Economic analysis
The working class has had enough
How a once undervalued, ignored and politically silent group is fighting back
Mark Carney sits down with Paul Wells: Maclean’s in Conversation
The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor is back in Ottawa with a new book. He discusses Brexit, the pandemic and more with Paul Wells.
Capitalism’s connection to our ever-worsening mental health
Andray Domise: Despite headlines constantly blaring that our standard of living is ever increasing, social stressors gnaw away at the foundations of our collective psyche
The ’safe bets’ and ’wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target
Early-stage technologies like small modular reactors could help large industry slash its GHG emissions but careful public investment will be needed
What Canada can learn from Germany’s mass, unplanned migration
Five years ago, more than a million refugees arrived in Germany. Today, many are working full-time. Here are the lessons Canada can learn from what went right—and wrong—in Germany.
What Canada’s economic recovery might look like
How does Canada come back from its massive pandemic deficit? Depends who you tax.
14 things we thought were true before 2020
Democracy is our destiny? Not sure about that anymore. Rich countries can overcome? Doesn’t seem like it. In a crisis, leaders will lead? If you’re lucky. All the ’truths’ 2020 has called into question.
This year has proven that the stock market has no bearing on our grim economic reality
Long treated as a key economic indicator by many, it is now completely detached from how the economy is actually doing. (Which is badly.)
Canada needs more infrastructure spending, but not as short-term stimulus
Christopher Ragan: Experience has shown that spending vast sums of public money on infrastructure both quickly and effectively is almost impossible