How the financial crisis defined Jim Flaherty’s legacy
The former finance minister deserves extra credit for leadership, our economists say
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Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon is an economics professor at l’Université Laval in Quebec City. He started the blog Worthwhile Canadian Initiative in 2005 and has been blogging about economics ever since.
Odds are on a soft landing for the Canadian housing market
Don’t expect a U.S.-style crash. When you dig into the numbers, our housing market doesn’t look all that bad.
Could an independent Quebec use the loonie?
The Euro crisis exposed why a monetary union between the ROC and Quebec wouldn’t work
A short history of Nathalie’s family’s income
Economist Stephen Gordon imagines the fictional woman from Trudeau’s speech
About those surpluses everyone wants to spend
Without further austerity, they disappear quickly
What you need to know about infrastructure
Is there really a crisis in public-sector infrastructure?
Liberal economic policy agenda becomes less amorphous
Trudeau’s video offers a few clues, but raises even more questions
The truth about where the Canadian dollar is headed
Nobody really knows anything
Job creation is no longer a top priority
Stephen Gordon explains why focus should be on the quality of jobs, not the quantity
The budget path out of deficit
Stephen Gordon on how a surplus is possible, just in time for the next federal election