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Helaina Gaspard and Sam Andrey on Canada’s digital divide
More than $41.4-billion in spending goes without Commons committee review
No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin
Breaking Down the 2021 Budget - StrategyCorp Webinar
Federal budget caught between third wave and post-COVID plans
Budget 2021: The Big Spending Plan
Who's really got Ottawa's ear?
Consumers expected to lead the recovery initially
Canada's Debt Narrative, form Financial Crisis to Pandemic
Fiscal Policy: Relief, Recovery and Reset
Global News: Most recent Canadian economic data with David Akin and Motafa Askari
Canada's $100B question: Can you go too big?
Power Politics: Upcoming federal budget
The budget must show how fiscal policy will support recovery and the transformation of our economy
'Everything in this budget will be driven by COVID': former public servants, Liberal insiders lay out expectations for the pandemic budget
Research
OUR LATEST ANALYSIS
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Apr 21, 2021, 12:00 AM
Assessing the efficacy of instruments for the delivery of rural broadband.
(April 2021) -
Jul 31, 2020, 12:00 AMFunding First Nations child and family services (FNCFS): A performance budget approach to well-being
Funding First Nations child and family services (FNCFS): A performance budget approach to well-being
(July 2020) -
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
(September 2019; No. 19002)