Stephen Staley: Canada’s economy is trapped in a tangled web of over-regulation. Growth and prosperity demands we cut ourselves free
23 July 2024
The legacy media constantly warns about the ‘far-right’—but struggles to define it
Yuan Yi Zhu: At least his socks were cool
David Polansky: You need to be angrier, Canada
Livio Di Matteo: Justin Trudeau’s disastrous economic legacy in six charts
Joanna Baron: Is the capital gains tax increase dead? Six key laws now in limbo after the Liberals prorogued Parliament
The legacy media constantly warns about the ‘far-right’—but struggles to define it
Yuan Yi Zhu: At least his socks were cool
David Polansky: You need to be angrier, Canada
Livio Di Matteo: Justin Trudeau’s disastrous economic legacy in six charts
Joanna Baron: Is the capital gains tax increase dead? Six key laws now in limbo after the Liberals prorogued Parliament
Economics
The Hub’s news and commentary aim to understand the major developments and trends that are shaping our economy.
Alicia Planincic: It’s not just you. The Canadian economy isn’t doing as well as it looks.
23 July 2024
Theo Argitis: Taking stock of Canada’s complicated economy before tomorrow’s Bank of Canada decision
23 July 2024
The share of Canadian income from government transfers has more than doubled since 2000, up one third since 2015
5 July 2024
The federal government’s temporary foreign worker approvals have increased 176 percent since 2015
28 June 2024
Canadians are shifting from stalled domestic stock markets to foreign investments
26 June 2024
The Fraser Institute: Prime Minister Trudeau’s redistribution economics doesn’t add up
4 June 2024
Michael Mandel: Fixing Canada’s economic slump? There’s an app for that
3 June 2024
‘Lazy,’ ‘imprudent,’ and ‘irresponsible’: The Hub Reacts to the 2024 federal budget
17 April 2024
Daniel Dufort: Pourquoi le libéralisme économique demeure important
18 March 2024
Patrick Luciani: How austerity saved Greece
11 March 2024
Even if Trump loses, is ‘America First’ trade protectionism here to stay?
26 January 2024
‘We’re either a free-market economy or we’re not’: The best comments from Hub readers this week
19 January 2024
Patrick Luciani: Who is the greatest economist of all time?
15 January 2024
The carbon tax has ‘outlived its political welcome’: The best comments from Hub readers this week
12 January 2024
Patrick Luciani: From the West’s decline to Orwell’s complicated life—Here are the top five books I reviewed this year
22 December 2023
Christmas gifts: Worthwhile tradition or inefficient waste of time and money?
22 December 2023
‘A positive surprise’: Five Tweets highlighting the instant reactions to the Fall Economic Statement
22 November 2023
Dueling plans for juicing housing supply show the contrast between Poilievre and Trudeau
6 November 2023
Heather Exner-Pirot: Why the oilsands’ weaknesses are turning into strengths
24 October 2023
