1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (973+ words) By Tegan Hill and Taylor Oliver Canada’s recent technical recession may have made headlines, but one of the country’s biggest economic challenges has been building for more than a decade—namely, weak business investment. While there are multiple reasons for…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1587+ words) Is it perfect? No. Do I agree with any incremental burdens on our industry compared to other jurisdictions? No. But we are fighting back 10 years of malaise and a lot of and bad policy, trying to arrive at an equitable…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1808+ words) If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu. The economic chickens are coming home to roost. These words we opened this episode with weren’t my words. They belonged to Prime Minister Mark Carney. He spoke them before the…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1325+ words) For example, the government has committed to a major military build-up that could see Canada’s annual defence budget more than double from $63 billion in 2025 to $159 billion by 2035, and inked a new submarine deal with a German shipbuilder that could cost…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1735+ words) By Tegan Hill, Joel Emes and Taylor Oliver Business investment per worker—a key driver of higher living standards—has declined in Canada from slightly lower than in the United States (87.3 per cent) in 2014, to just over half (54.0 per cent)…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1787+ words) By Jock Finlayson and Steven Globerman Prime Minister Carney has pledged to double Canada’s exports by 2035 and diversify the country’s foreign trade to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States as a trading partner and destination for exports. There’s broad…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1092+ words) America’s tinplate tariffs in the 1890s are a clear example of effective industrial policy, and a reminder that tariffs work best when they match production realities. President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have likewise reoriented the trade debate — from lower prices toward…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1583+ words) Business investment has crashed because of Ottawa’s policies and until it returns your standard of living will keep falling Canada is facing an investment crisis. That’s the conclusion the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) came to in a recent report, which…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1537+ words) Supply management is driving up the prices of milk, eggs, and poultry, and Canada’s least affluent families are being hit hardest. A new analysis released by the MEI this morning quantifies the impact of this policy on household expenses. “The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (972+ words) Following the publication of Statistics Canada’s latest data on consumer prices, the MEI points out that the federal government’s recent decision to impose new tariffs on food products will put increased pressure on families’ wallets. “The federal government cannot on…...