Basic income is a concept Conservatives should champion
Conservatives have an opportunity to prepare the Canadian economy, labour market, and social policy framework for the radically different economic future that is rapidly approaching.
Damoff, Turnbull want Freeland to include disability benefit cash in upcoming budget
Increasing the minimum wage, hiking pensions, and supporting the disabled may not be as politically sexy, but those decisions make Canadian lives better.
Issues facing young Canadians have been ignored for too long
Young people’s high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also because it is a serious vote of non-confidence in our nation’s future.
Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations
The prime minister’s policies have thrown serious shadows over the future economic prospects of Canadians who will find themselves less well-off and less economically capable.
Canada still short on labour
Immigration plays a vital role in addressing labour shortages, standing as a pivotal force in revitalizing our economic landscape.
As Keynes said, ‘Look after unemployment and the budget will look after itself’
Re: “PBO projects ‘sluggish’ economic growth this year, with $11.5-billion increase in budgetary deficit in 2023-24,” (The Hill Times, March 7, by Mike Lapointe). For many economists, the current unemployment rate of 5.7 per cent is considered low. Unfortunately, this level translates to more than a million Canadians actively seeking work who are not earning […]
Fighting inflation can’t be left to central banks alone
Governments need to do more to support lasting affordability for housing, food, and energy.
Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity
The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards left-wing populism.
Why we have a terribly imbalanced economy
Canadians now have the highest household debt relative to household income in the G7, and one of the poorest performances in innovation and productivity in its business sector. The two are linked.
Canadians’ economic anxieties have ‘blown past’ pandemic concern benchmark, according to Proof Strategies CanTrust Index
Millennials scored highest in the economic anxiety category at 71 per cent, with boomers coming in at 64 per cent. Women are feeling stress and anxiety more acutely than men.
