February 25, 2023opinionRecord high employment, yet slowing inflation and flat growth – what gives?John Rapley4 min read
February 23, 2023opinionCanada’s worker ‘shortage’ is an illusion, and bringing in cheap labour doesn’t helpMikal Skuterud4 min read
February 13, 2023opinionIn defence of being poor: Are Western countries too rich for their own good?John Rapley4 min read
February 9, 2023opinionNo, artificial intelligence isn’t coming for your jobs – but that’s not a good thingPatrick Gill3 min read
February 9, 2023opinionWith Alberta’s surging economy, Danielle Smith’s blame-Ottawa strategy is in questionTodd Hirsch3 min read
February 8, 2023opinionIn this politicized climate, the Bank of Canada needs to be a lot better at communicatingJames Hymas4 min read
February 8, 2023opinionHousing isn’t just an affordability issue – it hurts the economy more than you thinkSteve Lafleur3 min read
January 28, 2023opinionThe year ahead for 2023: Good for workers, bad and ugly for investorsJohn Rapley4 min read
January 25, 2023opinionThe Bank of Canada did its job: Rising interest rates and inflation look to be endingTrevor Tombe4 min read
January 24, 2023opinionBeyond the Bank of Canada’s rate hikes: The era of low interest rates is overCraig Alexander4 min read
January 15, 2023opinionTime to rethink recessions and economic growth – less could be moreJohn Rapley4 min read
January 12, 2023opinionThe Bank of Canada’s millions in balance-sheet losses are only the beginningSonja Chen and Trevor Tombe3 min read
January 4, 2023opinionIn fighting inflation, governments aren’t making the Bank of Canada’s job any easierJeremy Kronick4 min read
January 2, 2023opinionIn 2023, geopolitics will push the world economy closer to recessionTodd Hirsch3 min read
December 31, 2022opinionLook past the economic gloom, millennials and Gen Z – the future is brightJohn Rapley4 min read
December 25, 2022opinionNo, immigration is not some magic pill for saving the economyDavid Green4 min read
December 16, 2022opinionWe’ll never get back to low inflation, and we shouldn’t even tryJohn Rapley5 min read
December 15, 2022opinionChatGPT, AI can boost the economy by removing language barriers for immigrants seeking employmentAjay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb3 min read
December 13, 2022opinionAlberta conservatives look to Quebec model – but they may want to run the numbers againDuane Bratt4 min read
December 11, 2022opinionPromises, promises: Bank of Canada finally gets its communications rightSteve Ambler and Jeremy Kronick4 min read
December 10, 2022opinionIt’s not over: Xi Jinping’s rebuke of Justin Trudeau could bring economic consequencesIan Bremmer4 min read
December 8, 2022opinionAbout that worker ‘shortage’: Why are governments helping drive down wages?Don Wright4 min read
December 6, 2022opinionHigher interest rates will cause a recession – how do we pick up the pieces?Steven Tobin and Parisa Mahboubi3 min read
December 6, 2022opinionCanada’s $1.1-trillion debt is shockingly high – it threatens all that we value Andrew Auerbach4 min read
December 3, 2022opinionPandemic hangover is pushing U.S. shoppers to put debt concerns aside and just live it upgus carlson3 min read
December 3, 2022opinionYes, the Bank of Canada has waged a ‘class war’ – but not the one you thinkJohn Rapley4 min read
December 1, 2022opinionCanada’s overly educated work force is nothing to be proud ofRob Csernyik4 min read
November 28, 2022opinionIf Indo-Pacific strategy falters, it’d be ‘our country’s future that is being stolen’ Shawn Barber4 min read
November 28, 2022opinionWas the Emergencies Act really about the economy? Depends on whom you ask David Moscrop4 min read