Economic analysis

Depending on who you listen to, oil prices are either about to crash again, or soar much higher. Here’s how all the arguments stack up.

Canadian companies remain nervous about the future, meaning the decline in business investment is unlikely to improve any time soon.

Alberta’s proposal for a $15 minimum wage is unlikely to have much of a negative impact on employment, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best option

Start by removing some of the policies that shield Canadian companies from competition and give them less incentive to innovate

The Brexit campaign argued an independent Britain could sign a better trade deal with Europe. Easier said than done.

Some Canadians will see around 50 per cent more pension when they retire

Why it’s important that the Bank of Canada’s governor is now acknowledging the economy isn’t some unemotional, robotic engine

Economist Kevin Milligan explains how the CPP expansion came about, what it means for workers, and what comes next

Canada needs to attract more foreign investment. It can start by looking at what the best in the world are doing.

The chair of Alberta’s climate change advisory panel on what he wishes its final report had said about the economic impact of carbon pricing