November 2, 2021
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#17 A Money Manel: Equalization & Inflation
Alberta thinks it made a "powerful" statement to Ottawa this week. And the Bank of Canada says inflation is persistent, which can also be perceived as good news if you look really hard.
Tiffany Lam
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Tristan Capacchione
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Kieran Oudshoorn
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This week’s contributors: Drew Brown, Murad Hemmadi, Jason Markusoff
Links:
  • Trevor Tombe’s tool that helped us understand equalization payments a bit better
  • The Conversation’s piece on equalization overhaul
  • The TikTok on inflation from Kyne
  • Chrystia Freeland’s statement about reining in COVID-19 measures
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