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Final report of the Just Transition Task Force raises questions for Budget 2019
The much-anticipated final report of Canada’s Just Transition Task Force was released on Monday. The task force was announced in late 2017 and spent the past year studying…
Big business asked for deregulation; Morneau delivered in spades
Figure from the 2019 Fall Economic Statement. Earlier this year, the Chamber of Commerce released yet another report on how public protections and other regulatory requirements are…
An ambition constrained budget
Am I happy with the 2018 federal budget? Well, many of the items in it can be found in this year’s and past Alternative Federal…
Some baby steps for dad and big steps forward for women
The government promised us a budget guided by gender analysis this year, and they delivered: on pay equity, on supports for women entrepreneurs and, in…
Five things to know about the 2018 Federal Budget
Today’s federal budget, while not as transformative as last year’s, had important new initiatives related to housing and homelessness. Here are five things to know:…
Budget 2018: Time to lean in gentlemen
It’s that exciting time of year when economists wake from their summer slumber and start making submissions to the federal Finance Committee about what they’d…
The budget that could have been
Even in the worst of times, budgets are rarely hemmed in by “economic necessity.” They are reflections of the values of the party in power.…
#Budget 2017: baby step on climate when a leap is needed
Budget 2017 maintains the federal government’s modest momentum on climate action. The latest plan builds on the investments made in Budget 2016 with new spending…
The budget is a first step to better the lives of women in Canada
Men and women are different. That shouldn’t be news, but today it is. Today, the government released the first federal budget that includes a look…
Three loopholes the feds should close (and one they might)
There has been plenty of discussion from the federal government, especially in the lead-up to this week’s budget, about closing tax loopholes (expenditures/breaks/preferences). The 2015…
The Walking Deficit: What lurks beneath tomorrow’s Fall Economic Statement
Deficits in past year Total debt GDP contribution in past year Households -$73.0 $ 1,989 $33.1 Corporate (non-banks) -$63.8 $ 2,300 -$12.1 Federal Gov…
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