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..
We 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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