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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

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Ask an Expert / September/October 2021

Ask a Real Estate Expert: Is the Housing Bubble Going to Burst?

August 11, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Diana Petramala

Mortgage rates are low and housing prices keep rising, which may mean a coming crash

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Business

Have We Been Thinking about Inflation All Wrong?

July 30, 2021December 6, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

For decades, governments have done all they can to keep inflation down. But maybe letting things run hotter is exactly what we need

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July/August 2021 / Politics

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

June 22, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender?

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Cannabis / July/August 2021

The Hazy Economy of Cannabis

June 7, 2021October 18, 2021 - by Alanna Mitchell

When Canada legalized recreational marijuana, a team of statisticians set out to decode how much exactly the weed business is worth

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Politics

Why Canada Won’t Go Broke

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

According to a controversial economic theory, racking up government debt from COVID-19 might not matter

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Circular Economy

September 28, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Shared prosperity for the long term

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Business / May 2019 / Politics

Will the Boomers Cause a Financial Bust?

April 9, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The group that lucked out in the generational lottery is now making millennials cover their low taxes and rising health care costs

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Current Affairs

How NAFTA Changed the Way We Eat

September 6, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Corey Mintz

Millennials may have popularized avocado toast, but free trade made it a sensation

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First Person

What Being a Bike Courier Taught Me about Our Broken Economy

December 12, 2017March 25, 2021 - by Sam Riches

When I couldn’t make ends meet as a freelancer, I started delivering food to hungover teenagers

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