The economy leaves COVID behind as a make-or-break political issue

The Liberal government needs to realize that this cost-of-living emergency is going to require some rethinking of priorities.

Pierre Poilievre has tapped into baseless suspicion of the central bank to beef up his popular campaign for Conservative leader, but it’s clear he correctly sees the affordability crisis as a potent political force with the potential to scramble the outlook for all federal and provincial parties over the next few years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

June 1, 2022

OTTAWA—We knew how to stop the economy to slow Canadians’ interactions during the pandemic, but restarting it is a lot harder, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has pointed out. The central bank, which is expected to raise interest rates again this week, now finds itself at the centre of the...

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