Jerome Gessaroli, British Columbia Institute of Technology The federal and provincial governments have announced massive emergency spending measures to ease the financial hardships many Canadians are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quick and significant […]
Andrew Bauer, University of Waterloo Facing an unprecedented global crisis, it’s natural to turn to taxes for comfort. As strange or unwanted a claim as this seems, our tax system reflects our societal wants and […]
Larry Savage, Brock University and Simon Black, Brock University The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout pose serious challenges for Canada’s workers. Naomi Klein’s 2007 bestseller, The Shock Doctrine, documented how political and economic elites […]
The coronavirus outbreak has closed borders, schools and businesses around the world. The movements and mobility of hundreds of millions of people has been dramatically limited. The government has recommended that Canadians self quarantine in […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have seen the virus spread to over 160 countries. Several countries have experienced large outbreaks, including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Spain and […]
At the climate summit held in Paris in December 2015, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to reducing Canadian emissions of greenhouse gases (most importantly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels) to 30 […]
Awareness of affordability issues and the crunch to find suitable housing has made national headlines and was a focal issue in the 2019 federal election. […]
Oil prices have fallen dramatically after Saudi Arabia’s massive discount in price of oil of $6-$8 per barrel to it’s counterparties which include Asia, United States and Europe. Saudia Arabia, who is the world’s biggest […]
Minutes to the Tokyo Stock Exchange open, the 10 Year US Treasury and 30 Year US Treasury yields fell to record lows. The 10 year yields touched 0.487% while the 30 year breached 1%, a […]
Stock futures jumped by more than 500 points in overnight trading on Monday after the worst day since the financial crisis. Dubbed as “Black Monday”, indexes fell by more than 7% as the coronavirus and […]
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