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Students filling out participatory budget idea submission form.

Participatory budgeting is a low-risk, high-return democratic upgrade

Letting residents decide how to spend public dollars is a way to re-engage Canadians and give them a real say as trust in public institutions wanes.
A line drawing of scrambled lines being placed in order by a dollar sign inside a cog.

Canada is spending billions to fix the wrong productivity problem

Thomas Courchene in a suit standing for a portrait.

Tom Courchene showed how economists can shape public policy

A worker in a yellow safety vest wrangles three shopping carts in a driving snowstorm.

A youth employment supplement could rebalance Canada’s generational divide

The man stands knee-deep in a clearing with tall grasses and an evergreen forest in the distance.

Why peatlands must be central to Canada’s climate and economic agendas

Students filling out participatory budget idea submission form.

Participatory budgeting is a low-risk, high-return democratic upgrade

Tiff macklem gestures with his hands while speaking at a microphone with a Canadian flag in the background.

Canada needs an open finance roadmap, not just open banking

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

Mark Carney speaking at a podium, viewed from the side, with dark background.

Carney’s industrial bet: Building Canada’s future while cutting the public service

The federal government should not overhaul charity rules during a pandemic

Provinces must play a role in fair taxation

To change the trajectory of federal spending, start big and follow the money

Faire campagne dans la cour des provinces
Chronique d’Alain Noël

The Liberals’ second budget with a gendered approach could be more robust

Coping with COVID requires a return to co-operative federalism

Le trilemme fiscal du Québec
Chronique

Four lessons from Quebec’s early child care model

Newfoundland and Labrador needs more than an economic recovery plan

Le budget doit comprendre des investissements visant à protéger la nature

Building a green budget for 2021 and beyond

Building back better, one vehicle at a time

Biden win is an opportunity to advance tax fairness in Canada

La fiscalité québécoise comparée à celle des pays de l’OCDE

La TPS à 30 ans : 30 choses à savoir

With no silver bullet, here’s how small businesses can bounce back

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