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Mark Carney photographed in profile with an old Canadian Pacific train in the background. The word “Canadian” appears in front of him.

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

Ottawa is borrowing to finance domestic industrial policy, not saving surplus wealth for future generations.
A wallet, with some cash peaking out, sitting on a tax form.

Broad tax reform belongs at the centre of Canada’s growth agenda

In a hanger, Carney stands in front of a long row of people in military fatigues and a grey aircraft.

Canada’s national-security strategy needs three pillars

The first ministers standing in front of the prime minister’s residence, from left to right: Glen Clark, B.C.; Gary Filmon, Man.; Ralph Klein Alta.; Lucien Bouchard, Que.; Piers McDonald, Yukon; Roy Ramanow, Sask.; Jean Chrétien, Brian Tobin, Nfld.; Camille Thériault,N.B.; Miike Harris, Ont.; Patrick Binns, P.E.I.; Russell MacLellan, N.S.; and Jim Antoine, N.W.T.

Canada needs a new social union deal

Cyclists ride along a bike lane in downtown Toronto.

Canada needs a deeper municipal bond market

Mark Carney photographed in profile with an old Canadian Pacific train in the background. The word “Canadian” appears in front of him.

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

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

Budget du Québec 2022 : les cinq principaux défis

What will the federal government and the provinces argue about in 2022?

Le point sur la mise à jour économique du Québec

Three ways to make government spending more accountable and efficient

Alberta, Quebec, and the politics of equalization

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

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