The return of the federal structural deficit?
Even the Department of Finance’s own figures suggest the red ink is here to stay
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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.
The longer Stephen Harper is Prime Minister... the longer taxes will stay low
Stephen Gordon updates a telling chart
Canada’s labour market is closer to ’normal’ than you think
We’re in better shape than the U.S. or the U.K.
Have federal public sector workers really not seen any real wage growth?
The trend in the wage data doesn’t fit the PBO’s narrative, says Stephen Gordon
Seriously, no need to measure up to the U.S. on corporate tax rates
Uncle Sam is in a different league, writes Stephen Gordon
What’s the big deal about the new securities regulator, anyway?
Stephen Gordon explains
I bet you didn’t know Canadian wages increased during the recession
For those who kept their job, it’s been sort of a sweet ride
The federal deficit is ’on track’ — but to where?
Stephen Gordon on why Budget 2014 promises to be interesting
Income stagnation and inequality: It’s not about the middle class
It’s about the poor, says Stephen Gordon
To Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, RE: the middle class
Where’s the ’devastating hollowing’ out?