Why do the Liberals insist on projecting a deficit for this year?
Economist Stephen Gordon has studied Ottawa’s finances and sees a surplus for 2015-16. Are the Liberals playing ’silly games’ with their deficit talk?
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Canada’s non-energy provinces need to step it up
Despite the significant boost from interest rate cuts and a low dollar, non-energy provinces have failed to lift Canada’s economy
Good times are back in Ontario. Wink wink, nudge nudge.
A low dollar and increased exports are wind in Ontario’s economic sails. For now.
Ontario shrank its deficit. But how?
Economist Mike Moffatt breaks down how the Ontario budget shakes out, and if the province’s commitment to balance in 2017-18 can stand
Target, the play: A fallen retailer becomes theatre
The story of Target Canada’s demise, and the employees who lost their jobs, will be the subject of a play to be staged in one of the chain’s abandoned stores
The right way—and wrong way—for cities to regulate Uber
New rules governing the ride-sharing service in Edmonton and Calgary illustrate the difference between good bylaws and bad
Canada’s fiscal outlook just keeps getting worse
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s most recent fiscal update painted an ever-gloomier picture—one of slowing growth, and bigger deficits
Are deficits the solution to low growth?
The Liberals are betting that deficits will boost growth. The low cost of borrowing means it won’t cost us too much to see if they’re right.
Carving up Canada’s climate change burden
Who will take responsibility for reducing GHGs and what is the best way to share that responsibility among regions?
What provinces can learn from B.C.’s sound finances
B.C. still faces challenges with its budget, but far and away it has the best finances of any province in the country.