The Issue On September 8th , 2025, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was ousted by his own motion of non-confidence. Bayrou’s expulsion marked the fourth time a prime minister has been ousted or left within the past two years, making France’s debt issue even more pressing. Since June 2024, the French parliament has struggled to pass any bill, let alone a budget, that supports austerity, primarily due to a lack of political consensus in parliament. In an attempt to solve t

We are a nation of builders… it’s time to build big again… and take control of our future”. These are words taken from a Government of Canada ad that premiered in November of 2025, one of numerous Government communications promoting the national development program of Prime Minister Mark Carney, and represent a seismic shift in policy, framing, rhetorical style and ambition in Ottawa. The ad itself may seem innocuous in a vacuum, yet it weaves in language of historical achiev

Declared a “monopoly” by Northeastern University professor Christo Wilson, Google has long been a focus of regulatory scrutiny on two fronts: antitrust and privacy. Over the years, authorities in the European Union, the Competition Bureau, and the United States Department of Justice have pursued Google for allegedly abusing its market dominance and mishandling user data. The contents below survey how Google’s clashes with regulators have unfolded, highlighting major EU antitr

Overview The weakened Canadian economy has impacted the lives and financial positions of many Canadians, but young Canadians, such as undergraduate students, seem to feel a disproportionate amount of these impacts. The language used in the recent Canadian federal budget suggests that the sitting government is certainly aware that there are a lot of economic problems that Canadians are facing. The politics surrounding whether the budget would be passed or voted down dominated

At a time of increasing economic uncertainty, the United States Federal Reserve finds itself balancing employment, inflation, and expectations from the Oval Office. The September rate cut was more than just a routine monetary policy adjustment; it symbolized a greater shift in the political landscape of the Federal Reserve. With increased pressure from the White House to achieve short-term political goals with monetary policy, concerns are being raised about Fed independence

Overview Youth unemployment has been a persistent issue in the Canadian economy. Recently, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated that young people are not looking hard enough for work [1] . According to Statistics Canada, the youth unemployment rate in July 2025 was 14.6%, the highest since September 2010. Similarly, returning students aged 15 to 24 saw a 17.5% unemployment rate, the highest since July 2009 [2] . The effects of youth unemployment are significant. They pose long-te

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Exploring the pivotal role of international students in Canada's economic landscape amidst a housing crisis.