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Last April, when the Trudeau government tabled a budget amid some of the most difficult economic questions in decades, it said it was going to seek help finding answers. In the budget, the government announced it would establish a permanent Council of Economic Advisors. This body of top economic experts would be there to provide sage counsel on how to shape policy to best navigate the current murky waters, and chart a course for future prosperity. It promised details about the council’s composition “in the coming months.” But nearly eight months later, the promised council isn’t helping find those answers. The government hasn’t even found its council yet. The Liberals have been all but silent about the plan since trumpeting it in the spring budget. There was no mention of it at all in the government’s fall economic statement this month. “Work is still very much ongoing,” Finance Department spokesperson Jessica Eritou assured me through an e-mail on Friday. But from the perspective of...

Apparently, they’re retiring. Using census data, we can approximate the ratio of workers to retirees in Canada and how it changes over time. This ratio has been shrinking more quickly since 2008, which is when baby boomers started to retire in large numbers. More than 1,000 Canadians are reaching age 65 every day, which explains the need for high levels of immigration. (function(root) []; root.ChartTool.push(id: "gc-" + data.id, data: data); var b = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]; if (!b.classList.contains("gc-charttool-init")) b.classList.add("gc-charttool-init"); var c = document.createElement("link"); var j = document.createElement("script"); c.href = "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/files/interactive/chart-tool/1.4.1/chart-tool.min.css?token=16"; c.rel = "stylesheet"; j.src = "https://www.theglobeandmail...

This sometimes seems like the Age of Anger, as people let loose their frustrations and vitriol on social media. But anger also might be on the rise in the workplace – and our own psyche. Liz Fosslien, head of content and communications at Humu, and organizational consultant Mollie West Duffy found tensions high in the pandemic era while researching their book Big Feelings . People revealed that they had recently lost their cool over seemingly small triggers such as inconsistent WiFi, an e-mail from their boss that just read “?,” or a co-worker pinging them at 4:45 p.m. asking for a “quick favour.” Anger can drive us into a frenzy, but it can also lead us to work harder and accomplish more. To channel your anger, they say you have to start by recognizing that a violation took place. You don’t want to take your emotions out on another person. And despite the belief that venting is cathartic, they say research shows that it leads your anger to escalate rather than diminish. “Chronic ven...

People run into Lake Ontario at Woodbine Beach in Toronto on Dec. 3 to raise funds for non-profit Jack.org at the annual Brainfreeze polar plunge fundraiser. Neil Osborne/Handout The organizers: More than 500 donors , volunteers and staff The pitch: Raising $167,000 The cause: To fund mental-health programs for young people As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes across Canada, it has left a lasting impact particularly on young people. A recent report by the charity Jack.org found that less than half – 40 per cent – of young people surveyed described their mental health as good. That compared with 60 per cent in a similar survey in 2019. “That’s a big drop in the quality of mental health of youth,” said Nimanthie Ariyasinghe, a spokesperson for the organization. Just because the pandemic has eased, she said, “things haven’t gotten better in the world.” The charity was set up by Eric Windeler and Sandra Hanington whose 18-year-old son Jack Windeler died by suicide in 2010 during his first ...