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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.
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

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

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

Are fiscal stabilization reforms a slap in the face or a modernization?

Inquiétudes face à la dette publique en temps de pandémie

Le non-recours aux prestations : une menace pour l’État‑providence

Projets d’infrastructure et relance économique au Québec

Recovery plans must be built on a foundation of economic growth

Prioriser l’emploi : la Banque du Canada a besoin d’un double mandat

A tax-cut led recovery is entirely achievable

More than ever, climate debt swaps should be the financial tool of choice

A bold Conservative platform would include universal basic income

Canada can’t achieve climate goals without supercharging carbon removal

A sovereign wealth fund for our health care system isn’t far-fetched

Now, with a deal made to help cities, the work begins

Des politiques sectorielles pour soutenir l’économie durant la pandémie

The challenge of museum governance in a pandemic

Ontario’s gambling profits flow from a hidden tax on the vulnerable

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