Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Mars 23, 2018 3:48PM

Each episode of financial disaster is a little different than the others

A phrase heard almost hourly at the conference was “this time is different.”

Étiquettes:

banks, monetary policy, regulation, financial crisis, recession, financial institutions

Mars 16, 2018 10:44AM

Canada’s shadow economy—a shadow of its former self

Statistics Canada is paying people to gather data on the current price of weed.

Étiquettes:

marijuana, legalization of marijuana, marijuana prohibition, weed, shadow economy, GDP, taxes, IMF

Mars 14, 2018 10:22AM

Canadian household debt concerns are overblown

Livio Di Matteo

The ratio of household net worth-to-GDP has risen over time.

Étiquettes:

household debt, debt-to-GDP-ratio, government debt, federal government spending, Ottawa, alberta, ontario, central bank, interest rates, credit

Mars 9, 2018 3:38PM

The gender question in economics

Universities are actually eager to increase the proportion of female professors.

Étiquettes:

economics, economists, college professors, university professors, women, men, gender disparity, international women's day

Mars 5, 2018 5:00AM

Canada has a business investment problem—deal with it

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Statistics Canada released its latest survey results on investment intentions for 2018.

Étiquettes:

business investment, barriers to investment, capital investment, investment climate, taxes, corporate income tax, labour policy, bill morneau, GDP, deregulation

Février 28, 2018 3:36PM

Lower Mainland residents could change the way all British Columbians elect their democratic representatives

Currently, next fall’s referendum requires only 50 per cent-plus one of the popular vote.

Étiquettes:

election, electoral reform, first past the post, proportional representation, bc government, david eby, john horgan, NDP, voters, referendum

Février 26, 2018 2:27PM

Another wake-up call for Canadian governments to improve investment climate

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Four provinces have increased their general corporate tax rates over the last three years, including B.C. and Alberta.

Étiquettes:

NEB, barriers to investment, business investment, energy investment, capital investment, investment climate, regulation, taxes, payroll tax, personal income tax, federal government, budget, alberta, B.C.

Février 16, 2018 3:27PM

Let’s not subsidize journalism

It’s not clear that the usual way of doing journalism these days contributes much to good government.

Étiquettes:

journalists, journalism, media, corporate subsidies, taxpayers, taxpayer subsidies, government spending

Février 14, 2018 9:13AM

B.C. throne speech—government vows action on high house prices, but ignores their cause

Josef Filipowicz

Metro Vancouver’s housing crunch exists primarily because there aren’t enough new homes getting built.

Étiquettes:

housing, homebuilding, foreign homebuyers, housing supply, housing demand, metro vancouver, housing affordability, zoning, city hall, john horgan

Février 9, 2018 10:39AM

In Alberta’s wine war with B.C., I’m siding with Australia

If we privatized the wine industry then private sellers could devise their own marketing strategies and offer wines consumers wanted without government intervention.

Étiquettes:

trade disputes, BC, alberta, john horgan, rachel notley

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