Archive for May 2025

Canada’s new federal government takes office amid a complex and fragile economic environment. Growth has slowed, productivity has weakened, and fiscal flexibility is limited. According to RBC Economics, although a technical recession may not occur, the economy will feel recession-like for many industries and households through the remainder of 2025 [RBC Economics, 2025]. This period…

For sole proprietors, economic uncertainty is more than a headline. It shows up in late shipments, rising costs, and hard conversations with clients about price changes. When you are the business—when your personal income, cash flow, and risk are all wrapped into the same operation—volatility hits differently. Recent U.S.–Canada tariffs are just one example of…