economic development

Octobre 24, 2024 1:00AM

Ontario government shovels out heaps of corporate welfare

Matthew Lau

The province's taxpayers gave $4.5 million to the manufacturer of Sour Patch Kids candy.

Étiquettes:

ontario government spending, corporate welfare, ontario corporate welfare, transfer payments, economic development

Août 11, 2024 4:30AM

Nighttime light intensity exposes failure of autocratic regimes

Vincent Geloso

Nighttime light is artificial so its level should depict—all else being equal—levels of development.

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, economic development, GDP, autocrats

Janvier 31, 2024 2:30AM

Prosperity waning due to Ottawa’s misguided population growth policy

Jock Finlayson

Per-person GDP fell by at least two per cent last year and is set for a repeat performance in 2024.

Étiquettes:

population growth, economic development, living standards, housing demand

Novembre 29, 2023 3:00AM

Federal government clearly misstates its economic record

Jock Finlayson

Since 2015 Canada has posted some of the weakest economic growth numbers in half a century.

Étiquettes:

economic growth, economic development, canadian economy, incentives, GDP growth

Juillet 27, 2023 9:18AM

Cabinet shuffle won’t improve Canada’s weak economic performance

Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

Canada’s average income per person is now lower than income levels in 41 U.S. states.

Étiquettes:

canadian economy, economic growth, economic development, economic performance, economic policy

Octobre 8, 2019 1:00AM

The Myths of Local Food Policy: Lessons from the Economic and Social History of the Food System

Pierre Desrochers

Étiquettes:

economic development, food security, food prices, food supply, food sources, food, food supply management, agricultural policy

Novembre 17, 2015 3:00AM