January 9th, 2025 | In an article from the Financial Post, Christopher Ragan shared his insights on Canada鈥檚 economic challenges at an online discussion hosted by the Global Risk Institute. He explained that while the Bank of Canada might cut interest rates to try and stimulate the economy, it may not have much effect, especially if U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed tariffs are imposed. Ragan pointed out that lowering rates might not encourage investment if tariffs disrupt trade.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
December 20th, 2024 | In an article for Policy Options, Jennifer Robson highlights that despite the political instability surrounding Justin Trudeau's government, certain policies from the recent fall economic statement (FES) are worth saving. She argues that opposition parties should consider supporting these measures, not to prop up the government, but to act in the Canadians best interest.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
March 14, 2024 |聽A growing number of premiers are urging the federal government to pause the carbon tax hike that's set to take place on April 1, or to ditch it altogether. Chris Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 韩国裸舞, joined Power & Politics to discuss the impact this could have on Canada's climate plan. "We're playing a long-run game," Ragan said. "It's very easy to say this is not a good time for a carbon tax ...
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Published on: 19 Mar 2024
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, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador each wrote to the Bank of Canada urging it not to raise interest rates, following the critics from Justin Trudeau's caucus stating that the government has lost focus on affordability issues, especially regarding housing.
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Published on: 26 Sep 2023
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 responsibility of maintaining low interest rates.
鈥淭here鈥檚 very, very good reasons why we have operationally independent central bank trying to target inflation rather than governments, because governments in the past have done a very poor job at that,鈥� he said.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2022
January 20, 2022 |聽Economist and Director Chris Ragan joins this episode of Hub Dialogues to discuss the proper role of central banks, the problems with Modern Monetary Theory, and the need to rethink fiscal priorities in recovering from the devastation of the pandemic.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
January 19, 2022 |聽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, referring to businesses and restaurants being closed over the pandemic, and many consumers not having any place to spend their income.
Chris's segment begins at 32:42.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
December 21, 2021 |聽In Maclean's "Chart Week 2022" predictions roundup, Chris Ragan answers the question: "When will Canadian inflation return to target?"
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Published on: 7 Jan 2022
