Opinion: For all its faults, the federal government isn’t that bad at managing the economy

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before delivering the fall economic statement in Ottawa on Nov.…

AC companies plan cool designs for warming world, but high costs a hurdle

[ad_1] When temperatures climbed north of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville during this summer’s crushing heatwave in Europe, air conditioning use jumped 23% in the southern Spanish…

Opinion: To revive Canada’s economy, housing prices must fall, property investors must take a hit

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: A homeless encampment in Toronto on Dec. 10, 2020.Chris Young/The Canadian Press John Rapley is a political economist at the University of Cambridge and…

Opinion: Even as Israel-Hamas war escalates, the global economy will be fine

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, on Oct. 14.THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images John Rapley is a…

Opinion: What the crash in the bond markets means for the rest of us

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor in New York City, on Sept. 5.Ted Shaffrey/The Associated Press John Rapley is a political…

Opinion: Fifty years ago, war with Israel upended the world economy – now it barely registers

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: A man cleans the floor near an electronic board displaying market data at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 4,…

Opinion: In the diplomatic spat, a rising India shows Canada that money is power

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on June 22. Modi’s Hindu-first policies and increasing…

Opinion: How trying to fix recessions and economic decline actually creates more problems

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Toronto’s financial district on Feb. 27, 2012.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press John Rapley is a political economist at the University of Cambridge and managing director…

Opinion: You can kiss your pension and the economy goodbye, unless we fix climate change

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: A firefighter battles a flame in a forest on the slopes of the Troodos mountain chain in Cyprus on July 3, 2021.GEORGIOS LEFKOU PAPAPETROU/AFP/Getty…