Le Systemiste

Tag: inflation

  • What cost-of-living crisis? The data tell a different story

    This article was published in the Globe and Mail on January 15th, 2026 A mid-December Abacus poll shows 62 per cent of Canadians identify high cost of living as their predominant concern. This worry isn’t unique to Canada; more than half of Americans, French and other Europeans cite cost of living as their main pressing issue. With…

  • It is time to improve our countercyclical fiscal support

    This article (with a different title) was published in the Globe and Mail on March 6, 2025 Federal and provincial governments plan to introduce pandemic-style measures to support businesses and workers if the U.S. administration carries out its tariff threats. Experience with past recessions suggests there is a risk this support may come too late…