IFSD – The Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at uOttawa
@ifsd.ca
IFSD, hosted at uOttawa, is both a global advisory practice & a public interest think tank.
A team with decades of experience. A trusted voice to governments, politicians, businesses, media and opinion leaders.
More at: ifsd.ca
A team with decades of experience. A trusted voice to governments, politicians, businesses, media and opinion leaders.
More at: ifsd.ca
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROP
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
🇨🇦 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?
Investment Summit success will be defined by whether investor interest is turned into concrete deals, shovels in the ground, public benefits in our communities, and greater Canadian independence.
Excerpt from IFSD’s 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚
Investment Summit success will be defined by whether investor interest is turned into concrete deals, shovels in the ground, public benefits in our communities, and greater Canadian independence.
Excerpt from IFSD’s 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚
September 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
🇨🇦 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?
Investment Summit success will be defined by whether investor interest is turned into concrete deals, shovels in the ground, public benefits in our communities, and greater Canadian independence.
Excerpt from IFSD’s 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚
Investment Summit success will be defined by whether investor interest is turned into concrete deals, shovels in the ground, public benefits in our communities, and greater Canadian independence.
Excerpt from IFSD’s 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚
🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROP
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
September 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROP
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺
An IFSD Podcast
What will it take to turn investor interest into projects, jobs, growth and stronger communities?
IFSD’s Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari are joined by Bud Locklear and Michelle Leslie ahead of next week’s Canada Investment Summit.
There's been growing talk about tax reform.
An important conversation to have. But this can't just be a discussion about rates or competitiveness, important as they are.
We also need to talk about outcomes, the kind of communities we want to live in, and the role we expect government to play.
An important conversation to have. But this can't just be a discussion about rates or competitiveness, important as they are.
We also need to talk about outcomes, the kind of communities we want to live in, and the role we expect government to play.
August 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
There's been growing talk about tax reform.
An important conversation to have. But this can't just be a discussion about rates or competitiveness, important as they are.
We also need to talk about outcomes, the kind of communities we want to live in, and the role we expect government to play.
An important conversation to have. But this can't just be a discussion about rates or competitiveness, important as they are.
We also need to talk about outcomes, the kind of communities we want to live in, and the role we expect government to play.
🎙️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 | 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
The @ifsd.ca team—led by former PBO 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social Khan, & Chief Economist Mostafa Askari—talk fiscal restraints and the hard healthcare choices facing Canada's govts.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭...”
The @ifsd.ca team—led by former PBO 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social Khan, & Chief Economist Mostafa Askari—talk fiscal restraints and the hard healthcare choices facing Canada's govts.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭...”
August 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
🎙️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 | 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
The @ifsd.ca team—led by former PBO 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social Khan, & Chief Economist Mostafa Askari—talk fiscal restraints and the hard healthcare choices facing Canada's govts.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭...”
The @ifsd.ca team—led by former PBO 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, VP @sahirkhan.bsky.social Khan, & Chief Economist Mostafa Askari—talk fiscal restraints and the hard healthcare choices facing Canada's govts.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭...”
Canada's single-payer healthcare system provides important advantages—broad access and efficiencies.
But people continue to face challenges with wait times and finding primary care. While governments face a fiscal sustainability squeeze.
🎙️ We discuss on the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 podcast
But people continue to face challenges with wait times and finding primary care. While governments face a fiscal sustainability squeeze.
🎙️ We discuss on the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 podcast
August 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Canada's single-payer healthcare system provides important advantages—broad access and efficiencies.
But people continue to face challenges with wait times and finding primary care. While governments face a fiscal sustainability squeeze.
🎙️ We discuss on the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 podcast
But people continue to face challenges with wait times and finding primary care. While governments face a fiscal sustainability squeeze.
🎙️ We discuss on the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 podcast
🚨 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗙𝗦𝗗'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
🎙️ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 podcast will dig into key policy issues shaping Budget 2026.
We begin with health care.
In this preview, Kevin Page talks about how it isn't just a social program—it's integral to our economic strength and resilience.
🎙️ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 podcast will dig into key policy issues shaping Budget 2026.
We begin with health care.
In this preview, Kevin Page talks about how it isn't just a social program—it's integral to our economic strength and resilience.
August 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🚨 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗙𝗦𝗗'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
🎙️ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 podcast will dig into key policy issues shaping Budget 2026.
We begin with health care.
In this preview, Kevin Page talks about how it isn't just a social program—it's integral to our economic strength and resilience.
