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Chris Ragan on the Parliamentary Budget Office and Canada’s Financial State | CBC

webfull — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:31:17 +0000

January 5, 2026 | Chris Ragan recently spoke to CBC about comments made by Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques. Following Jacques’ controversial remarks on the "shocking" state of Canada’s finances, several leading economists voiced disagreement, with some emphasizing that the PBO should maintain neutrality. Ragan stressed that any assessment of Canada’s fiscal position should be grounded in data, noting, “I think we want them to be: ‘Just the facts, ma’am.’”

Published: 5 January 2026

Chris Ragan on the end of Carbon Tax | CBC News

webfull — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:27:49 +0000

April 1, 2025 | Chris Ragan, explained that the end of carbon tax and how it will be affect Canadians in an news article at CBC. Ragan says the drop in prices could be more gradual, though he agrees it is coming. "One of the less charming attributes of capitalism is that prices tend to fall more slowly than they rise," Ragan said.

Published: 3 April 2025

Chris Ragan on Carbon Tax | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:31:59 +0000

March 18, 2025 | Chris Ragan spoke on how removing carbon tax would be detrimental for Canada, in an interview published by The Globe and Mail. “The consumer carbon tax is not working, it’s become too divisive.” Mr. Mark Carney said on social media. Which is why the carbon tax has been canned. Mr.

Published: 20 March 2025

Chris Ragan on Carney’s Budget Approach | Toronto Star

webfull — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:44:27 +0000

February 20, 2025 | Mark Carney, an economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada plans to balance Canada’s budget by separating capital and operating expenses has drawn support from some experts, including Christopher Ragan.

Published: 20 February 2025

Chris Ragan on Canada's productivity challenge | Calgary Productivity Summit 2024

webfull — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:20:14 +0000

Nov. 13, 2024 | Chris Ragan was on a panel at the 2024 Calgary Productivity Summit entitled "Canada's Productivity Challenge: Why It Matters". The two-day event included perspectives from notable and respected leaders, economists, professors, and business leaders.

Chris shared three points in his remarks on the panel, including "it all starts with per capita GDP" and "Canadians should work better, not harder."

Published: 28 November 2024

Chris Ragan on Carbon Taxes | BNN Bloomberg

webfull — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:20 +0000

October 18, 2024 | A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Chris Ragan spoke about the carbon pricing in his conversation with Amanda Lang on BNN Bloomberg.

Published: 25 October 2024

Experts: Canadian federal budget 2024

webfull — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:56:49 +0000

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the next budget in the House of Commons on April 16, with the government facing considerable political pressure over the economy. Ms. Freeland says the economic plan will be about “building more homes, faster, making life more affordable and creating more good jobs.” (The Globe and Mail)

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Published: 15 April 2024

Focus shifts to labour market in inflation fight | Investment Executive

webfull — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:16:55 +0000

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 gone too far already and overtightened. He pointed to inflation expectations from businesses for the next two years remaining above the central bank's target range.

Published: 12 January 2023

It’s strange, we have long-term focus in some policy areas but not others | Financial Post

webfull — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:20:42 +0000

January 4 2023 | Professor Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy shares his thoughts on the state the of the Canadian economy and the health care crisis as it stands at the end of 2022.

Published: 4 January 2023

War: The enemy of air, land, and sea | The 91�� Tribune

webfull — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:11:43 +0000

April 5, 2022 | In this 91�� Tribune article, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan comments on the relationship between war and climate change and expresses his belief that Putin's incursion into Ukraine will cause the West to seriously rethink its reliance on Russian oil and gas.

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Published: 6 April 2022

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