How much will the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank cost Canada?
Economist Trevor Tombe crunches the numbers on Canada’s membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and finds the benefits far outweigh the costs
China
Trudeau’s China problem starts at home
Canada’s awkward relationship with China and its money isn’t surprising given Ottawa’s incoherent, on-again, off-again China policy
Why Justin Trudeau’s trip to China matters
Canada has no coherent policy on China. Evan Solomon on why it’s time for change.
Canada’s economy is hostage to the housing bubble
The debate over B.C.’s new tax on foreign buyers exposes how badly the Canadian economy needs ridiculously unsustainable house prices to keep rising
China’s ’nail house’ owners are alone against the world
The steely resolve of some Chinese citizens who refuse to bow to developers is captivating the nation
Oil price smackdown—the case for and against higher oil prices
Depending on who you listen to, oil prices are either about to crash again, or soar much higher. Here’s how all the arguments stack up.
A future that never was in China
A touring collection of Mao-era propaganda art marks an anniversary China would rather forget
Why Wang Yi felt free to throw a hissy fit
Terry Glavin on Canada’s cowering in the face of Chinese pressure
Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a serious accomplishment
Madeleine Thien offers a family saga set amidst the Chinese Cultural Revolution
CIBC: It’s time for a ’flipping tax’ on foreign investors
An economist says a flipping tax would help tackle speculative foreign investment—but do little to slow soaring house prices