🎙️ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 podcast will dig into key policy issues shaping Budget 2026.
We begin with health care.
In this preview, Kevin Page talks about how it isn't just a social program—it's integral to our economic strength and resilience.
"𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒍, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏."
Healthcare is more than a budget line item.
On 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚, Kevin Page explains what he told the premiers: it's an economic driver AND a fiscal sustainability pressure.
Healthcare is more than a budget line item.
On 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚, Kevin Page explains what he told the premiers: it's an economic driver AND a fiscal sustainability pressure.
July 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒍, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏."
Healthcare is more than a budget line item.
On 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚, Kevin Page explains what he told the premiers: it's an economic driver AND a fiscal sustainability pressure.
Healthcare is more than a budget line item.
On 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚, Kevin Page explains what he told the premiers: it's an economic driver AND a fiscal sustainability pressure.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿.
In a special episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, @ifsd.ca's President Kevin Page tells us what he told the premiers about today's fiscal pressures, health funding challenges, and the difficult public policy choices ahead.
In a special episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, @ifsd.ca's President Kevin Page tells us what he told the premiers about today's fiscal pressures, health funding challenges, and the difficult public policy choices ahead.
July 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿.
In a special episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, @ifsd.ca's President Kevin Page tells us what he told the premiers about today's fiscal pressures, health funding challenges, and the difficult public policy choices ahead.
In a special episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, @ifsd.ca's President Kevin Page tells us what he told the premiers about today's fiscal pressures, health funding challenges, and the difficult public policy choices ahead.
"𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴."
@sahirkhan.bsky.social to CBC on public service reductions.
This is about people and deeply personal decisions, not just numbers on a ledger. But it also raises questions about the future capabilities of the public service.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social to CBC on public service reductions.
This is about people and deeply personal decisions, not just numbers on a ledger. But it also raises questions about the future capabilities of the public service.
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴."
@sahirkhan.bsky.social to CBC on public service reductions.
This is about people and deeply personal decisions, not just numbers on a ledger. But it also raises questions about the future capabilities of the public service.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social to CBC on public service reductions.
This is about people and deeply personal decisions, not just numbers on a ledger. But it also raises questions about the future capabilities of the public service.
Workforce reductions aren't just about numbers. They're about real people. And about the government's capacity to deliver services.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social spoke to the CBC about what it means for the government's agenda when civil servants carrying decades of institutional knowhow choose to leave.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social spoke to the CBC about what it means for the government's agenda when civil servants carrying decades of institutional knowhow choose to leave.
More than 9,100 federal workers apply for early retirement as deadline arrives | CBC News
More than 9,100 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement incentive program ahead of today’s deadline.
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Workforce reductions aren't just about numbers. They're about real people. And about the government's capacity to deliver services.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social spoke to the CBC about what it means for the government's agenda when civil servants carrying decades of institutional knowhow choose to leave.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social spoke to the CBC about what it means for the government's agenda when civil servants carrying decades of institutional knowhow choose to leave.
In this 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 clip, 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari dig into 🇨🇦's slow economic growth, its impact and the pressure on the government to get buy-in from Canadians.
Communicating policies that extend 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 is never easy.
Communicating policies that extend 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 is never easy.
July 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In this 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 clip, 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞, @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari dig into 🇨🇦's slow economic growth, its impact and the pressure on the government to get buy-in from Canadians.
Communicating policies that extend 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 is never easy.
Communicating policies that extend 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 is never easy.
𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 ≠ 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁
When deficits and debt make headlines, we often hear how governments should manage their finances like households.
In the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 pod, @ifsd.ca's @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari explain why that comparison is fundamentally flawed.
When deficits and debt make headlines, we often hear how governments should manage their finances like households.
In the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 pod, @ifsd.ca's @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari explain why that comparison is fundamentally flawed.
July 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 ≠ 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁
When deficits and debt make headlines, we often hear how governments should manage their finances like households.
In the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 pod, @ifsd.ca's @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari explain why that comparison is fundamentally flawed.
When deficits and debt make headlines, we often hear how governments should manage their finances like households.
In the latest 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 pod, @ifsd.ca's @sahirkhan.bsky.social and Mostafa Askari explain why that comparison is fundamentally flawed.
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.
The challenge is making sure Canadians understand the trade-offs that come with these decisions.
The challenge is making sure Canadians understand the trade-offs that come with these decisions.
July 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.
The challenge is making sure Canadians understand the trade-offs that come with these decisions.
The challenge is making sure Canadians understand the trade-offs that come with these decisions.
