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Rapidly increasing spending and skyrocketing federal debt means our debt servicing costs will soar as well. The Montreal Economic Institute lays out the numbers and the hard truths of what this will entail for Canadian taxpayers down the road.
Read MoreWith automation increasing and displacing more and more jobs, it is important to understand how workers view this looming threat so as to better support them in their transition to new opportunities. This American Enterprise Institute paper examines these risk perceptions amongst truckers and provides some general recommendations for policymakers based on the counterintuitive findings.
Read MoreA vast majority of Canadians polled were supportive of Biden winning the presidency. But what does his election mean for Canada – U.S. trade relations that have been rocky in recent years? The Hub’s Sean Speer discusses at the Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Read MoreAre conversations about cancel culture really worthwhile? Or are they more like the band members on the deck of the Titanic arguing about what song to play while the ship…
Read MoreMonday’s federal budget, with all its big spending promises and program commitments, leaves future generations carrying the burden for today’s payoff, says Don Drummond for C. D. Howe Institute. Still, it could have been worse: while many proposals were included, still some were mercifully excluded.
Read MoreWhile the federal budget released on Monday was packed full with red ink and new spending, including $30 billion for a national childcare strategy, it was light on any real plan for effective economic recovery, says Jake Fuss and Alex Whalen for the Fraser Institute’s Fraser Forum blog.
Read MoreFewer Canadian companies are going public, and this is bad news for our economy, according to this University of Calgary public policy research paper. Stifled by a hostile regulatory and governance ecosystem, companies are opting to stay private or sell to foreign buyers—bad news when Canada’s reliance on public markets is the highest in the world.
Read MoreAmerica has a growth problem, and John Van Reenen, a professor at MIT, proposes a “moon shot” solution—a permanent $100 billion per year Grand Innovation Fund to drive research in crucial areas of climate change, pandemics, or anywhere else where innovation is lacking.
Read MoreCanada’s housing market is setting records and doesn’t look to be slowing any time soon, according to this report from RBC Economics. Home resales and new sellers entering the market both reached all-time highs in March, and benchmark prices are up 20% relative to a year ago.
Read MoreWhile Canada may have been established with the vision of a single free market within our borders, this is not the case today. Unnecessary regulations and tariffs are hindering interprovincial trade and slowing economic growth, especially amongst the poorest provinces according to this report from the Montreal Economic Institute.
Read MoreCanada should be aggressively seeking to take advantage of the more than US $25 trillion in infrastructure needed in the Indo-Pacific region by 2030. Doing so would grow Canadian businesses and strengthen ties with our allies, say experts in discussion at this Macdonald-Laurier Institute event.
Read MoreDespite our slowing economy, MLI Senior Fellow Philip Cross is concerned that a surge of commodity prices will lead to higher inflation. He outlines his case here in Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s quarterly economic report.
Read MoreDo we still need political parties? Or are they needlessly polarizing? Would scrapping them altogether lead to better politics overall? The Hub’s Sean Speer joins a panel of guests on The Agenda to debate.
Read MoreDemocracy in Hong Kong has been struck a crushing blow in recent weeks with Beijing exercising sweeping new authorities to amend the former British Colony’s Basic Law. What does this mean for Hong Kong and its citizens? Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Pod Bless Canada podcast explores the issue.
Read MoreJob creation will be right near the top of Canada’s to-do list exiting the pandemic. One sure way to increase jobs is by lowering personal income-tax rates. Dropping the top statutory rate from 33%-29% could result in the creation of 110,000 jobs in the private sector, this Fraser Institute study finds.
Read MoreCanada remains stuck near the bottom of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index, netting out at 11th place in this week’s overall combined rankings.
Read MoreIs the world poised for surging rates of increased inflation post-pandemic? Should Canadians be worried about rising prices for years to come? Check out the episode of the Munk Debates podcast to hear Manoj Pradhan and David Rosenberg lay out their cases for and against.
Read MoreThe Canadian job market has become increasingly polarized over the last 30 years, according to this report from Public Policy Forum. What is to be done with the fact that there are few and fewer opportunities for mid-skilled workers?
Read MoreIs the “Great Stagnation” of the post-1970s set to end with the arrival of new innovations? Or is our lack of true progress and sluggish economic growth set to continue even post-pandemic? James Pethokoukis hosts a panel to discuss on American Enterprise Institute’s Political Economy podcast.
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