Economics Editor at The Globe and Mailhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3mhbjm6zxss2jAs a long-time reader and admirer of Mike's work, this is great news. Welcome back! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbjm6zxss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3mgainnqzlc2a"The letter was sent on Saturday, Feb. 28, hours after the U.S. began bombing Iran." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-pete-hoekstra-cathal-kelly-olympics-state-union/04 Mar 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgainnqzlc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3mdxys5zmpk2d"The White House’s stop-and-start policymaking—Trump threatened new tariffs on Europe, Canada and South Korea in recent weeks—has also led to what many executives view as a lost year for investment." https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316?mod=hp_lead_pos303 Feb 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxys5zmpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3md4k4js5jc2lChinese EV giant BYD has already made a Canadian foray – and it didn't exactly go to plan. (via @jasonkirby.bsky.social) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-why-byds-first-manufacturing-foothold-in-canada-was-a-bust/23 Jan 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4k4js5jc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m7gmzm7fgs2u [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2025 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gmzm7fgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m6ic22asfk2n📈📉 One year ago this week, Trump threatened Canada with 25% tariffs. Since then, the country has changed dramatically. Here, in text and charts, we look at 29 ways that Canada has changed in this very turbulent year. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-trump-tariff-trade-canada-changes-29-ways/25 Nov 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ic22asfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m4moxcnxe22qYamamoto is a wizard.02 Nov 2025 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4moxcnxe22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m4dwwb7uvc2kStark comments from Tiff Macklem: "Increased trade friction with the United States means all that works less efficiently ... What's most concerning is that unless we change some other things, our standard of living as a country, as Canadians, is going to be lower than it otherwise would have been."29 Oct 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dwwb7uvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m4b5z5tvu22wMost Stellantis workers in Brampton have been on furlough for two years (!). And with the company shifting production to Illinois, they're not confident they're getting their old jobs back. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-stellantis-brampton-auto-workers-industry-cars/28 Oct 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b5z5tvu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m3yeadallc24Is this real life?25 Oct 2025 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3yeadallc24https://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m3x2haosxk2gThe Carney government wants to double non-U.S. exports in a decade. How feasible is that? @markrendell.bsky.social and @jasonkirby.bsky.social break it down: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-can-canada-really-double-non-us-exports-in-a-decade/24 Oct 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x2haosxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m3sb2x4odk2h😱22 Oct 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sb2x4odk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m3plkzcyc22gGreat piece from @markrendell.bsky.social on Canada's cabinet and furniture makers, who warn of a "blood bath" as the contend with new American tariffs on their orders. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-trump-tariffs-cabinets-furniture/21 Oct 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3plkzcyc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m3aflwnvo22t📈📉 Ten charts that explain Canada's weird, messy and complicated housing markets: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-real-estate-housing-markets-charts/15 Oct 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aflwnvo22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m36c5i5cq22wTerrible, terrible news. One of the great recording artists of the last 30 years. https://pitchfork.com/news/dangelo-groundbreaking-randb-artist-dies-at-51/14 Oct 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36c5i5cq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3m2opogan5s2tA record $1-million fine for violating the rules of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program – nearly triple the previous high. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-new-brunswick-seafood-processor-bolero-tfw-fine/08 Oct 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2opogan5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lzrt7ecnmk2tA nuanced and entertaining read on the TFW program — and specifically its agriculture stream — from @jasonkirby.bsky.social. Maybe the best piece ever written on the program. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rob-mag-migrant-farm-workers-canadian-economy/27 Sep 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzrt7ecnmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3ly2e7zd6pk2xMicrosoft went public when Trump was nearly 40. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2e7zd6pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lxk3csrcvk2mWhy is youth unemployment so high in Canada? Here's our feature (and a gift link): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d6b0095708c5462a2712f8c64ef58682fc2d4b2424280b4220b3e8ba0f5cd1e9/QFESHDHABZH3FJPJNGYJG5JYGU/29 Aug 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxk3csrcvk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lu6uglsjgc27This is one of the biggest shifts in the Canadian housing market, and frankly a rare bright spot: We're building a lot of rental units, even as the economics prove challenging for other housing types. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d6b0095708c5462a2712f8c64ef58682fc2d4b2424280b4220b3e8ba0f5cd1e9/LBNTM5B43VDA3PXCPINDBHSVHM/17 Jul 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6uglsjgc27https://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3ltkekh6sok2tThis lede. 😂 "Two Republicans named Kevin are vying to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve." https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/trump-fed-chair-hassett-warsh-3373fe8e?mod=hp_lead_pos509 Jul 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkekh6sok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lti4wi5q3c2d"Finally, nothing is written in stone in Trump World. There are no binding accords, negotiated over years by experts, spelling out legal obligations in minute detail. ... International trade law is being rewritten with sketches on the back of a wet cocktail napkin." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-trump-trade-canada-law-carney-tariffs/08 Jul 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti4wi5q3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lshfdahpx222👀 From Rob Carrick's (sorta) last column: "A guy once walked up to me while I was showering at the gym to ask if I thought the government would raise the contribution limit for tax-free savings accounts that year." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-rob-carrick-eight-lessons-learned/25 Jun 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshfdahpx222https://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lrxxrkhlck2x💀 "Canada’s national housing agency says it is no longer possible to build enough homes to bring housing affordability back to 2004 levels and it will starting using 2019 as a more realistic benchmark." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cmhc-housing-affordability-levels-realistic-benchmark/19 Jun 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxxrkhlck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lrdldizvok27In April, Canadian imports of U.S. wine plummeted 94 per cent (!) from the monthly average last year, owing to widespread bans. Gift link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d6b0095708c5462a2712f8c64ef58682fc2d4b2424280b4220b3e8ba0f5cd1e9/ZTJ2WPFEQJH6TAVCDBF37W56ZA/11 Jun 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdldizvok27https://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lqsfwomoes2p👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsfwomoes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlundy.bsky.social/post/3lq5vhpvyo22gTony Keller on the One Big Beautiful Bill: "It’s reverse Robin Hood economics. It’s stealing from the poor and the future, to give to the wealthy and the present." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-trump-is-inverting-everything/27 May 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:plxxidmnseaso7vsqj72qem5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5vhpvyo22g