Fiscal Prudence Means Making Difficult Decisions – Is the Federal Government Up to the Task?

1 Feb 2023

Chris Ragan's suggestion for federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland is simple: Budget 2023 should contain a full chapter devoted to some of the fiscal challenges in our future, and why these...

Chris Ragan on Rebuilding the Canadian economy in the post-Covid era | Government Analytics' The Monthly Podcast

Published: 21 September 2022

September 12, 2022 | On Government Analytics' The Monthly podcast with host Peter Kent, director Chris Ragan spoke about rebuilding the Canadian economy in the post-Covid era. At the recent Jackson...

Chris Ragan on Bank of Canada expected to raise interest rates | Toronto Star

Published: 6 September 2022

September 2, 2022 | In response to the possibility of the Bank of Canada raising interest rates next week, Director Christopher Ragan said the central bank is best-suited to take on the...

Chris Ragan: Why politics and central banking shouldn't mix

31 May 2022

Politicizing monetary policy may be expedient for politicians, but it's dangerous for Canada's economy.

Why politics and central banking shouldn't mix | The Line

Published: 24 May 2022

May 13, 2022 | In a recent debate, Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre pledged that—if he were to become prime minister—he would fire the governor of the Bank of Canada. Max...

Canada's cost of living increased 4.8% in December, the fastest rate since 1991 | CBC News

Published: 20 January 2022

January 19, 2022 | Director Chris Ragan discusses supply chain disruptions and Canada's inflation rate rising to a 30-year high on CBC News. "There's a lot of pent-up demand," Chris notes,...

Burning Questions: Is Ottawa finally about to get serious about housing bubbles? | Regina Leader-Post

Published: 5 January 2022

December 24, 2021 | After Director Christopher Ragan published an essay in the Hub that perhaps Freeland and Macklem actually disagree about how the central bank should conduct policy rather than...

Are Dangers Lurking Within the Bank of Canada’s New Mandate?

16 Dec 2021

After going through it with a fine-tooth comb, Chris Ragan asks what we should make of the latest joint statement by the Government and the Bank.

Inflation 101, with Christopher Ragan | The Hill Times

Published: 16 December 2021

December 15, 2021 | Director Christopher Ragan joins The Hill Times' The Hot Room podcast to explain how inflation works, whether the Trudeau government is to blame for rising prices, and the Bank...

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