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Trevor Tombe
@trevortombe.bsky.social
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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 · 19h
I have no insight there. Very happy to defer to those who do.
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting point about summers!
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 1d
I wasn't arguing against raising taxes in the piece. That's certainly one way to ensure debt/GDP doesn't rise without bound, and it's certainly fair to view that policy option was superior to cutting program spending. The piece took no position either way.
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 1d
You're probably sarcastic there, but I'll reply anyway: Lindsay is a public finance expert. I have all the time in the world for critiques from her. Only through discussion, points and counterpoints, etc., can our understanding of important issues move forward.
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 2d
It was great to be a part of this important conversation! Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for hosting it!

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 2d
Canada to move all future budgets to the Fall: www.cbc.ca/news/politi...

For context, here's the timing of every federal budget since 1867. Nearly 80% of of all budgets were released by May; 68% by April. #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 6d
Not sure who might want/need an alternative perspective but a 44% debt-to-GDP ratio is not concerning and any ones perspective (well not a Hub’s reader) on that should seriously change on that if they look at that if they consider the graph with the x -axis set at 0 #kirstingraphs
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 8d
The real danger lies not in the growing size of today’s deficit, but in failing to plan prudently for what comes next.

My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal finances: thehub.ca/2025/10/01/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
Trevor Tombe: The budget warning that Canada cannot ignore
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 8d
The real danger lies not in the growing size of today’s deficit, but in failing to plan prudently for what comes next.

My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal finances: thehub.ca/2025/10/01/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
Trevor Tombe: The budget warning that Canada cannot ignore
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 22d
Is Canada already in a recession?

My latest for @TheHubCanada explores the latest data thehub.ca/2025/09/17/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · Sep 5
From today's jobs report, Canada's unemployment rate rises to 7.1% (up 0.5 points this year). Alberta has seen a notable increase to 8.4% (the highest since 2017, excl. covid).

More from StatCan here: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-qu... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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