‘Time to fix this’: Could the tariff threat bring down Canada's interprovincial trade barriers, once and for all?
There are a number of studies over the years, that have attempted to quantify the cost these barriers pose to the Canadian ...
Canadian economy contracts by 0.2% in November
The Canadian economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly decline in nearly two years, Statistics ...
Opinion: Immigration U-turn will bring net benefits
The federal government’s dramatic immigration U-turn will mean an equally dramatic population growth U-turn. Though it will ...
Rising number of mortgage applicants are now opting for variable rates
Expectations of further rate cuts have people piling into variable rates like they’re the last choppers out of Hanoi. Several lenders now report that up to 50 per cent of mortgage applicants are ...
CRA challenged in court cases on capital gains tax increase
The taxpayer’s application also states that the CRA’s decision to administer the capital gains hike “places taxpayers in an ...
Posthaste: CIBC economist warns tariffs not all that's muddying interest rate waters
But Canada’s economy is in a state of “excess supply,” according to the Bank of Canada governor, while the unemployment rate ...
Tariffs would have huge impact on housing market: Ron Butler
Ron Butler, broker with Butler Mortgage, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how a trade war with the United ...
Alberta unveils new investment entity with aim to boost Heritage Fund to $250 billion
The Alberta government is seeding a new investment vehicle with $2 billion as part of a plan to boost the province’s resource ...
NDP leader calls to ban U.S. from procurement if Canada hit with tariffs
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should bar American companies from all federal government procurement ...
Banks cut prime rate to 5.2%, following Bank of Canada's lead
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada, ...
Posthaste: Canadian dollar tanks, gold hits all-time high as Donald Trump vows tariffs tomorrow
If Donald Trump is worried about trade deficits with Canada he should take a look at today’s chart from National Bank. Sixty per cent of the 35 major American industries in bilateral trade with Canada ...