Can the federal government implement its agenda amidst a shrinking public service?
On CBC Ottawa Morning with @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social, @ifsd.ca’s @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpacked what public service reductions mean in a broader fiscal context — and how cuts need to be targeted and strategic.
On CBC Ottawa Morning with @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social, @ifsd.ca’s @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpacked what public service reductions mean in a broader fiscal context — and how cuts need to be targeted and strategic.
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June 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Can the federal government implement its agenda amidst a shrinking public service?
On CBC Ottawa Morning with @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social, @ifsd.ca’s @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpacked what public service reductions mean in a broader fiscal context — and how cuts need to be targeted and strategic.
On CBC Ottawa Morning with @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social, @ifsd.ca’s @sahirkhan.bsky.social unpacked what public service reductions mean in a broader fiscal context — and how cuts need to be targeted and strategic.
🇨🇦 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱𝟵 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
How is Canada really doing?
In a special #CanadaDay 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode, @ifsd.ca’s 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶 & @sahirkhan.bsky.social get behind the headline numbers and easy analogies to take stock of where Canada really stands.
How is Canada really doing?
In a special #CanadaDay 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode, @ifsd.ca’s 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶 & @sahirkhan.bsky.social get behind the headline numbers and easy analogies to take stock of where Canada really stands.
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June 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
🇨🇦 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱𝟵 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
How is Canada really doing?
In a special #CanadaDay 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode, @ifsd.ca’s 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶 & @sahirkhan.bsky.social get behind the headline numbers and easy analogies to take stock of where Canada really stands.
How is Canada really doing?
In a special #CanadaDay 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode, @ifsd.ca’s 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶 & @sahirkhan.bsky.social get behind the headline numbers and easy analogies to take stock of where Canada really stands.
Canada @ 159 ...
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮?
💪 Structurally sound fundamentals
But we’re facing headwinds 💨
💪 Des fondamentaux structurellement solides
Des vents contraires se lèvent 💨
#Canada #PublicFinance #FiscalPolicy #Wellbeing #Productivity #IFSD #IFPD
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮?
💪 Structurally sound fundamentals
But we’re facing headwinds 💨
💪 Des fondamentaux structurellement solides
Des vents contraires se lèvent 💨
#Canada #PublicFinance #FiscalPolicy #Wellbeing #Productivity #IFSD #IFPD
June 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Canada @ 159 ...
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮?
💪 Structurally sound fundamentals
But we’re facing headwinds 💨
💪 Des fondamentaux structurellement solides
Des vents contraires se lèvent 💨
#Canada #PublicFinance #FiscalPolicy #Wellbeing #Productivity #IFSD #IFPD
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮?
💪 Structurally sound fundamentals
But we’re facing headwinds 💨
💪 Des fondamentaux structurellement solides
Des vents contraires se lèvent 💨
#Canada #PublicFinance #FiscalPolicy #Wellbeing #Productivity #IFSD #IFPD
“𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺… 𝘐𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥… 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴.”
Food affordability measures are welcome, but as this clip from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 explains, addressing food supply—or even prices—is unlikely to move the needle on food insecurity.
Food affordability measures are welcome, but as this clip from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 explains, addressing food supply—or even prices—is unlikely to move the needle on food insecurity.
June 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺… 𝘐𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥… 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴.”
Food affordability measures are welcome, but as this clip from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 explains, addressing food supply—or even prices—is unlikely to move the needle on food insecurity.
Food affordability measures are welcome, but as this clip from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 explains, addressing food supply—or even prices—is unlikely to move the needle on food insecurity.
💬 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦—𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦
➤ About 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 are food insecure
@ifsd.ca's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 brought together leading experts to explore a key question facing 🇨🇦:
👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆?
➤ About 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 are food insecure
@ifsd.ca's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 brought together leading experts to explore a key question facing 🇨🇦:
👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆?
June 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
💬 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦—𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦
➤ About 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 are food insecure
@ifsd.ca's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 brought together leading experts to explore a key question facing 🇨🇦:
👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆?
➤ About 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 are food insecure
@ifsd.ca's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 brought together leading experts to explore a key question facing 🇨🇦:
👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆?
🚨 New 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode from IFSD:
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 🇨🇦 — 𝐀 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
➤ ~𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
➤ ~𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧
➤ 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬
So what's going on?
Canada’s social safety net isn’t keeping up. But it wasn't built to.
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 🇨🇦 — 𝐀 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
➤ ~𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
➤ ~𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧
➤ 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬
So what's going on?
