Economy

Murad Hemmadi breaks down how universal basic income works and why governments are starting to test it out.

Economic historians have a term for this sort of behaviour: beggar-thy-neighbour. It usually makes things worse.

Opinion: Free trade agreements like NAFTA have massively benefitted people. Here are three principles negotiators should keep in mind to ensure that continues.

Changes to the tax code are genuinely needed, but the Trudeau government badly misread the public mood on the issue. It may not be too late, however

Why Canada’s global sales pitch as a simpler avenue to U.S. consumers may bother the Trump administration

Regulators have finally realized that Canada is addicted to debt, and are trying to limit the fallout. This is not a bad thing.

Econ-o-metric: As a hot Canadian economy still shows signs of vulnerability, don’t expect interest rates to rise in the near future

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Trudeau’s threat to ban Boeing from federal contracts unless it drops a trade complaint against Bombardier was like something out of Venezuela