With inflation cooling, politicians turn up the heat to address Canada’s affordability crisis | The Globe and Mail

Published: 26 September 2023

September 16, 2023 | On September 6 the Bank of Canada decided to hold interest rates steady after two years of high inflation and 18 months of rising interest rates. The premiers of Ontario,...

Video | Should Canadians Worry About Inflation?

4 May 2023

On March 21, 2023, the Max Bell School Should Canadians Worry About Inflation? Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?, a panel event that brought together top economists to discuss the rising costs of...

Announcing the 2023 Jack Layton Prize Winners

4 Apr 2023

The Max Bell School is thrilled to announce the winners of the second Jack Layton Essay Prize for a Better Canada. This year's winners wrote about policies that should and could be adopted to...

A tale of two bread lines: Rising inflation in a Canadian context

4 Apr 2023

The 2023 Jack Layton Prize for a Better Canada-winning essay by Jimy Beltran and Abigail Jackson outlines critical actions we could take to fight inflation.

Should Canadians Worry About Inflation? Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 16:30to18:00

Like many countries, Canada has experienced a sharp increase in consumer price inflation since mid-2021.3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA/maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and...

63% low income Canadians worried about impact of inflation on food, housing | Global News

Published: 14 February 2023

February 9, 2022 | A recent report by Statistics Canada has found that more than 63% of Canadians belonging to a low-income household are worried about the impacts of inflation on food, housing and...

Focus shifts to labour market in inflation fight | Investment Executive

Published: 12 January 2023

January 10, 2023 | Professor Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy spoke at the Global Risk Institute webinar and said it's "very unlikely" that the Bank of Canada has...

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.

Chris Ragan on Canadian Inflation, Supply Chains, Pent-up Demand, and Hot Real Estate | Culture at a Crossroads

Published: 18 February 2022

February 11, 2022 | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Canada's economy into an extraordinarily unusual state. To break down the issues, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan spoke to David Mann for...

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