Canada’s social safety net isn’t keeping up. But it wasn't built to.
🍽️ Addressing food insecurity on The Politics of Money 🎙️
YouTube video by Politics of Money: A Podcast from IFSD at uOttawa
youtu.be
June 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
🚨 New 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 episode from IFSD:
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 🇨🇦 — 𝐀 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
➤ ~𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
➤ ~𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧
➤ 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬
So what's going on?
Canada’s social safety net isn’t keeping up. But it wasn't built to.
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 🇨🇦 — 𝐀 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
➤ ~𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
➤ ~𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧
➤ 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬
So what's going on?
Canada’s social safety net isn’t keeping up. But it wasn't built to.
Since Donald Trump became President...
🇨🇦's economy has been responding to large economic shocks.
"Businesses and investors are in a holding pattern. The lyrics resonate: ‘𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘢𝘮; 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣.”
🇨🇦's economy has been responding to large economic shocks.
"Businesses and investors are in a holding pattern. The lyrics resonate: ‘𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘢𝘮; 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣.”
'Technical Recession', the Backstory: Why has the Canadian Economy Flatlined? - Policy Magazine
Because the "technical" definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the headline that Canada had experienced a second quarter
www.policymagazine.ca
June 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Since Donald Trump became President...
🇨🇦's economy has been responding to large economic shocks.
"Businesses and investors are in a holding pattern. The lyrics resonate: ‘𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘢𝘮; 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣.”
🇨🇦's economy has been responding to large economic shocks.
"Businesses and investors are in a holding pattern. The lyrics resonate: ‘𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘢𝘮; 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣.”
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
👉 But this isn't about 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀.
👉 What counts is if 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 —and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲.
Budget 2026 will tell us.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
👉 But this isn't about 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀.
👉 What counts is if 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 —and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲.
Budget 2026 will tell us.
June 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
👉 But this isn't about 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀.
👉 What counts is if 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 —and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲.
Budget 2026 will tell us.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
👉 But this isn't about 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀.
👉 What counts is if 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 —and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲.
Budget 2026 will tell us.
“𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social and Heather Scoffield on trust, intergenerational fairness, social licence and why taxation remains one of the most difficult conversations in public policy.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social and Heather Scoffield on trust, intergenerational fairness, social licence and why taxation remains one of the most difficult conversations in public policy.
💰 Taxes, Social Licence and the Kind of Communities We Want to Live In
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May 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social and Heather Scoffield on trust, intergenerational fairness, social licence and why taxation remains one of the most difficult conversations in public policy.
@sahirkhan.bsky.social and Heather Scoffield on trust, intergenerational fairness, social licence and why taxation remains one of the most difficult conversations in public policy.
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝘃𝘀. “𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘁𝗮𝘅” 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social speaks with US tax expert Scott Pattison about what’s often missed in 🇨🇦–🇺🇸 comparisons.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social speaks with US tax expert Scott Pattison about what’s often missed in 🇨🇦–🇺🇸 comparisons.
👉 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝘃𝘀. “𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘁𝗮𝘅” 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?
YouTube video by Politics of Money: A Podcast from IFSD at uOttawa
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May 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝘃𝘀. “𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘁𝗮𝘅” 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social speaks with US tax expert Scott Pattison about what’s often missed in 🇨🇦–🇺🇸 comparisons.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦.”
@sahirkhan.bsky.social speaks with US tax expert Scott Pattison about what’s often missed in 🇨🇦–🇺🇸 comparisons.
💬 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 🇨🇦?
Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity.
As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.
Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity.
As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.
May 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
💬 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 🇨🇦?
Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity.
As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.
Former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion spoke to Kevin Page on IFSD's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 podcast about Canada's national unity.
As Alberta votes this fall on whether they'll have a vote on separation, his points remain timely.
With rising global uncertainty and conflict, Canada has committed to significantly increasing defence spending through 2035.
@ifsd.ca CEO Kevin Page is quoted in a new CP story today highlighting an important distinction: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🇨🇦 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄.
@ifsd.ca CEO Kevin Page is quoted in a new CP story today highlighting an important distinction: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🇨🇦 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄.
May 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
With rising global uncertainty and conflict, Canada has committed to significantly increasing defence spending through 2035.
@ifsd.ca CEO Kevin Page is quoted in a new CP story today highlighting an important distinction: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🇨🇦 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄.
@ifsd.ca CEO Kevin Page is quoted in a new CP story today highlighting an important distinction: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🇨🇦 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄.