by Aseem Gupta | Apr 19, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
Canada’s 2025 election was shaped by two economic pressures that suddenly became inseparable. The first was domestic. Housing costs had pulled away from incomes, rent consumed an expanding share of household budgets, productivity growth remained weak, and many...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 12, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
At the beginning of 2025, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be approaching an almost inevitable victory. After nearly a decade under Justin Trudeau, Canadians were frustrated by unaffordable housing, strained public services, weak productivity and a prolonged decline in...