http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:44:04 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 ... on oil, refining and the environment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-national-household-survey-pig-meet-lipstick/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-national-household-survey-pig-meet-lipstick/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:19 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/the-national-household-survey-pig-meet-lipstick/feed/ 0 The survey won't answer the crucial questions only the long-form census could, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-recession-and-recovery-australia-did-it-better/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-recession-and-recovery-australia-did-it-better/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:49:19 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379832 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/the-recession-and-recovery-australia-did-it-better/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon takes a broader measure of Canada's economic performance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:17:49 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/feed/ 0 Whoever takes the reins will have to live up to a rock star image that has little to do with monetary policy, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:09 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/yes-dean-del-mastro-environmental-regulations-have-costs/feed/ 0 (And they're actually larger than those of a carbon price) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:10:05 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374916 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on good politics and not very good economics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/why-the-reinhart-rogoff-glitch-doesnt-matter-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/why-the-reinhart-rogoff-glitch-doesnt-matter-for-canada/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:39:11 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/why-the-reinhart-rogoff-glitch-doesnt-matter-for-canada/feed/ 0 Not right now, anyways, say Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-economys-potential-may-be-a-little-lower-than-we-thought/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-economys-potential-may-be-a-little-lower-than-we-thought/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:27:06 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/the-economys-potential-may-be-a-little-lower-than-we-thought/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon spots a quiet revision http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/jobs-and-other-myths-about-trade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/jobs-and-other-myths-about-trade/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:00:25 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/jobs-and-other-myths-about-trade/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on a debunking spree http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:26:56 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/feed/ 0 Prepare for long grind (but not a fire sale), says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:46:55 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/feed/ 0 Yours truly, Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:37:04 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on doing damage the cost-effect way http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:11 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365762 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/feed/ 0 High resource prices worked out quite well for Australia, says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-anti-trade-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-anti-trade-budget/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:37:09 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-anti-trade-budget/feed/ 0 Conservative trade legacy consists of higher tariffs and more obstacles to foreign investment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-incredible-shrinking-conservative-deficit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-incredible-shrinking-conservative-deficit/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:23:28 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-incredible-shrinking-conservative-deficit/feed/ 0 Emphasis on 'incredible,' says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:00:42 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon details the 'starve the beast strategy' in budget 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/budget-may-aim-to-close-tax-loopholes-which-isnt-as-easy-as-it-seems/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/budget-may-aim-to-close-tax-loopholes-which-isnt-as-easy-as-it-seems/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:27 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/budget-may-aim-to-close-tax-loopholes-which-isnt-as-easy-as-it-seems/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on fixing outdated tax credits http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-look-at-what-will-be-and-what-should-be-in-the-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-look-at-what-will-be-and-what-should-be-in-the-federal-budget/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:11:52 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/a-look-at-what-will-be-and-what-should-be-in-the-federal-budget/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on good and bad ideas to look out for http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:52 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why Canada's much-talked-about affliction is actually a blessing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/our-stockholm-syndrome-about-supply-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/our-stockholm-syndrome-about-supply-management/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:00:03 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/our-stockholm-syndrome-about-supply-management/feed/ 0 Why our debates about international trade miss the point entirely http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:43:40 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/feed/ 0 The short answer is no. So is the long answer. Here's why. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:08:05 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon reviews the evidence on the minimum wage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:37 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon looks at the numbers—and zooms out http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-federal-deficit-will-be-less-than-the-government-predicted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-federal-deficit-will-be-less-than-the-government-predicted/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:17:27 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-federal-deficit-will-be-less-than-the-government-predicted/feed/ 0 Possibly much less, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/what-to-expect-from-the-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/what-to-expect-from-the-federal-budget/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:28:58 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347583 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/what-to-expect-from-the-federal-budget/feed/ 0 Slower-rising transfers and lower program spending. Basically, more of the same, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:56:08 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/feed/ 0 There's no way to get it completely right, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:13:18 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/feed/ 0 A refresher, kindly brought to you by Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:17:04 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341808 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/feed/ 0 A political party headhunting a sitting central bank governor *is* a big deal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/how-the-boc-revised-its-growth-forecast-down-and-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/how-the-boc-revised-its-growth-forecast-down-and-up/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:50:56 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/how-the-boc-revised-its-growth-forecast-down-and-up/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon puts the January Monetary Policy Report under the lens http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/stephen-harper-state-venture-capitalist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/stephen-harper-state-venture-capitalist/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:50:28 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/stephen-harper-state-venture-capitalist/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon: what's the problem the Venture Capital Action Plan is supposed to fix? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:36:42 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why you should love the GST/HST http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:10:35 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331396 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/pension-reform-isnt-for-everyone/feed/ 0 An expanded CPP could hurt low-income earners, says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/ngdp-targeting-could-change-the-way-we-manage-inflation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/ngdp-targeting-could-change-the-way-we-manage-inflation/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:22:57 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/ngdp-targeting-could-change-the-way-we-manage-inflation/feed/ 0 So you should know what it is. Stephen Gordon explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:42:31 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/feed/ 0 Andrew Coyne’s column arguing that income inequality has stopped getting worse drew a sharply-worded... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:28:31 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/why-canada-wont-have-an-effective-climate-change-policy-anytime-soon/feed/ 0 We want action, but aren't ready to pay, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:33:20 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/the-carney-affair-with-the-liberal-party-of-canada-it-will-all-end-in-tears/feed/ 0 Hypothetical questions around the wooing of the Governor of the Bank of Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/well-managed-or-not-state-owned-enterprises-are-probably-good-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/well-managed-or-not-state-owned-enterprises-are-probably-good-for-canada/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:24:32 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=328307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/14/well-managed-or-not-state-owned-enterprises-are-probably-good-for-canada/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon responds to Jack Mintz http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/we-either-develop-the-oil-sands-or-we-make-life-difficult-for-foreign-investors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/we-either-develop-the-oil-sands-or-we-make-life-difficult-for-foreign-investors/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:36:30 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325660 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/we-either-develop-the-oil-sands-or-we-make-life-difficult-for-foreign-investors/feed/ 0 We can't do both, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-is-the-bank-of-canada-holding-interest-rates-firm-a-surge-in-wages-may-be-the-answer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-is-the-bank-of-canada-holding-interest-rates-firm-a-surge-in-wages-may-be-the-answer/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:41:02 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/why-is-the-bank-of-canada-holding-interest-rates-firm-a-surge-in-wages-may-be-the-answer/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon says a surge in wages may be the answer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:36:08 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/feed/ 0 An entire generation might start selling soon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/stephen-harper-and-mark-carney-good-or-just-lucky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/stephen-harper-and-mark-carney-good-or-just-lucky/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:11:43 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/stephen-harper-and-mark-carney-good-or-just-lucky/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on what really accounts for Canada's performance through and after the crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/who-will-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/who-will-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:52:59 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319473 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/who-will-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor/feed/ 0 Maybe a francophone, says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/canada-is-missing-the-bigger-story-about-the-oil-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/canada-is-missing-the-bigger-story-about-the-oil-sands/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:50:18 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/canada-is-missing-the-bigger-story-about-the-oil-sands/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on driving away much-needed money and losing opportunities http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-quebec-budget-cutting-spending-to-buy-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-quebec-budget-cutting-spending-to-buy-time/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:50:39 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/the-quebec-budget-cutting-spending-to-buy-time/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon: How to propose an austerity budget and try to dodge a political battle http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:34:02 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/feed/ 0 Little, but enough to debunk a few common misconceptions