Mars 23, 2018 9:04AM

Alberta’s 2018 budget—a breathtaking exercise in complacency

Once its net debt reaches $48 billion in 2020/21, Alberta will have burned through $83 billion in net assets in 13 years.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta budget, debt and deficit, alberta government spending, rachel notley, joe ceci, net debt, net assets, deficit spending, calgary, per-person debt

Mars 21, 2018 9:53AM

Premier Notley and pipelines—better late than never

Kenneth P. Green

The federal carbon-price scheme raises Alberta’s carbon tax to $50 per tonne by 2022.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, john horgan, oil and gas, alberta pipeline, pipelines, kinder morgan pipeline, jason kenney, carbon pricing, carbon tax, Justin Trudeau

Mars 20, 2018 9:51AM

Ontario’s throne speech ignores growth and competitiveness

Ben Eisen

Only New Brunswick and Nova Scotia created fewer private-sector jobs than Ontario, on average, each year between 2007 and 2016.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

jobs, Job growth, employment growth, ontario jobs, ontario throne speech, ontario budget, entrepreneurship, ontario private sector, kathleen wynne, economic growth

Mars 19, 2018 3:46PM

Debt and decline—Ontario’s challenges in three snapshots

Livio Di Matteo

Ontario’s upcoming provincial budget will likely include a significant increase in government spending with an eye on the spring election.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario, ontario debt, ontario deficit, ontario budget, productivitiy, per capita GDP, kathleen wynne, charles sousa, living standards, economic growth

Mars 16, 2018 10:44AM

Canada’s shadow economy—a shadow of its former self

William Watson

Statistics Canada is paying people to gather data on the current price of weed.

Sujet:

Canadian household debt concerns are overblown

Livio Di Matteo

The ratio of household net worth-to-GDP has risen over time.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

household debt, debt-to-GDP-ratio, government debt, federal government spending, Ottawa, alberta, ontario, central bank, interest rates, credit

Mars 12, 2018 11:09AM

Greater economic freedom—the key to better lives for women in the Middle East and beyond

Rosemarie Fike

Not surprisingly, low-ranking countries include Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.

Sujet:

Economic Freedom

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, international women's day, women's rights, women’s literacy, women and progress, saudi arabia, gender disparity, middle east, africa

Mars 9, 2018 3:38PM

The gender question in economics

William Watson

Universities are actually eager to increase the proportion of female professors.

Sujet:

Turmoil in Washington may have immediate consequences for Canada

Steven Globerman

With this week’s resignation of Gary Cohn, President Trump’s mercantilist trade advisors are on the ascent.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

trade, donald trump, trade barriers, tariffs, NAFTA, cross-border trade, mercantilism, exchange rate, canadian dollar, capital investment, bank of canada

Mars 7, 2018 4:25PM

Empty Homes Tax—Vancouver City Hall barking up the wrong tree

Josef Filipowicz

It takes 21 months (on average) for homebuilders to obtain building permits from Vancouver City Hall.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

empty homes tax, taxes, homebuilders, homebuilding, foreign homebuyers, vancouver housing, Gregor Robertson, vancouver city hall

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Alberta’s 2018 budget—a breathtaking exercise in complacency

Premier Notley and pipelines—better late than never

Ontario’s throne speech ignores growth and competitiveness

Debt and decline—Ontario’s challenges in three snapshots

Canada’s shadow economy—a shadow of its former self

Canadian household debt concerns are overblown

Greater economic freedom—the key to better lives for women in the Middle East and beyond

The gender question in economics

Turmoil in Washington may have immediate consequences for Canada

Empty Homes Tax—Vancouver City Hall barking up the wrong tree

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