The economy is always a hot topic, and for good reason. It can affect everything from the cost of groceries to the interest rates on your mortgage. In this section of the site, we explore the Canadian economy, economic statements and budgets from the government and how the economy is affecting everyday Canadians and businesses.
We also provide analysis of how different economic policies could affect you and your family. Stay up to date on all things related to the Canadian economy right here.
Higher corporate taxes won’t help Canadians they will hurt Canadians. Increasing them will further discourage business investment in Canada and force successful Canadian companies to either constrain or cancel any growth plans. New taxes on profits will hurt consumers, employees, suppliers, and investors.
Should Poilievre win, he’s been very clear about who he’ll be governing for: those Main Street Canadians who have too often been forgotten and left behind.
When Ralph Klein became premier of Alberta in the 1990s, he focused on deregulation, tax cuts, and a reduction in government spending. The outcome? Improved economic mobility for all Albertans.
Lisa Lalande, the CEO of Century Initiative, joins Hub Dialogues to discuss Century Initiative’s work, the problem of Canada’s aging population, and why Canada should be aiming to grow to 100 million by the year 2100.
By recognizing the decades-long failure of previous governments to raise enough revenue from Boomers to pay for their healthy retirements, the current B.C. government correctly acknowledges that it has inherited a structural deficit.
The task of connecting Canadians is vital for our economic health and well-being. This isn’t easy in a country with relatively few major cities spread out over vast distances, but it would be impossible without trucks and major roads.
Amanda Lang and Sean Speer discuss Canada’s slowing inflation rate in January and its possible economic and political consequences, as well as a new study out of the University of British Columbia on Canadian health-care spending and the intergenerational issues that it raises.
If Canadian policymakers want to emulate some of Singapore’s economic success and increase living standards, they should strengthen the fundamental linkage between investment risk-taking and the rewards for assuming investment risk.
We must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Neoliberalism should be reformed rather than replaced. We need it now as much as ever.
Canada should hedge its bets and more aggressively pursue trading arrangements with others. Instead of continuing to resist opening our highly protected and low-productivity sectors—like dairy—we should embrace as many markets as possible.
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