Prudence demands that Canada’s governments get back to a financial position that would allow them to respond to the next financial crisis
Canada is competitive in some areas, but the feds would be wise to match some of Donald Trump’s cuts
Trudeau needs to push harder on trade deals outside of North America
Interest rates will likely increase in 2018, but a cautious central bank won’t act boldly—even if the Canadian economy booms
Econo-metrics: Any hotter and the Bank might have to hike interest rates again, walloping Canadians who are carrying a massive amount of debt
A rare confluence of positives has created a buffer between Washington and Wall Street. But gradually, those positives will fade.
Opinion: By targeting issues where regional tensions in Canada already exist, the president has struck upon a tactic that could help the U.S. in the NAFTA talks
Strong Jobs growth and markets may breed complacency, which creates the conditions for the dumb risks that eventually cause a crisis
Bank of Canada’s governor charts a data-driven path on steady rates
A positive update on Canada’s economy is overshadowed by the finance minister’s credibility deficit
Econ-o-metric: Inflation is slowly rising, but probably not enough for the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates again. The bank’s message: be patient
Opinion: If the Liberals really wanted to help the economy, they’d design a policy with ambitious entrepreneurs in mind—not an army of small-business owners content to stay that way