Monday is the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Smith is probably the best-known and least-read economist, which explains why he is so often misunderstood. Read More
Statistics Canada will soon release the February labour force survey. When it arrives next Friday, headlines will focus on the unemployment rate and net job creation. Those numbers will matter, particularly as the economy contracted 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 and posted just 1.7 per cent growth for the full year, the weakest since the pandemic. Read More