5 depressing facts about Canada’s exports
It’s in the nitty gritty of what we sell to the world, where it goes—and where it doesn’t—that the shortfall in Canada’s exports is most glaring
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Economy
Slow growth, big debts
May 11: Today is a day for weighing the challenges of Greece and China, plus, a recap of Jobs Day, and the economic problem with irrational humans
Conservatives take Downing Street. Markets rally.
May 8: Counting hasn’t finished, but the outcome is clear: a victory for the Tories and the SNP. Plus, it’s jobs day in North America.
How the rich would benefit from the Liberals’ middle class tax cut
The NDP is right. Higher-income earners will benefit more from the Liberal tax cut plan than the middle class
Why the Liberals’ proposed child tax benefit is so important
The child tax program would simplify Canada’s unneccessarily complex tax system while at the same time making it fairer
Lust turns to rust: Why Canada’s love for cars won’t end well
Wishful thinking can’t triumph over reality forever. And so Canada’s car boom can’t last, either.
Markets react to NDP win, as voting begins in the UK
May 7: Plus, Alibaba’s IPO hype continues to deflate, and the absent women of the venture capital world
How to fix venture capital’s gender disparity problem
VC firms employ very few women—in senior roles or anywhere else—and it hurts the whole sector
An NDP win in Alberta, and a record-breaking trade deficit
May 6: The common theme is oil, as WTI sits above $61 this morning. Plus, the pistachio market, and an $8000 gender wage gap
Election day in Alberta, and China’s push to be a reserve currency
March 5: Plus, the IMF threatens Greece, and the tyranny of when stupid meets "smart" objects