Fiscal Choices takes a sober look at economic dimensions of pandemic

The following is an excerpt from Michael M. Atkinson and Haizen Mou’s, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic, one of the five finalists for this year’s Donner Prize, the best public policy book of the year.
Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

Rose LeMay says it’s ‘up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.’
Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Mayor’s Breakfast—David Coletto, founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data, is the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, The Ottawa Business Journal, and the Ottawa Board of Trade. Tuesday, April 22, at 7 a.m. ET Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Details: business.ottawabot.ca. Rose LeMay’s […]
Pundit panel: do endorsements matter?

So far in this election campaign we’ve seen musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers endorse Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and a list of business executives endorse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. We have also seen Ben Perrin, a former adviser to prime minister Harper, endorse Carney, and Ed Fast, a recently retired, longtime Conservative […]
Day 27: Carney in Niagara, Poilievre eyes Vancouver

Plus, the pundit panel tackles campaign endorsements.
Day 26: Round two in Montreal

Plus, the parties get called out for failing to cost their platforms.
Ex-PC MP Bob Corbett has died

Plus: reaction to the Liberal and Conservative leaders’ appearances on Tout le monde en parle, a new lecture series in honour of late Senator Ian Shugart, and head-of-mission updates from the American and German embassies.
de Adder’s Take: 04-16-2025
Day 25: Leaders debate en français

Plus, the Bank of Canada bets on Canada’s economic future.
Party leaders face off on Montreal debate stage April 16 and 17

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Panel: ‘Canada in a Changing World Order’—Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird, and former Canadian ambassadors Louise Blais and Marc-André Blanchard will take part in a panel discussion, “Canada’s risks and opportunities in a changing world order,” hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations.” Wednesday, April […]