If the economists at ScotiaBank have it right, we still have a long ways to go in the fight to bring inflation back into the target range. Their reading of …
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Government borrowing contributing to inflation
When we talk about higher interest rates, we usually do it in the context of fighting inflation – higher rates discourage investment and spending which slows …
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Data about manufacturing suggests Canadian economy may be slowing
Signs that the Canadian economy is slowing are showing up more frequently in the data that tracks various steps along the supply chain. Among the most recent …
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Top income earners pay larger proportion of personal income tax in Canada
It you don’t like paying taxes, you’d better find some rich people. The team at the Fraser Institute has dissected the latest tax data to see if they could …
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Pandemic behind changing attitudes about workplaces
Whether it was the Great Resignation or simply the Great Realignment, we have seen a wholesale shift in the world of labour markets since the end of the …
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Drilling rights generating more revenue for provincial government than anticipated
The federal government may be doing what it can to discourage any further development of fossil fuel production but the marketplace seems to be on a completely …
