Wanted: Jobs for teenagers – The Globe and Mail
The job market for Canadian youth has been lacklustre for years. And the younger the job seeker, the…
Are Canadian taxpayers on the hook for risky mortgages?
Open this photo in gallery: In Canada, mortgage default insurance can be obtained by either the borrower or…
The generational income divide is getting worse again
Open this photo in gallery: A worker welds at a steel manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ont., in July,…
Good news: Your retirement savings target is lower than it was five years ago
In my last chart, I showed that the average retirement period – the time from when we retire…
Canadians aren’t spending as many years in retirement as they used to
This chart is about “retirement period” – the length of time from when we retire to when we…
The gas price shock isn’t hitting Canadian cities evenly
Open this photo in gallery: With the war in the Middle East now in its fifth week, the…
At long last, more Canadians are waiting until 70 to start their CPP pensions
I have long advocated that retirees should wait until age 70 to start their CPP pension. It makes…
Canada’s economy is falling even further behind the U.S. by these key measures
Open this photo in gallery: People walk through the Montreal Eaton Centre on in February. Canada’s productivity gap…
Canada inches closer to a lost decade for house prices after factoring in inflation
Open this photo in gallery: A ‘for sale’ sign is shown outside a home in Toronto last June.…
Where do our health care dollars go?
The quest for better health care is a national obsession in many countries, and an important issue for…
Canada’s vehicle exports suffered a historic collapse in January
Canada’s exports of automobiles tumbled in January to the lowest level in more than four years, marking the…
The wave of missed mortgage payments that never came
One of the clearest indicators of housing market stress is the share of borrowers who miss mortgage payments.…