The tension between this federal government’s neoliberal economic roots and social justice ambitions has always been evident.

Investments in a clean economy, dental care, and a GST top-up stole the show; many other needed investments have gone missing.

We’re not expecting many bells and whistles in this federal budget. It doesn’t need to be that way.

The federal government just released its latest fiscal update. CCPA senior economist David Macdonald has the details.

On October 24, CCPA senior economist David Macdonald presented to the Standing Committee on Finance for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2023 Budget

Parliament has returned from its summer break. We’re expecting a packed—and heated— agenda.

Throughout the pandemic, many small- and medium-sized businesses have weathered the storm, thanks to federal government help. In his deputation to Canada's federal Industry Committee, David Macdonald says it's time to give those businesses an "off-ramp".

The new era of climate ambition looks a lot like the old era of climate foot-dragging

The federal Liberal-NDP agreement has resulted in the first step toward a national dental care program, starting with children. There’s a strong case to grow this public investment

Our analysis of the 2022 federal budget

This budget could herald the beginning of a Pearsonian period of progressive policy making

Electric vehicles have emerged as the poster child of the zero-carbon economy. If we could only manage to replace all our internal combustion engines with batteries, it seems, we’d be well on our way to a greener world. But is achieving net-zero emissions really that straightforward? And is a society and economy dependent on personal vehicles—zero-emission though they may be—actually the future we aspire to?

Convenient, accessible public transit isn’t a nice-to-have for cities. It’s an essential part of urban life and can’t be left to wither.

Public transit budgets deserve better than farebox recovery revenue.

Opening remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding the 2022 federal budget on Feb. 3, 2022

Our mission critical priorities for the new Parliament