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Pages tagged "economy"


Corporate-tax cuts are no solution to Canada’s competitiveness problem

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · November 01, 2018 9:00 AM

The federal government is widely expected to announce a new competitiveness strategy as part of its Fall Economic Statement. Corporate Canada has been lobbying hard for a new round of corporate-tax cuts in response to recent tax “reform” under President Donald Trump in the United States.

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Federal Poverty Strategy discounts needs of seniors

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · September 21, 2018 2:21 PM

The Poverty Reduction Strategy announced by the federal government at the end of August proposes that an official Canadian poverty line be set for the first time and enshrined in legislation; and that official targets be set to reduce the poverty rate by 20% by 2020, and by 50% by 2030.

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U.S Federal Reserve’s blindspot means Canada’s eyes should be wide open

Posted on News & Blogs by Roy Culpeper · September 20, 2018 10:03 AM

Since the 1980s, financial crises have erupted about once a decade. The last one erupted in 2008. And there are disturbing parallels between the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America, the 1990s financial crisis in Asia, and the deepening financial turmoil in emerging markets such as Turkey today. Which is why it is surprising that the subject of the next crisis was missing from this year’s agenda at the annual economic policy symposium, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Talk of “the end of jobs” hides real labour market issues

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · August 17, 2018 8:30 AM

There is a lot of talk these days about the end of jobs and the decimation of traditional employment due to rapid technological change, the much feared rise of the robots, and the emergence of new and more insecure forms of work in the so-called gig economy. But the statistics suggest that the extent of real change in the job market to date has been greatly exaggerated by many pundits.

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Facing stark challenges, Notley government delivers on progressive change

Posted on News & Blogs by Sheila Matthen · June 28, 2018 9:55 AM

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In the midst of the catastrophic fires that have devastated homes and livelihoods in the city of Fort McMurray, the Alberta government has declared a state of emergency. All focus is now on ensuring the safety of Albertans in this time of need.

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Christy Clark's inaction on housing affordability speaks volumes

Posted on News & Blogs by Sheila Matthen · June 26, 2018 9:54 AM

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When Christy Clark’s government released its budget in February, many advocates were hoping for real action on soaring housing costs. British Columbia’s economy is growing and investments in affordable housing in this budget – for the last full fiscal year before going to the polls in 2017 – had the potential to address the severe crisis many British Columbians are facing.  

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Don’t let supply management myths spoil the milk

Posted on News & Blogs · June 22, 2018 4:25 PM

This article originally appeared in the Globe & Mail.

The way Canadian dairy farmers are portrayed in the NAFTA debate might lead you to believe they drive Porsches to the milking barns. Farmers who own quota in our food system, where dairy along with poultry fall under supply management, are often portrayed as a lobby group rather than people we rely on for food security.

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Towards a new Canadian trade strategy

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · May 23, 2018 2:49 PM

Globalization in Question?

The future of the neo liberal global economic order is seemingly in play. Brexit, President Trump's “America First” threat to both the NAFTA and the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the growing strength of the anti European Union right pose a threat to business as usual. However, there is room for doubt over the staying power of right-wing populism, which owes more to racism than to economic nationalism per se.  And corporate interests are mobilizing to preserve the very real gains they secured for themselves under the the current global trade regime, including NAFTA.

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Employment Insurance under the Trudeau Liberals

Posted on News & Blogs by Donna Wood · February 26, 2018 4:32 PM

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In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining ‘suitable work’; reducing the waiting period for EI benefits; reducing EI premiums; introducing more flexible parental leave; providing better access to compassionate care; and increasing funding for employment and training programs managed by provinces, territories and Aboriginal labour market organizations.

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Challenging the Economic Dogma of a “Natural” Unemployment Rate

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · August 10, 2017 7:50 PM

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On July 13th, the Bank of Canada began to tighten monetary policy, arguing that the economy would be operating at full capacity by the end of this year. This action was guided more by the economic dogma of a “natural” unemployment rate crafted by Milton Friedman back in the 1970s than by hard evidence of a looming increase in inflation. 

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