According to most models of labour supply, the growth of Canada’s labour force will slow over the coming decades.
stimulus
April 17, 2021
3:00AM
Federal debt as a share of the economy will reach roughly 56 per cent, the highest percentage since 1998.
March 11, 2021
9:20AM
Governments should instead tax less to improve economic growth and spend less to reduce deficits.
December 9, 2020
10:12AM
The government plans to spend up to $100 billion for economic stimulus over the next three years.
March 18, 2020
9:28AM
Most people use extra one-time money from government to pay down debt or save.
November 15, 2014
9:00AM
When French President Francois Hollande visited Canada recently, one hopes the Gallic leader looked around. If he did, he would have noticed a stark difference in the economic opportunities between the two countries with the advantages mostly on this side of the Atlantic.
February 16, 2012
2:00AM
With sales and profits up at General Motors, proponents of the 2009 automotive bailout for GM (and Chrysler) now assert the taxpayer-financed rescue was a success. In a visit to Michigan in late January, U.S. president Barack Obama argued the deal saved jobs. Canadian politicians, including Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who last summer incorrectly asserted taxpayers received all their money back, have made similar boasts.
Given the revisionist history in play, lets place that 2009 deal in proper context.
Given the revisionist history in play, lets place that 2009 deal in proper context.