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PBO overlooks spending commitments at Canada’s peril

Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
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Our Immigration System Should Focus on Economic Growth, Not Short-term Political Gain

Parisa Mahboubi
  • Demographics and Immigration
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AI Is Not Rocket Science: Ideas for Achieving Liftoff in Canadian AI Adoption

Michiel van de Panne, Cinda Heeren, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Joanna McGrenere, Raymond Ng, Margo Seltzer, Leonid Sigal
  • Innovation and Business Growth
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How the Canada Post Strike Plays Out is a Bellwether of our National Future

Les Viner
  • Education, Skills and Labour Market, Innovation and Business Growth
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Canadian Economy Contracts, But Does Not Meet Recession Definition

  • Business Cycle
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Trumpian mercantilism, meet basic arithmetic

Steve Ambler, Jerzy Konieczny
  • Monetary Policy, Trade and International Policy
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The case for a rate cut was clear, but the future remains cloudy

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
  • Monetary Policy, Trade and International Policy
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Immigration Policy Still in Need of a Course Correction

  • Demographics and Immigration, Education, Skills and Labour Market
  • Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Cut Overnight Rate to 2.50 Percent Next Week and to 2.25 Percent in October, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council

  • Financial Services and Regulation, Monetary Policy
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Opinions & Editorials

PBO overlooks spending commitments at Canada’s peril
Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 2, 2025
Opinions & Editorials

Time to break the glass on Canada’s investment emergency
Mawakina Bafale, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 26, 2025
Graphic Intelligence

Canada’s Rising Debt Levels and the Outlook for Interest Costs
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 22, 2025
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What Canadians Can Expect From Parliament This Fall with Paul Wells and Colin Busby
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 15, 2025
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What Canadians Can Expect From Parliament This Fall with Paul Wells and Colin Busby
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 15, 2025
Intelligence Memos

The Three Big Challenges Facing Parliament Next Week
Colin Busby
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 12, 2025
Videos

Bill Robson on CBC: Ottawa’s plan to help sectors, workers hurt by Trump tariffs
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 8, 2025
Opinions & Editorials

Weak Within and Shaken by Tariffs, Canada Needs a New Economic and Fiscal Model
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 8, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Transparency, Please, for Alberta’s Productivity Review Cabinet Committee
Lennie Kaplan
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 8, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Move Now: A 12-Month Capacity Reset for Canada
Harvey Naglie
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 4, 2025
Research

Shaken by Tariffs, Still Weak from Within: Canada Needs a New Economic and Fiscal Model
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 4, 2025
Intelligence Memos

The CRA and Government Can Often Have Problems When Administering Tax Proposals as If They Were Law
Kim G. C. Moody
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 26, 2025
Research

Federal Expenditure Review: Welcome, But Flawed
John Lester
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 14, 2025
Graphic Intelligence

Post-COVID Debt Trends: Federal Burden Remains High as Others Pull Back
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 7, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Confronting Canada’s Fiscal Future
Trevor Tombe
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 1, 2025
Intelligence Memos

We’re Still Losing the Affordable Housing War
Tasnim Fariha
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 30, 2025
Intelligence Memos

From Rebate to Rate Cut: Low-Income Households Lose Out
Nicholas Dahir, Leslie Shiell
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 17, 2025
Research

An Assessment of Canada’s 2021-22 Inflation Surge
David Andolfatto, Fernando M. Martin
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 17, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Ottawa’s Cost-Cutting Axe Needs to Swing More Widely
Alexandre Laurin, John Lester
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 15, 2025
Graphic Intelligence

Income Tax Reliance Up Nearly 25% From 2010-2023, Outpacing Other Tax Bases
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 7, 2025
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