Financing Nation-Building: Capital Flows In and Out of Canada

New Session:

Royce Mendes, Managing Director & Head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins, offers his analysis of capital flows in and out of Canada and what these might mean for Canadian government nation-building efforts. Recent data shows significant inflows into Government of Canada and provincial bonds, but the longer-term sustainability of these capital flows will determine whether governments can finance ambitious infrastructure projects and manage future deficits.