Pronoun policies and sex education are just some of the targets of conservative movements that want to control how children learn. Some pupils have other ideas. Alex Harris, a New Brunswick student, was 14 when... read more
Electric vehicles are so radically different from many of our old gas-guzzlers, especially when you focus on an EV’s sophisticated battery technology and its operational silence, that they often draw comparisons to computers and smartphones.... read more
We have a cliché problem in personal finance. Too many empty phrases that get repeated endlessly because they suggest expertise and mastery of money. You’ll find some prime examples of stale personal finance clichés in... read more
Change is constant in the financial world these days, except with housing affordability. Homes were unaffordable in recent years, they’re unaffordable now and they could remain so for years to come, even if we build... read more
As a new flock of first-year Canadian university students settles into life on campus, many are receiving their first serious exposure to the study of economics. Some will find it exhilarating. Some will find it... read more
As extreme weather bakes their soil, young farmers are helping one another to embrace new techniques, lower emissions and (they hope) still earn a living. Making a living from the land has never been easy,... read more
Our neighbour’s son, Zach, is at university studying journalism. Zach has always wanted to be an investigative reporter and, earlier this year, he was named the editor of his university newspaper. While he was telling... read more
If the cost of tuition wasn’t enough, inflation means attending college or university in 2023 is even pricier than expected. What’s a first year to do? This story is part of a crash course in... read more
The origins of Proto-Indo-European, the ancestral tongue that diverged into hundreds of languages spoken by more than three billion people worldwide, have long been a matter of debate. According to the leading scenario, the language... read more
Personal finance is different for women – they earn less on average, take time out of the work force to raise children and live longer than men. According to Janine Rogan, author of a new... read more
The last normal summer was in 2019. Since then, we’ve slipped into what feels like a perma-crisis world of pandemic, war in Europe, an overloaded health care system and climate change disruption. The world isn’t headed back to the... read more
Entrepreneurs aren’t yet back at anywhere close to the level of activity we saw before COVID-19. Ten days into the first pandemic lockdown, already an eternity for thousands of Canadian business owners forced to shut their... read more
Nothing says summer like staking a claim on a blanket in front of a stage on a sunny day, cold drink in hand, to hear a favorite band blast out tunes al fresco. But as... read more
David Dodge is a former governor of the Bank of Canada and deputy minister of finance. He is senior adviser at Bennett Jones LLP. Bob Fay is managing director of digital economy at the Centre... read more
Household finances are showing more signs of cracking under the weight of large debt loads and high interest rates – except when it comes to the most critical loans of all: mortgages. In the first quarter, Canadian household... read more
