We need leaders to focus on economic growth: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Unless we openly acknowledge the importance of raising our economic growth, we are likely to continue on the path to stagnation, writes Philip...
Liberals' Build Back Better slogan meaningless without economic growth: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
In this election, Canadians should especially focus on economic policies because much is at stake in the future with the challenges ahead of...
Reopen Canada's economy or rebuild it? Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Whether the damage done to the economy is transitory or structural has important implications for businesses and governments, writes Philip Cross in the...
Lessons from '08-'09 financial crisis don't apply to pandemic downturn: New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (June 23, 2021): While Canada’s economy seems to be recovering from the COVID pandemic, data from the first quarter of 2021...
Inflation may be even higher than it seems: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The difficulty of forecasting in the current environment means widespread assurances that the spike in inflation is temporary are questionable, writes Philip Cross...
The inflation tax is back. Americans have been hit first but soon we’ll be feeling it too: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The tab is coming due for the eye-popping public spending of the past year, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...
How will the pandemic-induced ‘YOLO economy’ hit Canada? Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Postpandemic, many millennials will have a wad of cash in their pockets and be fired up for life’s adventures, rather than the drudgery of...
We could grow like a Celtic Tiger too, if we had Irish policies: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Instead, political risk, glacial permitting and transportation bottlenecks discourage companies from coming here, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is an...
Beware the bullwhip effect as the economy springs back to life: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
The bullwhip effect may be in force as it does, but that can be tempered with a lot less economic pain than we...
Will Canada's Rapidly Expanding Money Supply Result in Higher Inflation? New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 24, 2021): Despite a generally slowing economy, a surge of commodity prices has sparked concerns about a resurgence of inflation....