‘Forge a new approach in this increasingly volatile world’: The best comments from Hub Forum this week
20 October 2023
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.
‘Don’t abandon the working class’: Three key insights from Ed Broadbent’s Hub Dialogue
20 October 2023
Vancouver ‘cannot complain’ about high home prices while limiting development, French urbanist says
5 October 2023
Trevor Tombe: The problem with Alberta’s pension plan campaign
5 October 2023
Alberta says a provincial pension plan would have big benefits, but critics say it makes optimistic assumptions
22 September 2023
Lots of debt. Higher interest rates. Big political promises. How sustainable are Canada’s finances?
20 September 2023
Independent or not, groupthink might be the Bank of Canada’s worst enemy
6 September 2023
Michael Bonner: Neoliberal extremism is the true tyranny of our age
4 September 2023
Patrick Luciani: Nostalgia for outdated economic policies is no solution for today’s workers
4 September 2023
Allison Knee: Neglecting to properly teach financial literacy is doing young Canadians a massive disservice
30 August 2023
Can the housing crisis be fixed without lowering current property values? Analysts are skeptical
23 August 2023
Trevor Tombe: Inflation is falling, but hold your applause for the government
26 July 2023
Trevor Tombe: After another rate hike, will the Bank of Canada’s inflation battle ever end?
12 July 2023
With repealing national child care not ‘credible,’ Conservatives set their sights on fixing it
12 July 2023
Patrick Luciani: Yes to socialism, no to prosperity: Chile is in danger of discarding the reason for its riches
9 June 2023
Amidst a swirling tide of new ideas, Canada’s economic institutions remain bastions of orthodoxy
23 May 2023
Stephen Poloz: Here’s how to increase government revenues without raising taxes
11 May 2023
The government promises $13B to Volkswagen and the opposition responds with ‘astonishing’ silence
27 April 2023
What do the ‘neoliberal shills’ believe in 2023?
13 April 2023
Canadian politicians are spending billions to bring companies to Canada. Is it worth it?
30 March 2023
