<time datetime="2024-09-12T05:00:00-04:00">September 12, 2024</time>

Study in Brief

  • Business investment in Canada has been so weak since 2015 that capital per worker is falling.
  • A longstanding gap…
<time datetime="2024-08-29T05:00:00-04:00">August 29, 2024</time>

Study in Brief

  • Canada’s changing demographics matter for public finances. Canada’s baby boom from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s…
<time datetime="2024-07-11T00:00:01-04:00">July 11, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • While Canada’s skilled immigration system has been the envy of the world for decades, the post-pandemic years…
<time datetime="2024-06-05T00:00:01-04:00">June 5, 2024</time>

The Study In Brief 

Governments around the world rely on the predictions of global energy agencies to inform their own domestic…

<time datetime="2024-03-27T06:00:00-04:00">March 27, 2024</time>

Weakness in Canadian GDP since the Bank of Canada began raising its policy rate in March 2022 has spurred much talk of the possibility of a recession.…

<time datetime="2024-03-21T00:00:01-04:00">March 21, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • To make informed decisions, policymakers need reliable and robust economic data, and researchers at the C.D. Howe…
Intelligence Memos
From: Martin Eichenbaum, Michelle Alexopoulos and Jeremy M. Kronick To: Canadians concerned about prosperity Date: August 14, 2024 Re: Lagging Productivity not Just a Number, it’s…
Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman To: Trade Observers Date: July 23, 2024 Re: Clock is Ticking on 2026 CUSMA Review No one knows how the US presidential political circus will end, but either…
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
Une véritable réconciliation avec les peuples autochtones doit aller au-delà des symboles pour se traduire en actions concrètes pour accélérer le rattrapage économique des Premières Nations, des…
Op-Ed
Une euphorie postpandémique s’empare de nos politiciens en campagne électorale. On aimerait y croire, mais les baisses d’impôt promises par la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) et les libéraux posent…
Op-Ed
Ça, étant une inflation persistante et généralisée, que les banques centrales doivent écraser par une hausse accélérée des taux d’intérêt, au risque élevé de récession ! Ça, expliquant l’humeur…