debt

Brianna Bell: We bought a house, got a dog and are splurging on groceries. In these stressful pandemic times, maybe a little debt isn’t so bad.

From debt consolidation to consumer proposals here are options to consider

Our fifth annual bonanza of more than 70 charts to help you make sense of the economy in the year ahead

Jen Gerson: When you are seen to run a financially undisciplined nanny state, a pre-election spending spree is a bad idea

As Canada’s unemployment rate reaches historic lows, will wage growth finally reawaken inflation?

Prudence demands that Canada’s governments get back to a financial position that would allow them to respond to the next financial crisis

A new report shows our household credit tally has surpassed Canada’s annual GDP. Have we stopped listening to the warnings?

From 2017: Canadians have been using their homes as piggy banks. The fallout has begun.

Regulators have finally realized that Canada is addicted to debt, and are trying to limit the fallout. This is not a bad thing.

Economist Stephen Gordon unpacks the federal government’s finances to explain why the deficit is so much bigger than Trudeau promised

Even as big provinces tame their deficits, their debts are piling a huge burden on future generations

An expert in consumer insolvency describes what it’s like on the front lines of Canada’s worsening household debt crisis