economy

Taylor Owen Interviews Jim Balsillie on How to Build a More Sovereign Canada | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:17:28 +0000

April 24, 2025 | With less than a week before the federal election, Taylor Owen sat down with Jim Balsillie—former co-CEO of Research in Motion and one of Canada’s most prominent business leaders—to discuss why Canada’s economy is falling behind and what must change. As Donald Trump escalates attacks on the Canadian economy and hints at turning Canada into the “51st state,” Balsillie argues the real threat to Canadian sovereignty isn’t Trump—it’s decades of political complacency and corporate capture.

Christopher Ragan on Canada’s Economic Challenges and the Impact of Tariffs | Financial Post

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:04:21 +0000

January 9th, 2025 | In an article from the Financial Post, Christopher Ragan shared his insights on Canada’s economic challenges at an online discussion hosted by the Global Risk Institute. He explained that while the Bank of Canada might cut interest rates to try and stimulate the economy, it may not have much effect, especially if U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are imposed. Ragan pointed out that lowering rates might not encourage investment if tariffs disrupt trade.

Anil Wasif on IMF and World Bank on Addressing Global Challenges | Policy Magazine

webfull — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000

October 22, 2024 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an article about the IMF and the World Bank initiating to promote global economic stability. It has been 80 years since the establishment of these institutions and new challenges have sprung.

The Government’s Role in Freeing Markets: Challenging Corporate Red Tape

webfull — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:19:27 +0000

Authors and competition policy experts Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar draw on their new book,

Accelerating Canada's Green Energy Transition | Toronto Star

webfull — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:21:22 +0000

July 4, 2024 | Canada produces 80 per cent non-emitting electricity, however there stands a need for transitioning towards a clean energy transition that meet its emission goals by requiring building bigger, cleaner, smarter grids capable of doubling or tripling current capacity. "Net zero energy road maps from provincial governments can provide the missing direction. Road maps articulate a provincial government’s vision, objectives, and plans for how the province will meet its energy needs on the road to net zero," Chris Ragan and Rick Smith explains.

Tackling the Negative Implications of a Less-Cash Society | CBC News

webfull — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:52:55 +0000

June 30, 2024 | The digital brigade, powered by e-transfers, PayPal and Apple Pay, has gained unprecedented momentum. This is leading towards a cashless society, as Canadians tend to embrace electronic methods of payments. However, cash holds many significance in the social and economic realm. CBC News featured one of our MPP alum, Aftab Ahmed for their news article about the harm of leaping towards the cashless Canadian economy.

Economist weighs in on premiers' calls to pause carbon tax hike | CBC News

webfull — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:30:12 +0000

March 14, 2024 | A growing number of premiers are urging the federal government to pause the carbon tax hike that's set to take place on April 1, or to ditch it altogether. Chris Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at ��ϲ�� University, joined Power & Politics to discuss the impact this could have on Canada's climate plan. "We're playing a long-run game," Ragan said. "It's very easy to say this is not a good time for a carbon tax ...

2023 Environment Public Lecture: Gernot Wagner

webfull — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:55:57 +0000

Here is the video recording of the 2023 Public Lecture.

The Bieler School of Environment presents:

Professor Gernot Wagner

2023 Environment Public Lecture

“Climate Risks, Uncertainties, and Opportunities"

Should Canadians Worry About Inflation? Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?

webfull — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:37:33 +0000

Like many countries, Canada has experienced a sharp increase in consumer price inflation since mid-2021.

Greenland’s Indigenous population favours extracting and exporting sand from melting ice sheet

webfull — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:27:15 +0000

A national survey of close to 1000 adults in Greenland (where approximately 90% of the population is Indigenous) conducted by a ��ϲ�� University-led research team has found that a surprisingly large majority – 3 out of 4 Greenlanders – support extracting and exporting sand left by the melting ice sheet. A significant proportion want Greenland’s leadership to assess the impact of sand extraction and exports on both the environment and economy. Furthermore, when it comes to who mines the sand, the majority prefer local involvement to foreign collaboration.

Women in Politics, the Economy and Society in Europe and Quebec – Today and Tomorrow

webfull — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:43:21 +0000

Happiness really does come for free

webfull — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:22:45 +0000

Economic growth is often prescribed as a sure way of increasing the well-being of people in low-income countries, but a study led by ��ϲ�� and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) suggests that there may be good reason to question this assumption. The researchers set out to find out how people rate their subjective well-being in societies where money plays a minimal role, and which are not usually included in global happiness surveys.

Pandemic Risk Management vs. Realistic Enterprise Risk Management

webfull — Tue, 12 May 2020 16:03:55 +0000

FORTUNE | Coronavirus is making clear there is no solidarity in the EU

webfull — Mon, 04 May 2020 17:23:07 +0000

« The European Union is in trouble. From the start, its countries haven’t been on equal footing. But COVID-19 has shone a stark light on the dissimilarities between its national economies. The crisis has also laid bare that EU members have significantly different views on what obligations they have to one another.

Choosing the Right Target | Real Options for the Bank of Canada’s Mandate Renewal

webfull — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:18 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world, pushing the global economy into recession and forcing countries to take on nearly unprecedented levels of public debt.