The hope and hype of a ’gender-based’ budget
Budget 2017 highlighted inequities Canada’s self-styled ’feminist’ prime minister has yet to change
Bill Morneau
A budget that hopes Canadians look past the numbers
John Geddes on the message behind a not-so-spectacular federal budget, and how Bill Morneau and the Liberals hope to sell it
Bill Morneau will be wearing NAFTA shoes to the budget
The finance minister’s budget day footwear is designed in Edmonton, made in Léon, Mexico, and filled with symbolism
Six things for business to watch for in the 2017 federal budget
The federal government wants to encourage business to invest in research and development, patents and hiring. Here are the policies they might choose.
10 ways the federal budget could affect your wallet
Experts have been speculating on capital gains tax changes for weeks. Here’s what to look out for.
Can Bill Morneau claim his share of the spotlight?
Behind the scenes, Trudeau’s finance minister cuts deals and crafts policy, but to reach the next level, Morneau’s public persona needs work
Why Bay Street and Trudeau don’t see eye to eye
Bay Street is struggling to adjust to a world where inequality, and not finance, is the primary focus of economic policy in Ottawa
How Canada’s big banks pumped up the housing bubble
The banks earn big profits off soaring house prices, knowing that taxpayers will clean up the mess if the bubble pops. That has to change.
Why some businesses might be OK with a populist Trudeau budget
A federal budget that targets income inequality with ’soak the rich’ tax hikes would anger many executives, but not all of them
Canada isn’t projected to run balanced budget until 2050
The collapse of oil prices is one culprit. A the larger problem is Canada’s aging population.