by Lily Dupuis | Oct 1, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
From health care to education to infrastructure, governments face no shortage of spending pressures. But there’s another line item that the federal government has recently committed to spending significantly more on: the military. In 2006, all NATO Defence...
by Lily Dupuis | Sep 23, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
Immigration isn’t just about attracting the best to Canada; it’s also about ensuring they choose to stay. Last spring, Statistics Canada released a report on the emigration of immigrants (that is, immigrants to Canada who end up leaving the country). Widely...
by Lily Dupuis | Sep 18, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
Canada’s standard of living is stagnating, and productivity—the only real way to fix it—is (rightfully) at the centre of the conversation. Conferences have been held, policy departments have been established, and, more recently, a new federal working group was...
by Lily Dupuis | Sep 16, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
Canada is facing several economic challenges—from investment attraction to productivity growth to high rents. And there is a sense that we’re falling behind in all of them. One might wonder, is there anything we’re doing well at compared to our international peers?...
by Lily Dupuis | Sep 9, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
Free trade leads to a lot of good things: from lower prices and more selection for consumers to higher incomes for Canadians. In fact, it’s estimated that incomes are 15 to 40% higher as a result. But recent policy developments suggest free trade is out of...
by Lily Dupuis | Sep 3, 2024 | Analysis, Economic Insights, Insights
The federal government is under pressure to reduce the number of non-permanent residents (NPRs) in Canada. Specifically, they announced a target for NPRs—foreign workers and students as well as asylum claimants—to account for no more than 5% of Canada’s population by...
