Canada’s been on easy street for too long
The International Monetary Fund presents a sobering outlook for Canada’s economy over the next few years, warning us again that we need to become more innovative and creative so that our productivity performance improves.
Canada facing harsh attacks from U.S. over next year’s digital services tax
With a deal unlikely anytime soon, delaying a possible digital sales tax deprives Canada of billions of dollars in much-needed tax revenues. It is the United States that’s the problem here.
The nation’s economy should worry all Canadians, no matter their political stripe
A poorly performing private sector squeezes all parts of the economy, including government.
Solving the productivity puzzle is our most urgent challenge
Without better economic performance, we can’t advance the Canadian dream of individual opportunity for advancement and an inclusive society of high-quality public services. In fact, the challenge could be to retain what we have.
Canada’s innovation economy strategy must include the blockchain revolution
Blockchain and artificial intelligence can work together to transform our economy, provide transparency, and benefit Canadians in many areas.
Canada’s decline in productivity is a sign we don’t embrace change
Without improving our productivity, we will be forced to pay more to get fewer returns in jobs, opportunities, efficiency, and long-term growth.
Liberals moving the goalposts on rigged immigration field
Those who don’t fall in the correct racial category—determined by country of origin or desirability for Canada—get screwed, and there is no specialized support from the federal government.
Canada must not cave to U.S. demands on digital tax plans
A tax on digital corporations is long overdue in Canada. At a time when governments face no shortage of spending priorities—from climate action to pandemic recovery—countries cannot afford to postpone unilateral action to recover tax revenues.
ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans
The government should work with Canada’s big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors, say advocates.
The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop
The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the cost along.
