{cancensus} v0.5.10 is now on CRAN. This is a maintenance update focused on some small tweaks and improvements in the documentation.

So there was some movement on the first in the budget. But the other points I made are complementary, particularly the visa processing one. Hope the government at least makes it feasible for people approved to come here to work, study or share their expertise to actually get into the country.

“International student caps aren’t really a budget matter, but ensuring proper funding for visa processing is. When top researchers from around the world can’t get to Canada for a conference because they can’t get their visas processed, then it damages our reputation.”

Accessible to all! ...my paper in Journal of Econ Perspectives on World Bank's 1993 East Asian "Miracle" report ("Too Much A Product of Its TIme?") (www.aeaweb.org/full_issue.p...). @cgdev.org @mclem.org @arvind2011.bsky.social @justsand.bsky.social

In a social media post, Pierre Poilievre says his MP Matt Jeneroux will quit "next spring". Kind of implies Jeneroux will be there for confidence vote on NOV 17. Jeneroux not responding to questions about his NOV 17 intentions as of 2000 ET. www.facebook.com/422580029229...

My hot take is politicians leaving their parties after getting elected is good for democracy. I don’t care if they go indie, cross the floor, or start a new party. Anything to drive home the fact we elect individuals, not parties, even if we don’t act like it

Turns out, they are like us. www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...

Amazing. Jays fans did this for Seattle and now Dodgers fans are doing it for Toronto

Work has ruined the work place.

It's always nuts to me when ppl say things like "we live in one of the most dangerous places", are constantly fearful of violence. The stress people must feel at all times is crazy. I walk through downtown Hamilton with very little worry knowing it's one of the safest places on Earth (from violence)

Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%. This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement. www.unep.org/resources/em... 1/

I don't try to predict when bubbles pop. I just stay the hell away from them, and invest in things that make sense to me.

This is wild: Bluesky says at least 3% of all posts made on November 1 -- Game 7 of the World Series -- were about baseball. bsky.social/about/blog/1...

B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal (BC)

Admits? He seemed to demand it, without shame.

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

Whenever I see claims like this, I feel like the economics is completely missing. Even if you can theoretically replace all human tasks, *why* would it make economic sense to deploy the immense resources to do it, when humans are plentiful out there?

In other words: the tech folks keep saying that machines will have an absolute advantage over humans in everything, but we know it’s comparative advantage that matters. And you literally can’t have a comparative advantage in everything!

Apology accepted. Honestly, I would have worn a Dodgers cap too if it had gotten me tickets to Game 4

Harry with a half Elaine Benes claim about hat gate. (Obviously protecting your bald head is very relatable to me.) www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal...

unfortunately it was National Socialism

"Nancy Pelosi’s trades over the years have been so good that a startup was created to allow investors to directly mirror her portfolio"

Perfect. bsky.app/profile/hock...

I prefer my budgets without the word catalyze/catalyse, however it is spelled.

I was curious about catalyse/catalyze so... Budget 2021: 0 Budget 2022: 0 Budget 2023: 0 Budget 2024: 5 (catalyze) Budget 2025: 20 (catalyse)

TransMountain(and other pipelines) worked 9 years with B.C. Assessment to change how pipelines are assessed. The result, if approved by BC’s Finance Minister: A $100.00 per capita municipal tax break on the backs of every man, woman, and child in my small town -to a federal crown corporation -TM.

BREAKING: Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent. Sean Dunn faced a misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by Trump's DOJ. Hilarious: "The jury feasted on sandwiches for lunch before delivering the verdict."😅

National Socialism 👇

I was just an audience member for a mock presentation by TRU's team in the Bank of Canada's Governor's Challenge case competition. I know I say this every year, but this year I think is our year!

Heard Trevor and Armine on CBC’s The Current this morning giving their reactions on the federal budget. Always great to hear different perspectives from awesome economists @trevortombe.bsky.social @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social

"Since the market peaked in February 2022, the average price for a detached home in the region has plunged more than $345,000" The market has "plunged" 2X what I paid for my detached home 25 years ago. www.cambridgetimes.ca/business/rea...

The Patriot Awards? Sounds like a totally legit award, not like something someone just made up to curry favour with the King

With Stellantis shifting Jeep production from Brampton to Illinois, Ottawa is pushing back. @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Greig Mordue (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social) if Canada should keep betting on the Big Three automakers or embrace China's ascendant auto industry?

And norms! Michelle Obama was on Colbert the other night and she was taking about norms.

Friendly reminder that Nancy was so afraid that AOC was gonna stop her insider trading that she whipped votes for Gerry Connolly from a hospital bed in Germany.

The report also noted that O&G companies are allowed to double up on CCS and Clean Economy tax credits, so the public is paying most of the cost of the projects.

BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.

If we care about long-term, sustained economic growth in Canada, ignoring innovation is a mistake

My overdue innovation lens take on Budget 2025 is that there’s a lot of tax credit tinkering, tangible economy initiatives, and a less-scathed PSE research ecosystem than expected, but no evidence of a grand, coherent innovation strategy nor major innovation agency. And so, we muddle on.

Interesting read in the Canadian Tax Journal Foreign Buyers and Local Housing Affordability—Indications from Vancouver Thomas Davidoff* www.ctf.ca/common/Uploa...

Apartment buildings should have been allowed to come to Shaughnessy DECADES ago

The court unanimously dismissed the applicant’s motion for new evidence and dismissed the farm owner’s appeal. globalnews.ca/news/1151395...

🚨Fascinating research alert 🚨 "This paper explores how the proportion of teenagers skipping school has changed following the COVID-19 pandemic across the developed world. We find that this problem is mainly confined to industrialised English-speaking nations, especially affecting teenage girls."

It really is pretty shocking that Mamdani won even after referring to his dad’s cousin as his aunt when she was really his first cousin once removed