Economic analysis

The size of transfer payments can’t tell us if provincial governments are good fiscal managers.

Alberta’s energy sector has yet to suffer anything like Ontario’s manufacturing job losses, so calls for an auto sector-style bailout for the oil patch are premature

The immediate boost to the economy from infrastructure stimulus spending is minimal, while the cost for any new jobs it creates can be huge

5 things to consider before asking Ottawa to embark on a massive stimulus plan for the Canadian economy

As the price of crude plunges, and drags the loonie with it, the pain stretches far beyond the Alberta oil patch. What’s next for Canada’s economy?

Jason Kirby examines the true impact of Stephen Poloz’s surprise 2015 plan to cut the bank’s key overnight rate, one year ago this month

About the best thing that can be said about Canada’s job numbers over the last year is that they could have been worse

Ottawa is buoyed by a frantic energy. But the Bank of Canada governor warns that there’s no easy policy fix for the economy—it needs to work itself out

’The forces that have been set in motion simply must work themselves out’

If the oil crash and housing slowdown were not enough, banks now face their Uber moment