Mars 27, 2018 11:14AM

Your trade war is my export opportunity

Steven Globerman

F1 visas issued by the U.S. government to students from mainland China have dropped by roughly 46 per cent.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

trade, barriers to trade, trade war, donald trump, china, chinese students, post-secondary schools, tuition

Mars 26, 2018 4:08PM

B.C.-Alberta pipeline war imbued with environmental hypocrisy

Kenneth P. Green

Price controls led to long lineups and dry tanks at gas stations.

Sujet:

Environment, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

pipelines, crude oil pipeline, alberta pipeline, trans mountain pipeline, oil and gas, rachel notley, john horgan, price controls, gasoline, trade, oilsands, climate

Mars 23, 2018 3:48PM

Each episode of financial disaster is a little different than the others

William Watson

A phrase heard almost hourly at the conference was “this time is different.”

Sujet:

Alberta’s 2018 budget—a breathtaking exercise in complacency

Ben Eisen

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

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Your trade war is my export opportunity

B.C.-Alberta pipeline war imbued with environmental hypocrisy

Each episode of financial disaster is a little different than the others

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

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