The Evil of Short-Termism Bedevils Canada’s Future
Canada has long been celebrated for its political stability, economic resilience, and social cohesion. Beneath this seemingly idyllic...
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Peter Hall
Aug 22, 20234 min read
Why the Bank of Canada should ignore the July inflation spike
The rate-hikes potion seems to be working and too much can be lethal. Conventional wisdom has it that the Bank of Canada is not done...
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Duncan Munn and Alexandre Laurin
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Tax reform badly needed to help fix Canada's productivity problem
We need to tax income less and consumption more. The decline of Canada’s labour productivity is making headlines across the country and...
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Duncan Munn
Mar 17, 20234 min read
The SVB collapse should have been a tale foretold
Trouble signs were apparent, most notably, the classic asset/liability mismatch that ultimately brought SVB down. It is said that crises...
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Peter Hall
Jan 19, 20234 min read
Housing's hard stop spells trouble ahead for the economy
Brace for it: after a long bull run, the Canadian housing market is correcting. This is as plain on the street as it is in the numbers....
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