Fiscal Policy

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Montreal City Hall, close-up view from below, with the flags of Canada and Quebec flying in the foreground.

Staying the course toward sound public finances

The absence of a federal budget – while Quebec must comply with a balanced budget law – underscores the importance of returning to fiscal consistency.
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

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champaign joke together while children stand in the background looking unimpressed.

Fiscal rules and the return of discipline to Canada’s finances

Des passants traversent une intersection animée au centre-ville, sous un ciel gris. Les immeubles environnants, dont un avec le logo de Google, se reflètent dans une flaque d’eau au premier plan. Les décorations lumineuses des arbres évoquent la période des Fêtes.

Quebec since 1995: decline or progress?

Montreal City Hall, close-up view from below, with the flags of Canada and Quebec flying in the foreground.

Staying the course toward sound public finances

The case for having a federal evaluator general

Ontario communities can’t afford government cuts

So much for ‘austerity-light’ in Ontario

Should corporate law shape boards of directors?

Fundamental science needs further investment

Budget du Québec 2019-2020 : l’impulsion aux dépenses

L’écueil du budget libéral : le cadre fiscal conservateur

We’re missing a potent plan to train the next generation of researchers

How policy-makers can help Canadians build financial security

It’s true: the oil patch doesn’t need handouts

Making the most of Canada’s infrastructure revival

A“don’t-do” list for Trudeau on climate and energy

The challenge for Canada’s equalization program

Fiscal policy must be sustainable over the long term

“March Madness” does exist!

The gaping holes in Ottawa’s Indigenous fiscal policy

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