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Dec 20, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis
December is the season of reflection on the year that was, and bold predictions for the year to come. Here’s my not-so-hot take for 2025: there will be plenty of change in Canadian economic policymaking. The spectre of Donald Trump looms over Canada, and he’ll force us to rethink our role in the world, how we run our economy, and how we trade. Policymakers will face tough choices and will need to stress-test some core assumptions about economic policy in a Trumpian world.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis
Statistics Canada released data on Friday showing another weak quarter of growth along with a sixth-consecutive quarterly decline in per capita national income. This matches the longest-ever streak of negative per capita quarterly readings, a record set during the deep recession of 1981-1982. While no one believes the current situation is anywhere near as dire as that historic downturn, it underscores a persistent issue: Canada’s poor per capita economic performance.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis
In the days following Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, there will be plenty written on what the results mean for Canada. According to a recent Leger poll, 64 percent of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris as president over Donald Trump. Economists also worry about the potentially destabilizing effects of a Trump administration, particularly around the unpredictability of tariffs and trade disruptions.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
thebusinesscouncil.ca | Robert Asselin |Theo Argitis
As published in The Globe and MailCanada’s productivity crisis has been a hot topic of conversation recently as economists and policy experts increasingly sound the alarm about the nation’s falling per capita income levels. The debate can seem complex and disconnected from everyday life – which is why politicians have often shied away from embracing a productivity agenda. But it’s an agenda that remains critical, nevertheless.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
theglobeandmail.com | Robert Asselin |Theo Argitis
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
theglobeandmail.com | Theo Argitis |Jack Mintz
Open this photo in gallery: Taking into account tax variables such as personal taxes and property taxes, Canada’s ranking in corporate tax competitiveness has been slipping – it's ranked 24th out of 38 major industrial countries in 2023, according to the Tax Foundation, a U.S.-based research think tank.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Theo Argitis is managing director at Compass Rose Group and former Ottawa bureau chief for...
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis |Jeff Griffiths
Commentary 8 August 2024 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks during a 2015 federal election campaign stop in Saskatoon, Sask., August 13, 2015. Liam Richards/The Canadian Press. One of the first stories I ever wrote about Justin Trudeau—back in early 2015—was how this millionaire son of a political icon had reintroduced redistribution back into the Canadian political discourse.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis |Alicia Planincic
Commentary 30 July 2024 A family takes a break on the steps of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. The Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut last week—its second in two months—came with a new sense of urgency and fresh warnings from the central bank about the near-term state of the nation’s economy.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Theo Argitis |Christopher Hume
Commentary 23 July 2024 Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem speaks during a news conference on the Bank of Canada’s rate announcement, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. As the Bank of Canada prepares to unveil its latest rate decision and new suite of forecasts tomorrow, it’s a good moment to assess the state of the nation’s economy.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alicia Planincic |Theo Argitis
Commentary 23 July 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press. In each EconMinute, Business Council of Alberta economist Alicia Planincic seeks to better understand the economic issues that matter to Canadians: from business competitiveness to housing affordability to living standards and our country’s lack of productivity growth.
