Economic analysis

It will be easier for the Liberals to run on their plan of deficits if they can credibly claim they inherited one from the Conservatives. They can’t.

Canada has energy superpower status, but it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

The debate around Keystone distracted us from a sensible discussion about environmental policies and the economic impact of pipelines

Knowing what everyone else in the public sector is earning is invaluable when bargaining for pay increases and starting salaries

Public policy’s approach to youth unemployment is muddied by the fact the rate includes teens and twenty-somethings, who relate differently to the workforce

Bringing back the long-form census was the easy part. If this government is serious about data, there is a lot more it should do.

How Trudeau’s plan takes from the rich and gives to the almost-as-rich

There’s little to suggest Bombardier’s collapse would be the economic crisis its supporters suggest, and it may even be good for Quebec

Conservatives took for granted that they had won the intellectual debate about deficits. So when the Liberal party made its surprising tack left during the campaign, Conservatives simply didn’t have the words.

The Alberta budget promises a return to balanced books by 2019/20 but relies on a big rebound in the price of oil to get there