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.
Alternatives to the blunt tool of interest rate hikes needed to curb inflation
If there is another way to fix the economy, it must be done by the government, not the Bank of Canada. With grocery profits seeming to increase weekly, more needs to be done in that area.
If inflation is a disease, central bankers are offering a quack cure: Larry Kazdan
Economic damage mounts from failure to fight anti-competitive business practices
Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell’s latest report says the current state of the grocery business hurts consumers and does not drive companies to lower their prices.
‘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.
