Economic analysisA brief history of Canadian federal budgetsItching for budget day on April 21? Here’s a look at the evolution of federal budgets in Canada
EconomyA recession may not be imminent. But now, it can’t be ruled out.History tells us that federal elections during recessions are rare events. But Stephen Harper could be facing one this year.
OttawaIncome-splitting isn’t about the rich and the restMiddle-class benefits make it a different debate
Economic analysisWhat the slumping economy is doing to Ottawa’s bottom lineWith no federal budget we don’t know what the changes in the economic situation are doing to the government’s bottom line, but we can guess
Economic analysisWhy TFSA doubling will exacerbate income inequalityThe tax change would ’impose a fiscal straightjacket on future administrations’
PoliticsHigher TFSA limits are not the enemyWhy stop everyone from saving more, just to stick it to the Daddy Warbuckses out there?
Economic analysisHarper almost has his surplusIt seems pretty clear that the Conservatives will be able to announce a small surplus when it brings down its budget in April
Economic analysisThe case for raising the annual TFSA limit is shakyExpanding the TFSA limit will be of benefit mostly to high-wealth households who have made out very well over the last thirty years compared to those in the middle or bottom
Economic analysisThe A to Z of the oil crashThe impact of the oil crisis is so widespread you’d need an encyclopedia to figure it all out. Well, we have one right here.