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A Fall Budget 2020 Strategy: Drive Toward the Future (Policy)
Economists question Ottawa's refusal to release COVID-19 vaccine cost estimates (The Globe and Mail)
John Ivison: Trudeau's 'literally frightening' spending plan has some Liberals, bureaucrats very worried (National Post)
Building the Bridge to a Post COVID-19 Economy (Policy)
Solving the economy: Liberals say Canada needs a green, inclusive, equitable recovery. Can Chrystia Freeland deliver? (The Globe and Mail)
Future Shock: Unemployment and COVID-19 (Policy)
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January 20, 2021
RT @NowcastCanada: En Décembre, l’indice des prix à la consommation (IPC) a augmenté de 0,7% a/a, contre 1,0% le mois précédent. Hors essen…
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January 20, 2021
RT @NowcastCanada: In December, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) edged up 0.7% year-over-year (against 1.0% in November). Excluding gasoline,…
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January 19, 2021
RT @Canada2020: When @PresElectBiden takes office, both he and @JustinTrudeau will have a rare opportunity to make generational progres…
Research
OUR LATEST ANALYSIS
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May 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Emergency funding for COVID-19: Responses and support to Indigenous Peoples
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Sep 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Assessing the sustainability of the Federal Government's Public Service Pension Fund
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Sep 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Health Care Costs: A Challenge for Canadian Governments
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Jul 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Early Childhood Development among First Nations: The Case for Early Intervention
(July 2019; No. 19001)