Economic analysis

A carbon tax is no more a sales tax than income taxes are, writes University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe

Governor Stephen Poloz has gradually shifted the Bank’s communications strategy, stressing a data-first approach and more frequent updates

Persistent internal trade barriers mean small businesses, like craft breweries, are losing out

The gains from soaring house prices in Toronto and Vancouver are dwarfing paycheques from even the best-paying jobs in those cities

The food industry is one of Canada’s top manufacturing sectors, but we need to attract more foreign investment to keep it growing. Here’s how.

Well, perhaps not me personally—but there are plenty of young, hard-working immigrants like me grinding through Canada’s bureaucracy

A new Senate report offers a roadmap to freer interprovincial trade and a stronger Canadian economy. Will anyone listen?

Kevin Carmichael on what might be keeping Canada’s central bank governor up at night

Why the Bank of Canada is so worried about the unrealistic expectations driving house prices in Toronto and Vancouver

It’s dangerously naïve to think governments should not try to influence foreign companies to invest in Canada, writes Paul Boothe