Economists Stephen Gordon (ULaval), Mike Moffatt (Western) and Kevin Milligan (UBC), as well as Macleans.ca’s Erica Alini and guest bloggers write about the economy and economic policy in Canada, the U.S. and the world. We like charts. On Twitter, follow Stephen: @stephenfgordon; Mike: @mikepmoffatt; Kevin: @kevinmilligan and Erica: @ealini.
“We rate every deal . . .It could be structured by cows and we would rate it.”
An unidentified Standard & Poor’s analyst joked in 2007 about the risky mortgage investments his company was approving, according to U.S. Justice officials. The government is now suing the firm for its part in the financial crisis.
Plus an alleged, and now notorious, one
Ivor Tossell on the latest developments in the unravelling of Toronto’s mayor
We asked an expert what might come next at Toronto City Hall
Spielberg may be heading the festival’s jury, but the A-list stars, and the action, are very far from L.A.
Jaime J. Weinman on the lesser known details of the series
The Commons: Of Wright and Duffy and the Senate, there is only one question that needs be answered
