NORTHERN ECONOMIST 2.0

  As noted in the previous post, the last few weeks at Thunder Bay City Council have been busy with three major decisions ...

  It has been a busy few weeks at Thunder Bay City Council with three major decisions of particular note: not approving ch...

Housing availability and affordability remain amongst the most pressing issues in current public policy and the north's major urban cent...

 Teranet and the National Bank of Canada have released their latest Composite Price Index covering the April 2024 to May 2024 period coverin...

 As the federal government ramps up the billions to address the housing crisis in Canada including $6 billion to construct housing infrastru...

  The Mayor’s State of the City Address last evening highlighted  housing construction in Thunder Bay particularly toutin...

  This post originally appeared on the Fraser Institute Blog , February 24th, 2024. Ontario’s housing woes—a supply-side problem ...

  As rents soar in Canada and encampments spring up in cities across the country, it is evident that the country faces a h...

  The latest house price figures have been released by the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index for major Canadian met...

  Thunder Bay City Council this week did not support Mayor Ken Boshcoff’s desire to acquire “strong mayor powers” in a qu...

  The housing shortage, rising prices and rising rents continue to preoccupy Canadian public policy debates and with good ...

  Among the growing problems of affordability in cities across Canada including Thunder Bay, is the specific issue of home...