Canada West Foundation's Gary Mar says it's time for Canada to turn to its trade missions to focus advocacy efforts on the individual states. 'Ultimately, people in Washington don't run the economy, governors do.' Read full story

The Canadian Tax Foundation’s Heather Evans is set to become commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency on July 13, and faces 'a big, big job,' says CSG Senator Percy Downe. Read full story

Publishing the bank's projected policy rate path would show more clearly how it intends to reach its inflation objective. Read full story

Routledge says our banks are not thinking of a new business model for a new kind of economy. That’s a big problem that could cost Canada dearly. To build this new economy, we need a new kind of financial system and it has to be a national priority if we are to be a prosperous and sovereign nation. Read full story

A former senior government official says many of the MOUs signed by the German and South Korean submarine suppliers with Canadian firms are part of a 'PR battle' and may 'fall by the wayside.' Read full story

GDP tells us a great deal about what has already happened. Other indicators help us understand where the economy may be heading, and how economic changes are affecting Canadians. Read full story

Policymakers still hesitate to treat it as a mainstream economic driver despite a broader government focus on productivity, investment, and internal trade. Read full story

Canada’s tax and transfer system is encrusted with decades of piecemeal policy initiatives. Cavalierly touching just one part creates risk, and is a failure to understand the full nature of Canada’s tax and transfer system. Read full story

It’s through innovation that we can build a more productive economy. With a more productive economy, we can generate higher incomes and, as a country, afford to do things we cannot afford to do today.  Read full story

The large private sector union is calling on the Liberals to apply the new policy requirements retroactively for strategic nation-building, and high value procurements not yet awarded—such as contracts worth more than $1-billion. Read full story