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Philip Cross

Canada’s economy posts tepid, narrowly-based growth: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator

OTTAWA, ON (September 3, 2020): For the first time since February, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator posted positive growth, suggesting that the economy...

 

September 3, 2020 at 8:22 pm read more

We don't need higher inflation to grow the economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

It is not at all clear that raising inflationary expectations is the way to grow the economy. What’s really required is smarter fiscal...

 

September 3, 2020 at 7:35 pm read more

The real problem with the CPI: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Perhaps the bank’s focus on short-term problems in the CPI is enough for its two per cent target for annual inflation, but it...

 

September 3, 2020 at 6:41 pm read more

For automakers, what might the pandemic fallout entail?: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

Driving less may be one of those shifts, and now might be a good time to start thinking through what that might mean...

 

September 3, 2020 at 6:39 pm read more

Our V- and L-shaped recovery: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are waiting for jobs in business, personal and transportation services industries to return, writes Philip Cross in the...

 

August 31, 2020 at 6:32 pm read more

Build back better: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

For now, politicians should focus on two critical issues for a recovery agenda: how to manage the health pandemic and how to get...

 

August 26, 2020 at 8:26 pm read more

Warning! Liberal spending blitz ahead: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

The Trudeau government seems bent on bribing voters with mountains of new debt that it will leave for others to pay, writes Jack...

 

August 24, 2020 at 8:12 pm read more

Ottawa has the big telcos' back: Peter Menzies in the Financial Post

The CRTC has the power to stand its ground based on the evidence before it. It should do so, writes Peter Menzies in...

 

August 21, 2020 at 9:39 pm read more

With Morneau gone, it's now up to Tiff Macklem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Choosing Macklem may prove Morneau’s most important move, the one time he was able to effectively put fiscal shackles on his profligate colleagues,...

 

August 20, 2020 at 7:22 pm read more

It will be a 'huge challenge' for any finance minister to control federal spending: Jack Mintz on the BNN Bloomberg

With the now former Finance Minister Bill Morneau passing the torch to Chrystia Freeland, the new Minister is left with one of government's...

 

August 20, 2020 at 4:45 pm read more
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    Canada’s economy posts tepid, narrowly-based growth: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator

    Economic policy, Latest News, Leading Economic Indicator, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (September 3, 2020): For the first time since February, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator posted positive growth, suggesting that the economy...

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  • We don't need higher inflation to grow the economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Economic policy, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    It is not at all clear that raising inflationary expectations is the way to grow the economy. What’s really required is smarter fiscal...

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  • The real problem with the CPI: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    Perhaps the bank’s focus on short-term problems in the CPI is enough for its two per cent target for annual inflation, but it...

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Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau

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