Don Iveson on the Future of Housing
In late 2023, a dream team of former elected officials, mayors and chief planners, Indigenous leaders, designers, builders and developers, affordability advocates, and finance and insurance experts came together to create a Task Force for Housing and Climate. In this episode of Bright Future, we discuss why addressing Canada’s housing crisis should include consideration of the climate crisis.
Budget Bets Big on Healthcare, Housing Affordability Measures: Our Analysis of Federal Budget 2024
The government took a major turn toward boosting revenues by a net $21.9 billion over five years. It chose to make a big change to the capital gains regime. While it affects a fairly narrow swath of taxpayers, it has large implications for future potential investment decisions. The government is trying to isolate the tax burden to corporate Canada, but in the process is creating some new thresholds and rules that will create more complexity and tax notches.
Economic Reboot: Provincial Outlook to 2045
The underlying growth potential of Canada’s economy will come from three main sources: the number of people added to the population and more particularly the workforce; the amount and mix of capital used in production processes and the technological improvements adopted along the way; and outside global forces that affect trade flows and spending patterns.
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Following a Step Forward, Business Confidence Retracts
Canadian Economics April 23, 2024
The Index’s rebound was short-lived. After falling in nine consecutive quarters, the Index of Business Confidence finally rose in January, marking the end to a historic downturn. However, this ascent proved to be transient, as evidenced by the latest 3.6-point decline.
Quick take • 3-min read
Jake Lenarduzzi
Gasoline and Shelter Added Pressure to Consumer Price Growth in March
Canadian Economics April 16, 2024
Year-over-year growth of Canada’s consumer price index picked up slightly in March. Yet, many inflation indicators are trending in the right direction and interest rate cuts are still on the table in June.
Quick take • 3-min read
Kiefer Van Mulligen
Manufacturing Sales Buoyed by Higher Petroleum and Coal Prices in February
Canadian Economics April 15, 2024
High borrowing costs and cooler demand will likely weaken sales this year, though growth will pick up as the grip of monetary policy loosens. Month to month, real GDP growth in the manufacturing sector has been uneven, though the diversity of the industry’s subsectors has likely helped to keep growth from falling sharply in the face of higher interest rates.
Quick take • 2-min read
Kiefer Van Mulligen
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