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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
  • Demographics and Immigration, Energy and Natural Resources, Monetary Policy, Public Governance and Accountability, Public Investments and Infrastructure, Trade and International Policy
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
  • Demographics and Immigration, Energy and Natural Resources, Monetary Policy, Public Governance and Accountability, Public Investments and Infrastructure, Trade and International Policy
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Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges

Douglas Sarro, Edward J. Waitzer
  • Financial Services and Regulation, Industry Regulation and Competition Policy, Innovation and Business Growth
  • Intelligence Memos

No Ivy League Here: Little Variation in Early Income for Grads 

Roger Pizarro Milian, David Walters, David Zarifa
  • Education, Skills and Labour Market
  • Intelligence Memos

Let’s Get Our Existing EU Deal Up and Running Before any Membership Talk

Lawrence Herman
  • Trade and International Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts

Marc Desormeaux
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy, Public Governance and Accountability, Public Investments and Infrastructure
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Revisiting Limited Liability for Corporate Leaders 

Edward J. Waitzer, Elie Waitzer
  • Financial Services and Regulation, Industry Regulation and Competition Policy, Public Governance and Accountability
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Ignore the Noise; Here’s How to Assess the August Job Numbers

Mikal Skuterud
  • Education, Skills and Labour Market
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Coordination, Not Conflict: Competition and Industrial Policy in a Protectionist Era

John Pecman
  • Industry Regulation and Competition Policy
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Keeping Our Fiscal Powder Dry: Why Rising Public Debt Leaves Canada Less Prepared for the Next Crisis
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 8, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts
Marc Desormeaux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 5, 2026
Graphic Intelligence

As Canada Works Toward NATO Defence Spending Commitment, Fiscal Constraints Loom
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 28, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Big Capital Deduction a Good Step, but Ottawa Needs to do More 
Mawakina Bafale, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 25, 2026
Videos

Is Canada Heading Toward a US-Style Debt Crisis?
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 24, 2026
Podcasts

Is Canada Heading Toward a US-Style Debt Crisis?
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 24, 2026
Research

Uneven Playing Field: The Global Minimum Tax and Canadian Competitiveness
Geoffrey S. Turner
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 24, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

The 2026 federal budget must deliver stronger growth and sustainable finances: Drummond
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 21, 2026
Research

The Endgame: Time to Act on Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Challenges
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 16, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities
Kate Koplovich, Jeremy Kronick
Demographics and Immigration
September 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Fiscal Redistribution in Canada: Better Principled Than the Debate Suggests
Brian Lewis, Yiming Sun
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 14, 2026
Graphic Intelligence

Canada’s Fiscal Room is Shrinking as Government Debt Rises
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 31, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Back to the Future: Guidance from a Historical Perspective of Canada’s Finances
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 27, 2026
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What Happens to Canada When the US Debt Crisis Hits?
Martin Eichenbaum
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 26, 2026
Podcasts

What Happens to Canada When the US Debt Crisis Hits?
Martin Eichenbaum
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 26, 2026
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Putting Programs to the Test: Strengthening the Federal Evaluation Function
John Lester, Benoît Robidoux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 6, 2026
Graphic Intelligence

Fiscal Discipline Leads to More Favourable Borrowing Costs: Let’s Protect Canada’s Advantage
Financial Services and Regulation
August 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada has the Third Lowest Borrowing Costs in the G7. Let’s Keep it That Way
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 29, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The NATO Pledge Will Transform Federal Finances – Show Us How
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 21, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Canada, debt-ridden and stretched, faces an uphill task of 5% defence spending
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 17, 2026
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