4-minute read
Tiens donc, la réforme de l’assurance-emploi fonctionne?
The employment insurance reform.
4-minute read
Five stories for Pauline Marois
The state of the economy in Quebec.
6-minute read
Le plafond de la dette du gouvernement fédéral américain
The federal debt situation in the United States.
1-minute read
Viewpoint on US Government Finances
Since the adoption of a law to that effect in 1917, the debt of the American federal government is subject to a “ceiling.” Barring an agreement from Congress, the current ceiling should be reached during the month of October. This is a structural problem, not a cyclical one. Even if we managed to balance revenue and spending and eliminate budget deficits, it would not spell the end of the basic imbalance in American government finances, which is due to the ever-growing financial obligations stemming from social programs.
4-minute read
G20 Fails to Fix Global Finance. Again.
The sputtering global economic recovery.
1-minute read
Tuer la poule aux oeufs d’or
The Detroit bankruptcy.
3-minute read
Privatizing Canada Post gets our stamp of approval
The privatization of Canada Post.
3-minute read
Let’s act now on pension time bomb
Defined benefit pension plans.
3-minute read
A real conversation about the role of government
How to reduce the cost of public employees?
3-minute read
Austerity behind the slash-and-burn policies in Europe. Really?
Austerity policies in Europe.