Roslyn Kunin
Roslyn Kunin is a public speaker, consulting economist and senior fellow of the Canada West Foundation. She can be reached at www.rkunin.com..
How to cope when shortages become a problem
This time it’s different. That statement should usually be taken…
Read moreCanada’s energy could help Europe depend less on Russia
How to end the conflict created by the Russian invasion…
Read moreOne fix for our ailing health-care system
Canada’s medical system is one of the defining benefits of…
Read moreTaxing the unvaccinated takes us down a slippery slope
Our patience is running thin as we plod through yet…
Read moreHow to survive and thrive in a time of uncertainty
Did you notice that 2022 began with far fewer forecasts…
Read moreCanada’s economy desperately needs investment dollars
Gross domestic product (GDP) is what economists call the totality…
Read moreWhen a job becomes greedy and overwhelms your life
The wage gap between men and women stubbornly persists even…
Read moreHow to create more affordable housing to meet rising demand
I’m an economist, so I’m not flattered by those who…
Read moreThree things you only learn as an entrepreneur
Starting your own business teaches you things you’ll never learn…
Read moreDam(n)ed either way
Economists often talk about over-constrained problems. These are situations where…
Read moreNot easy being green – but we can get there
Baruch Spinoza, a 17th-century philosopher, said the future and anything…
Read moreHow to manage the coming search for workers
At last we’re beginning to see beyond the pandemic to…
Read moreWhy universal basic income isn’t the best way to tackle poverty
In a country as rich as Canada, no one should…
Read moreCan the federal budget put real economic building blocks in place?
*Editor’s note – this was written before the federal budget…
Read moreAlaskan campaign could kill B.C. cruise industry
You may think British Columbia has a cruise ship industry…
Read moreHow to safely – and gainfully – get to the pandemic’s end
We’ve just marked (I won’t say celebrated) the first anniversary…
Read moreWhy a federal election doesn’t make sense right now
Here are some good reasons why we shouldn’t be considering…
Read morePut Canadian doctor shortages to rest once and for all
The pandemic has presented us with many new difficulties that…
Read moreMarket diversity will save Canada from international bullying
“It’s not fair!” How often have parents heard this loud,…
Read morePeace, order, and good government – and how to get there
Politics and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to continuing confrontations…
Read moreWhat to expect in 2021
The future is imaginary, said philosopher Baruch Spinoza. We don’t…
Read moreThe congested logic behind congestion taxes
One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same…
Read moreGetting through a COVID-19 winter, one joke at a time
Hope is on the horizon. Soon at least one anti-COVID-19…
Read moreIt’s time Canada stopped protecting its dairy industry
Cheese heads – it’s what Canadians are called in many…
Read moreFirst step to economic recovery: a Canadian Common Market?
COVID-19 is still running rampant in many countries, is accelerating…
Read moreWe don’t need elections. We need leadership.
We would really like to have many things right now,…
Read moreFinding work in a pandemic
Summer ends, September approaches. Schools may be opening or closing…
Read moreWe can’t dodge deficits and debt forever
Deficits have become emotive hot buttons. A deficit arises when…
Read moreBroader, freer trade key to Canada’s future
Canada relies on exports. In any given year, about 45…
Read moreHow to safely provide for our families in the ‘new normal’
We’re still far from solving the problem of the pervasive…
Read moreCOVID-19 has ended the era of single-source suppliers
The pendulum of public attention is beginning to swing from…
Read moreSome doctors forced to sit on sidelines during pandemic
A corner has been turned in the COVID-19 pandemic, even…
Read moreA healthy dose of decency
Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, ever-changing and often contradictory,…
Read moreTurning data into health-care efficiencies
Want to strike fear into the heart of any Canadian?…
Read moreCoronavirus, and how to avoid future outbreaks
I led a trade delegation in Guangdong, China, in December…
Read moreThe economic costs of ignoring global realities
There’s not an economic model or crystal ball that can…
Read moreNew Year’s resolutions that will boost your business
As 2019 morphs into 2020, more than numbers on the…
Read moreMaking federalism work in a country infected by favouritism
I was born in Quebec, and raised, married and had…
Read moreHow to be an adult, one sound financial decision at a time
“The first responsibility of adulthood is paying your own bills,”…
Read moreAffordability or environmental concerns?
The goal of politicians is to get elected. At one…
Read moreDon’t tax robots – put them to work so humans can be more productive
The robots are coming, the robots are coming! They may…
Read moreUsing money to bring fairness to Indigenous groups
If there are any special Canadian values, fairness is surely…
Read moreIf employment is so tight, why aren’t wages rising?
Someone once said you could teach a parrot economics if…
Read moreWomen helping women in the workforce
Many women like me have already passed the mid-point of…
Read moreNational food policy can play key economic and social roles
For the first time, we have a national food policy….
Read moreFlex your brain, do some good – learn a First Nations language
First Nations leaders face enormous challenges in dealing with the…
Read moreConstraining pain medication will only worsen drug problem
There are so many reasons to be very glad that…
Read moreWorking in the post-retail era requires a reset
One day you head out to your favourite store and…
Read moreStretching out our work lives as lifespans extend
Living to 100 years old used to be an amazing…
Read moreRoslyn Kunin: Vancouver pushes bike-walk bias too far
Vancouver is a great city. For people like me who…
Read moreA big-picture perspective on house prices and mortgages
The future, when it arrives, isn’t always what we imagined….
Read moreWe’re winning the war on poverty
Donald Trump isn’t the only American president to say dumb…
Read moreWhy the mortgage stress test makes perfect sense
This is a true story from just before the recession…
Read moreGenetic modification a crucial tool in feeding the world
The changing environment means we face weather patterns that haven’t…
Read moreThe do’s and don’ts of city funding
Municipalities are the poor step children among Canada’s levels of…
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