Claude Lavoie
CanadacolumnistMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Claude Lavoie is a prominent Canadian economist and columnist, known for his extensive experience in economic policy. He served as the director-general of economic studies and policy analysis at the Department of Finance from 2008 to 2023, where he played a key role in shaping Canada's economic strategies. As a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, Lavoie shares insights on economic integration and the implications of potential economic unions, particularly between Canada and the United States.
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Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Our youth are struggling. What do we owe them – and our future?Canada· 2026-06-21
Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Canada will have to accept higher U.S. tariffs and unthinkable concessionsCanada· 2026-02-19
Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
What cost-of-living crisis? The data tell a different storyCanada· 2026-01-15
Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
As globalization crumbles, can Canada hold on to what has made us great?Canada· 2025-08-21Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
America is sinking, and Canada cannot go down with the shipCanada· 2025-07-07
Claude Lavoie discusses the harsh truth of the housing crisis and land ownership.
In fast-growing Collingwood, Ont., housing and affordability are top of mind for votersCanada· 2025-03-27
Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Opinion: A harsh truth for the housing crisis: Land shouldn’t be treated like any other propertyCanada· 2025-03-25Claude Lavoie writes about the lessons learned from the pandemic regarding emergency stimulus.
Market Factors: A deeper dive into how TSX investors are trading the tariff warCanada· 2025-03-05
Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Opinion: As we spend to boost the trade-war economy, recall the sins of pandemic spending pastCanada· 2025-03-05Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.
Opinion: Perhaps an economic union with the U.S. is not a bad idea after allCanada· 2025-02-09
