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High stakes, narrow margins: Canada’s federal budget bets on investment-led growth

 November 05, 2025 |Cynthia Leach, Robert Hogue, and Salim Zanzana
Overall, the story of Budget 2025 is as expected. There is big new spending and deficits that would be even larger without review savings. Buffers are slim against the two fiscal anchors of a balanced operating budget by 2028-29, and a declining deficit-to-GDP...
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Canadian federal budget preview

 October 27, 2025 |Cynthia Leach
A new playbook for balancing bigger government with fiscal health We believe the context and composition of government spending matter as much as the quantum. Cyclically, our outlook has Canada avoiding a recession from the current set of tariffs, but...
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Are U.S. tariffs accomplishing their goals?

 August 20, 2025 |Claire Fan

The trade war remains in its early stages, with U.S. tariff revenues trailing behind announcements into the summer. Nevertheless, import tariffs collected as a share of U.S. imports have already risen to their highest level since the 1940s.

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Fall Economic Statement 2024: Canada boosts investment appeal and the deficit deepens

Fall Economic Statement 2024: Canada boosts investment appeal and the deficit deepens

 December 18, 2024 |Rachel Battaglia, Robert Hogue and Cynthia Leach
Given the political uncertainty facing Canada, the fate of many of the measures announced in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement is highly uncertain. However, the fiscal update still serves as a snapshot of where the economy is headed and how upcoming challenges...
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As John Tavares’ tax issue makes headlines this is a lesson to other cross-border Canadians:

 April 08, 2024 |Bill vastis
It has recently come to light that Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain John Tavares has become entangled in a legal battle with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) over $8 million in taxes and interest, stemming from a $15.3 million signing bonus received 6 years...
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7 considerations for Canadians holding investments in the U.S.

 April 08, 2024 |Bill Vastis
7 considerations for Canadians holding investments in the U.S. Learn the risks and mitigation strategies if you leave investments in the U.S. upon your return to Canada For Canadian athletes, entertainers and entrepreneurs who earn income in the U.S....
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