<time datetime="2020-10-20T00:01:00-04:00">October 20, 2020</time>

Canada in ‘Economic and Fiscal Fog,’ Needs Real Debate on Future Path

  • Canada needs a national debate over its economic and fiscal future, according to Don Drummond,…
<time datetime="2019-02-07T11:05:50-05:00">February 7, 2019</time>

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<time datetime="2018-12-13T06:00:00-05:00">December 13, 2018</time>

Canada’s municipalities are routinely missing the spending targets in their budgets by large amounts, undermining the ability of voters to hold them accountable, according to a new study from the…

<time datetime="2018-05-01T00:00:01-04:00">May 1, 2018</time>

Canada’s senior governments tax and spend a lot, but don’t consistently tell us what they are doing, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal…

<time datetime="2018-03-13T06:00:00-04:00">March 13, 2018</time>

Higher immigration can ease, but not entirely mitigate, the impacts of demographic change on the workforce, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Inflated Expectations: More…

<time datetime="2018-02-22T10:51:57-05:00">February 22, 2018</time>

Ottawa must think long-term, and restore confidence in the sustainability of fiscal policy while responding to sharper competitive pressure on trade and taxation, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s…

Intelligence Memos
From: Don Drummond and William B.P. Robson To: Fiscal observers Date: November 1, 2023 Re: A Grading Framework for the Upcoming Federal Economic & Fiscal Update The 2023 federal…
Intelligence Memos
From: Duncan Munn To: Concerned Canadians Date: October 30, 2023 Re: The Evil of Short-Termism Bedevils Canada’s Future Canada has long been celebrated for its political stability…
Intelligence Memos
To: Bank of Canada Governing Council From: Ed Devlin and Anders Forssell Date: August 22, 2022 Re: Quantitative Tightening May Cause Unexpected Trouble After bridging the unprecedented pandemic…