Trevor Tombe: How is Carney going to pay for his commitments? There are some tough choices ahead
10 July 2025
Eric Lombardi: Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing
Scott Staring: Canadian nationalism is committed to the public good
Eric Lombardi: Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing
Scott Staring: Canadian nationalism is committed to the public good
Trevor Tombe
Trevor Tombe is a professor of economics at the University of Calgary, the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at The School of Public Policy, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and a Fellow at the Public Policy Forum.
Trevor Tombe: How much did Canada’s trade retaliation and boycotts actually hurt the U.S.?
25 June 2025
Trevor Tombe: What a higher NATO military spending target means for Canada
12 June 2025
Trevor Tombe: We’re on the verge of a new era for internal trade in Canada—if only the provinces can cooperate
29 May 2025
Trevor Tombe: Why an Alberta Accord makes sense
15 May 2025
Trevor Tombe: The Liberal platform walks away from the party’s own fiscal commitments
21 April 2025
Trevor Tombe: Don’t mess with the Bank of Canada’s mandate
17 April 2025
Trevor Tombe: There’s a lot we can learn from Canada’s last trade-war election
3 April 2025
Trevor Tombe: Duelling tax cuts from the Liberals and Conservatives improve family budgets—but do little for the economy
27 March 2025
Trevor Tombe: Nova Scotia’s big trade reform could shake up the country—for the better
20 March 2025
Trevor Tombe: Canada’s federal deficit is worrying—but it’s nowhere near the fiscal crisis the U.S. is facing
6 March 2025
Trevor Tombe: Poilievre’s plan to spur interprovincial trade is good—but here’s a better one
20 February 2025
Trevor Tombe: There are real limits to what Canada can do in standing up to Trump
6 February 2025
Trevor Tombe: Trump’s tariffs could cost 600,000 Canadian jobs
2 February 2025
Trevor Tombe: Premier Smith is right that restricting oil exports is a bad idea. Here’s a better option
22 January 2025
Trevor Tombe: Is the Alberta pension plan idea dead?
9 January 2025
Trevor Tombe: What do Trump’s threats mean for working Canadians? 2.4 million jobs are exposed to U.S. tariffs
12 December 2024
Trevor Tombe: Carrots, not sticks, for a new climate federalism
28 November 2024
Trevor Tombe: Is Canada betting too much on the United States?
26 November 2024
Trevor Tombe: What Trump’s tax plan means for Canada
14 November 2024
