{"id":1149,"date":"2020-06-15T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2021-02-23T02:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T02:29:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FON_ICON.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FON_ICON.png 361w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FON_ICON-294x300.png 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Finances of the Nation is a new effort to assemble Canadian public finance data, analysis, and commentary and make it available to researchers, journalists, students, and the general public. In partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctf.ca\/ctfweb\/en\">Canadian Tax Foundation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latest-commentary-and-analysis-35e420b2-b9e6-42ea-acef-0920991c1fa8\">Latest Commentary and Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/20\/evaluating-canadas-pandemic-response-from-the-perspective-of-flexible-employees\/\" aria-label=\"Evaluating Canada\u2019s Pandemic Response from the Perspective of Flexible Employees\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/jason-hafso-C2keINMOhIE-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Canadian flag\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:400px;\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/20\/evaluating-canadas-pandemic-response-from-the-perspective-of-flexible-employees\/\">Evaluating Canada\u2019s Pandemic Response from the Perspective of Flexible Employees<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Wei Cui<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-04-20T21:18:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 20, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The federal government is right to extend its fiscal programs supporting businesses and workers through the pandemic. One major reason is that they have been helpful to part-time and temporary employees &#8212; not just the original target of the self-employed and workers in the gig economy. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Recent Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-carousel uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-a7943b9b     uagb-post__arrow-outside uagb-slick-carousel uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-carousel uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__carousel_equal-height\" data-total=\"5\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/20\/evaluating-canadas-pandemic-response-from-the-perspective-of-flexible-employees\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/jason-hafso-C2keINMOhIE-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Canadian flag\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/20\/evaluating-canadas-pandemic-response-from-the-perspective-of-flexible-employees\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Evaluating Canada\u2019s Pandemic Response from the Perspective of Flexible Employees<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-04-20T21:18:43+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tApril 20, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe federal government is right to extend its fiscal programs supporting businesses and workers through the pandemic. One major reason is that they have been helpful to part-time and temporary employees &#8212; not just the original target of the self-employed and workers in the gig economy. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/07\/the-fiscal-rationale-for-meaningful-federal-intervention-in-child-care\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gautam-arora-78Ae6N7rNvI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/04\/07\/the-fiscal-rationale-for-meaningful-federal-intervention-in-child-care\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">The Fiscal Rationale for Meaningful Federal Intervention in Child Care<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-04-07T15:56:14+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tApril 7, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo finally make a national child-care program a reality, Ottawa would need to budget between $7 billion and $9 billion a year. Since child care is a provincial jurisdiction, it\u2019s important to explicitly consider the scale of federal fiscal intervention that would be necessary to incentivize all provinces, including those&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/30\/the-case-for-a-gst-cut-as-fiscal-stimulus\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4578938141_8e3904f95c_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/30\/the-case-for-a-gst-cut-as-fiscal-stimulus\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">The Case for a GST Cut as Fiscal Stimulus<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-03-30T00:47:49+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 30, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe government should temporarily reduce the GST rate to two per cent from five per cent to support the economy until the recovery is well underway. My research shows that sales tax cuts have been passed onto consumers in the past, and they do lead to a surge in consumer&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/29\/basic-income-or-welfare-reform-a-summary-of-the-bc-basic-income-panel-report\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.png 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/29\/basic-income-or-welfare-reform-a-summary-of-the-bc-basic-income-panel-report\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Basic Income or Welfare Reform? A summary of the BC Basic Income Panel Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-03-29T18:05:18+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 29, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tOn January 28, the BC Expert Panel on Basic Income issued its final report. Media coverage of the report naturally focussed mainly on what the panel did not recommend \u2013 a basic income program \u2013 but the report offers far more than that.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/05\/more-federal-debt-can-help-build-a-better-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/parliament-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/parliament-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/parliament.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/03\/05\/more-federal-debt-can-help-build-a-better-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">More Federal Debt Can Help Build a Better Canada<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-03-05T18:33:56+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 5, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tRather than wringing our hands about if and when the federal government plans to balance the budget or about the lack of a fiscal anchor to discipline federal spending, we should take the opportunity to assess the costs of decades of austerity light and have the long overdue debate about&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/25\/evidence-on-behavioural-effects-of-higher-capital-gains-taxes-in-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/craimg-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/craimg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/craimg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/craimg.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/25\/evidence-on-behavioural-effects-of-higher-capital-gains-taxes-in-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Evidence on Behavioural Effects of Higher Capital Gains Taxes in Canada<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-02-25T18:34:16+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 25, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe debate over whether to increase the tax rate hinges in part on the extent to which a higher tax rate would distort investment decisions and reduce incentives for Canadians to invest. This commentary sheds light on this debate by analyzing the effects of a tax policy change in the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/23\/new-equalization-tool\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1280px-The_Parliament_of_Canada_39348012540-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1280px-The_Parliament_of_Canada_39348012540-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1280px-The_Parliament_of_Canada_39348012540-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1280px-The_Parliament_of_Canada_39348012540-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1280px-The_Parliament_of_Canada_39348012540.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/23\/new-equalization-tool\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">A New Tool to Understand Equalization Payments in Canada<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-02-23T06:00:05+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 23, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada&#8217;s equalization program is one of the most important federal transfers &#8212; and one of the most misunderstood. A new tool from Finances of the Nation opens the black box and understand how it works, how it doesn&#8217;t, and what the future might hold.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/08\/debt-aversion-in-canada-since-the-1980s-are-things-about-to-change\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-300x156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-1536x801.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/newbencontchange2-2048x1068.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/08\/debt-aversion-in-canada-since-the-1980s-are-things-about-to-change\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Debt Aversion in Canada Since the 1980s: Are things about to change?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-02-08T16:21:32+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 8, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor the past 35 years, debt aversion has been an organizing principle of Canada\u2019s federal fiscal policy. This commentary demonstrates the fact of fiscal policy continuity focused on debt aversion since the 1980s and asks whether the current surge in debt is simply an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/01\/an-employment-insurance-system-for-the-21st-century-lesson-2-the-future-of-work-calls-for-better-income-insurance\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/565f66b1-7a2c-4233-8aed-6b8fd48597df-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/565f66b1-7a2c-4233-8aed-6b8fd48597df-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/565f66b1-7a2c-4233-8aed-6b8fd48597df-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/565f66b1-7a2c-4233-8aed-6b8fd48597df.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/financesofthenation.ca\/staging\/6309\/2021\/02\/01\/an-employment-insurance-system-for-the-21st-century-lesson-2-the-future-of-work-calls-for-better-income-insurance\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">An Employment Insurance system for the 21st century: Lesson 2, The future of work calls for better income insurance<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2021-02-01T20:51:30+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThis is the second commentary in a three-part series examining ideas for reforming Canada\u2019s Employment Insurance (EI) program. This commentary discusses the need for the EI program to provide comprehensive insurance against various forms of income loss. 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