federal government is elected is gaining a surprising amount of attention.
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