Economic policy Archives - First Policy Response

Why Canada might need a temporary COVID-19 tax and repayment fund – Trombe – [Maclean’s]

June 12, 2020

Ottawa Needs a Temporary Income-Support System Built to Last – C.D. Howe

June 11, 2020

Supply-side shocks of COVID-19 could linger for years

June 11, 2020

by Ken Boessenkool

2008 vs. 2020: What’s different this time around? Town Hall Recap

June 9, 2020

by Arman Hamidian

Initial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Canadian Labour Market – Schirle, Skuterud, Milligan, Lemieux – [Canadian Labour Economics Forum]

June 8, 2020

What we won’t see in this week’s jobs data – Goldfarb – [Maclean’s]

June 4, 2020

2008 vs. 2020: What’s different this time around?

June 3, 2020

by Various Contributors

Canada needs a New National Policy – Honickman and Woodfinden – National Post

June 1, 2020

Retool the Tax System to help pay for Covid-19’s costs – Patrick Gill – Policy Options

June 1, 2020

Question for the demand-shock naysayers: what are you forecasting and would you like to make a wager on it?

June 1, 2020

by Mike Moffatt

The case for a temporary moratorium on mergers and acquisitions

May 27, 2020

Which industries pay Canada’s bills? – Williams – [BCOBC]

May 26, 2020

To rebuild the economy after COVID-19, we’ll need more government, not less: Jim Stanford – CBC Radio

May 25, 2020

Canada Must Recommit to Fiscal and Monetary Anchors – C.D. Howe Crisis Working Group

May 25, 2020

A Long-Term Economic Recovery Agenda for Ontario – Fagan, Speer, Thomson – [Ontario 360]

May 14, 2020

What’s missing in job number headlines

May 14, 2020

by Danielle Goldfarb

Canada needs a small business recovery plan

May 11, 2020

by Will Meneray

Lowest earners hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses

May 8, 2020

COVID-19 and Joblessness in Canada: A firm perspective – Vu and Denny – [Brookfield Institute]

May 7, 2020

These 10 steps will strengthen Canada’s economy and climate – Moffat and McNally – [National Observer]

May 6, 2020

To reopen the economy, put curbs on the CERB – Robson, Laurin, Mahboubi – [C.D. Howe]

May 4, 2020

End of EI as we know it – Jolson Lim – [iPolitics]

May 1, 2020

Teachable Moments from the Pandemic – Stephen Poloz – [Bank of Canada]

May 1, 2020

Restart Playbook Must Balance Risk with Economic Cost: Crisis Working Group on Business Continuity and Trade – CD Howe

April 28, 2020

Dear Canada Revenue Agency, Please File My Taxes For Me!

April 22, 2020

by Saul Schwartz