The Conservatives don’t mind big government if it’s cheap
Stephen Gordon on doing damage the cost-effect way
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.
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The Dutch disease down under
High resource prices worked out quite well for Australia, says Stephen Gordon
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The anti-trade budget
Conservative trade legacy consists of higher tariffs and more obstacles to foreign investment
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The conservative agenda in the numbers
Stephen Gordon details the ’starve the beast strategy’ in budget 2013
Economic analysis
Budget may aim to close tax loopholes, which isn’t as easy as it seems
Stephen Gordon on fixing outdated tax credits
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What will be (and what should be) in the federal budget
Stephen Gordon on good and bad ideas to look out for
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Why do they call it Dutch ’disease,’ anyways?
Stephen Gordon on why Canada’s much-talked-about affliction is actually a blessing
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Our Stockholm Syndrome about supply management
Why our debates about international trade miss the point entirely