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Trevor Tombe
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Professor of Economics, University of Calgary | Director, Fiscal/Econ Policy, The School of Public Policy | Alum U of T & SFU | Inflation, carbon taxes, equalization, internal trade, R, and more! | 💻 📊 📝 🍻

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Trevor Tombe is a Canadian economist.

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 3d
Statistics Canada (Sean Clarke + Andrew Fields) finds Canada's 2025 employment drop stemmed from industries reliant on U.S. exports. The cause? Not increased layoffs, but reduced hiring rates. (Maybe b/c high uncertainty.)

Details: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-2... #cdnecon

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 3d
Interesting new Statistics Canada paper on firm sizes and the Canada-U.S. productivity gap. Shows most of our gap is due to Canada having more small firms (less productive). But most of the widening gap is due to large firms lagging.

Details: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-2... #cdnecon

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 6d
New estimates of the federal government's long term fiscal trajectory from the PBO released earlier this week shows almost all of the federal fiscal room since FES2024 is used up now: www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/addition... #cdnecon #cdnpoli

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 7d
Really enjoyed contributing to this Alberta Views dialogue on equalization! 👇
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Tegan Hill: Yes, Albertans will contribute roughly $4.2-billion to equalization this year while receiving no direct benefit

@trevortombe.bsky.social: No, equalization is funded by federal taxes paid by individuals at the same rate across the country
albertaviews.ca/equalization...
#ABleg #CndPoli
Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
albertaviews.ca

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 7d
An incredibly fascinating new paper by Casey Pender and Vincent Geloso (@VincentGeloso) on what we can learn from the most significant period of Canadian economic convergence with the U.S.

Read it here: www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli @policy_school

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 7d
Tegan Hill: Yes, Albertans will contribute roughly $4.2-billion to equalization this year while receiving no direct benefit

@trevortombe.bsky.social: No, equalization is funded by federal taxes paid by individuals at the same rate across the country
albertaviews.ca/equalization...
#ABleg #CndPoli
Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
albertaviews.ca

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 10d
As Alberta completes its first full year without coal in its power supply mix, renewables (wind, solar, and hydro) have reached 22% of total generation and natural gas makes up 78%.

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 14d
Waiting for a return to “normal” is a mistake. A new era for Canada’s economy has already begun.

My latest for @TheHubCanada on what the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's future: thehub.ca/2025/12/11/... #cdnpoli #cdnecon
Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy
What the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's fiscal future
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 20d
Strong jobs report from StatCan this morning. Employment rose 54k in November, and unemployment fell to 6.5%, down 0.6 points from its peak.

More details here: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-qu... #cdnecon

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