‘Painful’ interest rate hikes are working, but nothing to ‘celebrate,’ as Liberals find political ‘cover’ but not ‘relief’: observers
A full-point drop in headline inflation puts the government on a ‘good trajectory,’ but the ‘last mile’ will be the ‘toughest,’ says former Liberal staffer Elliot Hughes.
Canada should be aspiring to be more than a branch-plant economy
If we want a more independent Canada, we have to build the talent, own the tech, and grow firms so wealth is created here and the critical decisions for our future are made by the people who live here with the biggest stake in what kind of country we can become.
Rewriting the Bank of Canada’s playbook as the post-COVID economy defies all expectations
It seems certain that the expectations of how people react to a tighter credit environment will have to be rethought.
Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy
The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.
An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill
The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.
Canada better start playing the long game, now
We need an economic council of some of our best minds who can, with the future in mind, analyze policy issues, better frame public understanding of the issues, look at what currently works and doesn’t work, and outline policy directions for the future.
‘The system is broken’: $30.7-billion in spending estimates not reviewed by House committees
The House Committee on Industry and Technology didn’t review $12.5-billion in spending estimates and hasn’t performed a review of main estimates since the last Parliament.
The venture capital blueprint: why development in Canada needs a capital ‘D’
Crown corporations are the bridge between the public and private sectors, fluent in both cultures. They can—and should—carry a bigger load in our economic and social sustainability.
Innovation sector could fall behind without Liberal follow-through on open banking, say advocates
Canadians are still waiting for an open banking system, which the Liberal government pledged would happen in early 2023.
Canada’s not broken, but it can do much better
Canada needs to create an economic council that brings together our best minds in non-partisan work for a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future. Canada is not broken, but we have to really improve.
