Economic analysis

Economist Trevor Tombe crunches the numbers on Canada’s membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and finds the benefits far outweigh the costs

Three reasons why Christy Clark needn’t be panned for halting further increases in B.C.’s carbon tax until other provinces catch up

Measuring the nation’s growth and progress by GDP is deeply flawed. But is there a better way?

What’s at stake as the Alberta government goes to court over buying agreements tied to coal-fired power plants?

There’s been a lot of terrible economic news in recent weeks. At what point does this become a problem for Justin Trudeau?

The grinding decline of the public company in Canada is the quietest crisis facing the economy today.

The debate over B.C.’s new tax on foreign buyers exposes how badly the Canadian economy needs ridiculously unsustainable house prices to keep rising

Ottawa should let Canadians import more expensive online purchases duty free, and it can do so without putting brick-and-mortar retailers at a disadvantage.

The Liberals’ signature child care program directs a big bulk of new spending to middle-income earners

In the wake of Brexit the world is once again looking to central banks to jump-start the economy with more stimulus. But are low rates doing more harm than good?