Clean and Green but Not Very Lean: Our Analysis of the Federal Budget 2023
With the fiscal shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic fading into the background, the federal government is now repositioning itself to…
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Sprinting to Surplus: Our Analysis of the Ontario Budget 2023
Despite the Ontario budget having the highest price tag for any provincial budget ever, the province’s revenue windfall means it…
Bank of Canada holds rates steady while making cuts to its quantitative easing program
The Conference Board of Canada’s Economist Sasan Fouladirad offers the following insights on today’s Bank of Canada interest rate decision…
Budget 2021: A Big Bet On Future Growth
This op-ed was originally published by iPolitics on April 20, 2021. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s inaugural budget is intended to transform…
Record-high debt a long-term concern for governments in Canada
This op-ed was originally published in iPolitics on December 10, 2020. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic will leave…
Government to the rescue, again
The Conference Board of Canada’s Chief Economist Pedro Antunes offers the following economic insights on today’s Federal Fiscal Update: Minister…
Tough road ahead for Alberta
The Conference Board of Canada’s Senior Economists Daniel Fields and Sam Goucher offer the following insights on Alberta’s 2020 Budget:…
BC remains in sound fiscal position
The Conference Board of Canada’s Economists Richard Forbes and Daniel Fields offer insights on British Columbia’s 2020 Budget: A strong…