Do “Buy Canadian” policies deliver what they promise? @jeyantvo.bsky.social talks with economist @kaylietiessen.bsky.social (@canadianshieldinstitute.ca) about closing loopholes so the economic benefits stay at home.

Cndn businesses are less pessimistic about their future prospects than they were last summer but some indicators are showing alarming trends. The Bank of Canada's Business outlook survey shows the share of firms planning to reduce their workforce more than doubled between Q2 and Q4 of 2025.

Thanks to Sammy Hudes from the @cdnpress.bsky.social for the good conversation about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos yesterday. To say the speech is gettign a lot of attention is an understatement! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/car...

“The average doesn’t tell the story of Canada’s labour market,” Tiessen said. “Having one overarching story makes everyone feel alienated from that story and then they’re not recognizing their own experience in what is getting reported.” financialpost.com/pmn/business...

Economist and #SCPFellow @kaylietiessen.bsky.social on how Canada's 2025 jobs numbers mask uncertainty and growing disparities. 📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca

Thanks to @isaacphannay.bsky.social at the Tyee for covering my thoughts on the labour market in 2025. Lots of turmoil under the surface of what looked to be a not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been year for jobs across Canada. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...

The 2025 jobs numbers are out! And at first glance you might think it was a completely blah year for workers across Canada. But the headline numbers of “no recession” and “decent job creation” mask a lot of turmoil under the surface. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

This week for @canadianshieldinstitute.ca, Chief Economist @kaylietiessen.bsky.social pulled together six charts to watch for 2026. My favourite is this chart. New grads used to have a a higher employment rate than the overall population. Not anymore. app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...

My latest in The Monitor from @policyalternatives.ca : Right now, digital platforms decide what information is delivered to our feeds, how disinformation is allowed to spread and which companies get preference while we shop on-line. That needs to change.

Sign up for our newsletter, The National Interest, to find out what other charts I'm following in 2026. @canadianshieldinstitute.ca

In the face of Trump's economic threats, we need to put our energy towards dealing with the crisis in front of us and building a strong and resilient Ontario. Watch #SCPFellow @kaylietiessen.bsky.social on TVO's The Agenda 👇 #EconSky

Tune in tonight at 8 & 11 for a thoughtful conversation about the things our politicians could do to demonstrate responsible spending while focussing on protecting people from the worst impacts of Trump's policies and threats. @dantisch.bsky.social @tvotoday.bsky.social @spaikin.bsky.social

The self-checkout experiment isn't working out like retailers hoped. Though Loblaws customers do get the unique experience of being herded into fenced self-checkout pens like cattle. Machines costs $25k+, theft is up 4%, and 30% of customers refuse to use them entirely.

There was an alternative to landing on the graveyard of incumbent governments in the wake of inflation. Mexico and Spain have demonstrated to the world how stabilizing the prices of essentials can pay back - economically and politically. My first @foreignaffairs.bsky.social