Inflation 101, with Christopher Ragan | The Hill Times
December 15, 2021 | Director聽Christopher Ragan joins The Hill Times' The Hot Room podcast to explain how inflation works, whether the Trudeau government is to blame for rising prices, and the Bank of Canada's new-look plan to manage it.
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鈥楲eave it alone鈥�: Chris Ragan comments on the Bank of Canada mandate debate | The Hub
November 12, 2021 | Following a dialogue between The Hub and Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan, this article outlines the history of the Bank of Canada's agreement with the federal government leading up to the mandate's expiration in聽January 2022.
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Do Deficits Matter Anymore? | The Agenda
November 4, 2021 | Governments worldwide have run huge deficits to deal with COVID-19. Should we be about this ballooning debt, or do deficits not matter anymore? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in.
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A low-carbon world is coming Alberta | Maclean's
October 21, 2021 | In this op-ed for Maclean's Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Gord Lambert explain why ahead of COP26,聽Alberta needs to prepare for the inevitability of a聽low-carbon world.
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Federal government pressed to extend COVID-19 benefits for small businesses |
October 5, 2021 | With vaccination rates relatively high across the country, Canada has moved past the worst stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, the crisis is by no means over, and many businesses haven't fully recovered. What, then, should the federal government do about the small business support programs it launched at the onset of the pandemic? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan recently shared his perspective.
Battling climate change in Canada: Experts examine the major parties' climate plans | The Current
August 23, 2021 | When voters went to the polls in the recent federal election, climate change was front of mind for many. For the first time, all major parties had credible plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But how did聽the plans stack up to each other? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in on this episode of The Current.
Climate change and the election: Compare party platforms | CBC News
September 12, 2021 | The 44th federal election campaign is over, and the Liberals have clung to their plurality of seats in the House of Commons, setting them up to form another minority government. Read about what they have promised to do to fight climate change during聽their new mandate.
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Economists say NDP plan to hike tax on heavy emitters would cost Canadian jobs | Toronto Star
August 31, 2021 | The NDP has pledged to close loopholes in Canada's carbon pricing regime that provide a discount to industrial polluters. Some economists, including Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, believe that such a policy change would cost Canada聽jobs and lead to no reduction聽in global greenhouse gas emissions.
Election campaign and inflation set up 鈥榩erfect storm鈥� for usually sleepy review of BoC monetary policy | The Globe and Mail
August 20, 2021 | The Bank of Canada's mandate renewal鈥攗sually a mundane and technical affair鈥攊s generating interest in the political sphere as Canadas 44th federal election gets underway.
Climate change puts health at risk and economists have the right prescription | The Conversation
June 24, 2021 |聽"We鈥檙e paying for climate change with our health." Co-written by Courtney Howard of the University of Calgary and Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, this article explains how the disruptive events caused by climate change are posing a climbing risk to our health and healthcare systems.聽From wildfires and severe storms聽to heat waves and poor-quality air, learn more about the environmental factors threatening our physical well-being.
Chris Ragan on the Conservative's Climate Plan | CBC Power & Politics
15 April, 2021聽| In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan聽in a conversation with the聽Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers.聽
鈥楢re we going to be able to pull this off?鈥�: How the Bank of Canada doused a financial fire last spring | The Globe and Mail
March 27, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article,聽Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan weighs in on the Bank of Canada's role in聽pandemic economic recovery, discussing monetary policy topics including quantitative easing and inflation risks.
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The 'safe bets' and 'wild cards' needed to meet Canada's net zero emissions target | Maclean's
February 17, 2021 | Max Bell School Director Christopher Ragan and Carleton University economist Dave Sawyer penned this op-ed that takes a聽critical look at the widespread economic and industry reforms needed to achieve Canada's goal of "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
What Should Canada Do Next? | Hot Talk Podcast
December 23, 2020聽| In this episode of the Hot聽Talk聽podcast,聽Max Bell School director聽Chris Ragan comments on the federal government's newly announced plan to raise the price of carbon and implement other climate policies.
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The Liberals need to have faith that their carbon tax will do its job | The Line
In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor聽Ken Boessenkool and Director Chris Ragan argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax to do its job and resist the temptation to throw in all sorts of other popular, but expensive, policies as well.
