Economic analysis

There are a lot of ways to do trade math. Some of them support Trump and others expose a truth deficit and a surplus of spin.

Opinion: The time for intransigence on pipelines like Kinder Morgan has passed and a more collaborative approach is warranted

Analysis: If we assume the Tories will make up any carbon tax revenue shortfall through spending cuts, rather than running a deficit, here’s what those cuts could look like

Stock markets can erase national debt? Trump invented a decades-old economic theory last year? On both counts, not so much.

A measure designed to curb speculation in B.C.’s overheated housing market is having some unintended consequences for Albertan owners.

Ottawa won’t keep its nose out of provincial spending

Analysis: The Trudeau government is banking on greater spending by indebted households, while pushing back spending on infrastructure. Both pose problems.

With economic growth fairly strong and unemployment at multi-decade lows, the federal government is looking for ways to keep momentum—without overheating.

Opinion: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta’s buy-in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy

Opinion: Most provincial and federal climate plans use carbon pricing as a revenue tool to fund government programs that subsidize inefficient carbon reduction strategies