Why has Canadian productivity lagged so much compared to the United States? Is it risk-averse management in Canada? Too much taxation and regulation? Too little infrastructure and innovation? These are perennial questions that are highly important to our standard of living, which continues to take at least a 20-per-cent haircut relative to the U.S., with […]

Desjardins has announced the temporary suspension of lending for pipeline projects, including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. If the decision becomes permanent, Desjardins might not fund other Canadian pipeline projects such as Enbridge’s Line 3 and TransCanada’s Keystone XL and Energy East. Canadian lender Desjardins may stop pipeline loans Michal Moore, senior research fellow with the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, spoke […]

Calgary is the least-affordable city in Canada — if you’re poor. That’s according to a new analysis that looked at decades’ worth of data on rental costs and social-assistance rates. Average housing costs may be higher in Vancouver and Toronto, but it’s actually harder for single parents living on a low income to afford a low-end […]

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to leave a lasting positive legacy that will be remembered by Canadians for all time he’ll need to do more than legalize marijuana, hike taxes and run record deficits. That’s why Trudeau would be wise to heed the recommendations of a Senate committee report born from research originating at […]

Research from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy suggests there’s a connection between domestic violence and certain sporting events and holidays. The study found domestic violence calls in Calgary were up 15 per cent on some days in the latter half of the 10-day Calgary Stampede compared with an average day. For professional […]

Alberta’s financial footing has taken another hit, this time by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s. S&P reported Friday it was lowering the province’s rating by two notches from AA to A+, citing budgetary performance deterioration, growing debt and depending on oil prices to rebound. “Our expectation is that this will lead to further rapid […]

A former chair of the National Energy Board lauded a panel’s recommendations to overhaul Canada’s energy regulator, saying it will bring clarity and won’t drag out the pipeline review process. Gaetan Caron, former NEB chair and fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy told BNN he hopes Ottawa adopts changes to the […]

A report looking at how to modernize the National Energy Board (NEB) is calling for a complete overhaul, suggesting that it be replaced with two new agencies and its leadership moved from Calgary to Ottawa. A five-member expert panel was appointed last fall to look at the structure, role and mandate of Canada’s national energy […]

A new study done by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy indicates while Calgary’s population has been rising, there has been a steep decline in affordable rental units. Ron Kneebone of the School of Public Policy looked at rental units per 1,000 people across Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary between 1990 and 2016. During […]