Even with COVID receding, economic decision-making not getting any easier

As Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has said, governments knew how to turn off the economy to try to slow the spread of the virus, but trying to figure out how to restart it properly is another matter.

In the short run, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s government is for the most part facing a lose-lose proposition, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

November 9, 2022

OTTAWA—For three years now, the economic guessing game around COVID-19 has dominated policymaking in many capitals. As Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has said, governments knew how to turn off the economy to try to slow the spread of the virus, but trying to figure out how to restart it pro...

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