Videos Archives - Policy Options

Understanding the Indian Act

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May 11, 2017

The Indian Act has structured the government’s and the Crown’s legal relationship with First Nations people for the past 146 years. It’s an outdated...

Thinking Like A Canadian Economist
The gender wage gap

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September 6, 2016

We examine the gender wage gap among recent post secondary graduates in Canada.

Donald Savoie talks Accountability Act on Power & Politics

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April 26, 2016

Donald Savoie joined Rosemary Barton on CBC’s Power & Politics on Friday, April 22 to discuss his recent article in Policy Options on the legacy of the Federal...

Competitiveness and Carbon Pricing

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January 8, 2016

Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission says only a small number of industries, representing a small share of our economy, would face competitiveness concerns resulting from comparatively higher...

Thinking Like A Canadian Economist
Episode 11: Job gains and losses

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October 5, 2015

Each month Statistics Canada releases jobs numbers based on Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Understand what they do, and don’t, tell us.

Thinking Like A Canadian Economist
Episode 10: OAS & GIS

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September 23, 2015

OAS and GIS represent one of the federal government’s largest expenditures. What do these programs offer seniors and what matters?

Thinking Like A Canadian Economist
Episode 9: CPP/QPP

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September 22, 2015

Understand how Canada and Quebec Pension Plans work, and why we think public pensions might be a good idea.

Thinking Like A Canadian Economist
Episode 8: Infrastructure Spending

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September 21, 2015

We hear a lot about infrastructure spending, but what do economists think of it?

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