David Macdonald's articles
What is the "rental wage" in my neighborhood?
Rental costs are out of control in cities across the country. We broke down what you need to earn to afford an apartment in every neighborhood in Canada.
Out-of-control rents
Rents are increasingly disconnected from wages. Governments need to strengthen rent control in response.
Will a higher capital gains tax inclusion rate double corporate investments?
The answer is that actually, tax policy has almost nothing to do with corporate investment
Workers’ income is 100% taxable. Capital gains should be too
How long are we going to pretend like the capital gains inclusion rate is a middle class issue?
The Bank of Canada is starting to cut interest rates. It’s about time.
The central bank has been worsening the housing affordability crisis
The federal government still has time to improve the 2024 budget—will it?
CCPA senior economist David Macdonald’s remarks to the Senate committee on Bill C-69, which would implement the 2024 federal budget
Will the capital gains tax change affect you? Only if you’re part of Canada’s 0.13 per cent.
The business lobby is spinning the tax increase as a middle class issue. It’s not.
A modest proposal
Canadian cities could raise tens of millions of dollars with one tool
Canada's next federal budget needs to tackle cost-of-living
Permanently higher prices mean that younger people are struggling to keep up with housing, food, and transport costs. The feds need to take action—or risk losing the next election.
Cutting interest rates would reduce housing costs—and inflation
High housing costs are the key driver of inflation in Canada, and the biggest immediate driver of housing costs are Bank of Canada interest rates
How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it’s still not enough)
Whether it's gender, parental status, or immigration status, the public sector is better at narrowing pay gaps than the private sector.