Reductions in purchasing power tend to be concentrated among lower-income workers.
inflation rate
October 27, 2022
2:31PM
Ottawa is spending nearly one-third more than it was in 2019 before the pandemic.
June 29, 2022
10:19AM
Ottawa should stop imposing costly ESG reporting mandates on companies.
June 22, 2022
11:34AM
The inflation rate for supply managed products such as butter and milk outpaced the general rate.
June 14, 2022
4:02PM
Persistent labour shortages are helping drive up costs.
May 22, 2022
6:30PM
While the Bank of Canada is beginning to shed assets, it will take sustained aggressive action to get control of the situation.
May 12, 2022
10:45AM
The 2021 agreement introduced a new goal—that monetary policy should also support maximum “sustainable” employment.
April 15, 2022
7:00AM
Government tax revenues can increase even though the inflation-adjusted incomes of most Canadians do not.
April 13, 2022
9:47AM
Ramping up interest rates at this juncture places more of the burden of fighting inflation on consumers.