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…
Right Idea, Wrong Timing? Our Analysis of Quebec’s Budget 2023
Français The Quebec Government issued Budget 2023 on Tuesday, putting forward tax cuts and additional spending at a time when inflation…
Une bonne idée au mauvais moment? Notre analyse du budget du Québec 2023
English Le gouvernement du Québec a présenté mardi son budget 2023, qui prévoit des réductions d’impôt et des dépenses supplémentaires…
Big Returns, Big Spend
The federal government benefited from a significant improvement in its fiscal capacity in the short time since the December 14th…
Inflation proofing the upcoming federal budget
The inflation we are seeing today is a textbook supply and demand story. When too much money chases too few…
Ontario hopes to boost housing affordability
Ontario’s government has just introduced the “More Homes for Everyone Act”, which it hopes will deter speculators from driving up…
Economic Impact on Canada of the War in Ukraine
The Conference Board of Canada’s Chief Economist Pedro Antunes offers the following insights on the economic impact of the Russian…
A Bear Unleashed
The shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended conditions far and wide. What people had hoped was only bluster…
Good policy can make for good football
Can policy makers really have an impact on the economy, create jobs and even lift economic growth, or rather, should…