Things are unpredictable in Ottawa, and a Canadian federal election could be triggered at any time. How will it affect key legislation?

The answer is that actually, tax policy has almost nothing to do with corporate investment

How long are we going to pretend like the capital gains inclusion rate is a middle class issue?

CCPA senior economist David Macdonald’s remarks to the Senate committee on Bill C-69, which would implement the 2024 federal budget

Shift Storm newsletter—April 2024 edition

Canada’s latest federal budget has some real gains in it—and some really frustrating half-measures

It is too soon for the federal government to rest on its climate laurels.

2024 federal budget makes biggest investments in housing, care economy in generations with its second-to-last budget before an election

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.

With an election looming on the horizon, might we be nearing the end of the Liberal-NDP agreement?

If the feds are serious about tackling non-compliant Airbnb-type rentals, they should go after the platforms, not just the users

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland talks up housing and affordability while austerity looms

Prepared remarks for Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Budget

Now that the summer break is over, the federal government is back in session amidst a cost-of-living crisis.

Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on affordable housing and homelessness

Federal cabinet ministers are meeting in Charlottetown to discuss the housing crisis