We need a different approach to tackle the cost of living crisis
When we look at broader household indicators beyond income, like social capital and financial stress, a very different picture emerges of who experiences financial vulnerability in Canada.
Why we won’t have a recession
Employment is strong and all the major components of GDP except investment are increasing.
Elevated interest rates and cost of living are affecting Canadians’ bottom line
There is a significant rise in millennials accruing debt, which can be attributed to a recent increased reliance on credit cards.
To stabilize Canada’s economy, start with a guaranteed liveable income
We cannot afford to continue to privilege the loudest voices, by allowing the perspective of those who have the time, resources, and capacity to speak to prevail.
Canada is ready for open finance and it’s time the government deliver
If the government is serious about supporting consumers’ financial wellbeing and encouraging competition, it’s time to prioritize the open finance file to give all Canadians the modern financial system we deserve.
Here come the climate-aligned finance firefighters
The cross-partisan MP support for CAFA is welcome news, mainly because it gives us hope that a new kind of politician is growing: the climate-aligned finance firefighters who will make sure our money stops fuelling the very fires devastating our country and world.
Trickle-down economics: the hoax that will not die
The trend toward lower taxes has tilted the economy in favour of the well-off and left average people struggling to get by on stagnant wages and diminished prospects.
Feds seek approval for additional $20.5-billion in spending
Altogether, if approved, federal spending so far this year will reach $454.8-billion, up 11.7 per cent from the $407.2-billion in spending approved by the same point last year.
Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?
Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major opportunities. But where are today’s examples?
A lesson in the dangers of extremist, scorched-earth politics from U.S. Republicans
While nothing in Canada is on a par with the debt ceiling clash in the U.S., voters here should think twice about endorsing a political party feeding on unfocused populist outrage.
