The Government is running out of runway to ensure the survival of the aviation sector

 ABOVE: YVR in Richmond, BC sits completely empty due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (PHOTO: iSTOCK) By Greg MacDougall and Dan McCarthy Flying into Ottawa International Airport (YOW) the evening of September 11th, 2001 was an eerie experience. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, North American airspaces were being closed, and

Virus forces new role on the Bank of Canada

 — with great responsibility comes greater accountability By Greg MacDougall and Dan McCarthy While pop culture ascribes articulating the linkage between great power and responsibility to Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben, the quote “They must consider that great responsibility follows inseparably from great power” actually originates in the French Revolution. The third

Thank the bank but hold the standing ovation

 by Greg MacDougall and Steve Saunders As Ottawa’s winter slowly transitions to spring, and a young Senators team tantalizes fans with glimpses of a promising future, hockey fans debate the relative merits of Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane as winner of the Hart Memorial trophy, emblematic of the

Canadians are staring into a debt abyss

 by Greg MacDougall and Steve Saunders of Government Analytics While Covid-19 hit the Canadian economy like a sledgehammer last March, its impact can now be likened to that of a slow motion 1998 Ottawa Ice Storm or 2013 Calgary flood; it’s not simply a phase of the business cycle or