<time datetime="2024-11-19T05:00:00-05:00">November 19, 2024</time>

Study in Brief

  • Canadians and their elected representatives know too little about how Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial…
<time datetime="2023-07-11T00:00:01-04:00">July 11, 2023</time>
<time datetime="2021-09-23T00:00:01-04:00">September 23, 2021</time>

Stars and Dogs: How Senior Governments Rank on Fiscal Transparency

  • Financial reporting by Canada’s senior governments has improved over time, but setbacks and…
<time datetime="2021-02-25T00:00:01-05:00">February 25, 2021</time>

Perplexing Budgets Overstate Financial Pain of Cities

  • William B.P. Robson and Miles Wu look at the annual budgetary projections for spending and the bottom line in…
Intelligence Memos
From: Joanna Eyquem, Peter van Dijk and James K. StewartTo: Canadians Concerned about Recognizing and Valuing Natural AssetsDate:  September 24, 2024Re: A Clear and Overdue Path to Accounting…
Intelligence Memos
To: Municipal fiscal observers From: Nick Dahir and William B.P. Robson  Date: August 26, 2024 Re: It’s Time to Unleash Canada’s Municipal Fiscal Cash Hoard  The short…
Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post The budgets that show a city’s plans for the upcoming fiscal year and the audited financial statements that report its results after year-end are crucial tools both…