Economic analysis

Paul Boothe on how the economy fared under Harper, Martin and Chretien

Further cuts will be needed if the Alberta budget’s forecast for higher oil revenues doesn’t materialize

From fixing the ’bad habit’ of special tax credits to removing roadblocks to growth, the Quebec budget gets a lot of things right

After years of crisis, we may have trouble believing the Bank of Canada still recognizes what normality looks like

A transcript of the Bank of Canada governor’s London address

Our world-class services have been steadily building up and are now reaching new shores

With no federal budget we don’t know what the changes in the economic situation are doing to the government’s bottom line, but we can guess

If you feel like you’ve heard the latest news about the economy before, you’re not imagining things

Is being tough on spending and deficits the best measure of sound fiscal management?

What the numbers say about the performance of the last three governments as fiscal managers