Memo From the Chief Economist

Memo From the Chief Economist

Why Politics and Economics Don't Mix

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David Rosenberg
Sep 09, 2024
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Mark Twain, if he were alive today, would likely update his famous refrain to “Lies, damned lies, statistics and politics.”

I want to state emphatically that I am not “political,” and this is not one iota an attempt to be “political”. Being a Canadian resident and citizen, I am not even eligible to vote on November 5th. When I penned something critical …

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