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In 2010, the Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE) celebrated its 50th anniversary. First association of economists in Canada, it was founded in October 1960 in order to group together French-speaking economists and to promote the advancement of economics as a discipline. This...
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The 1920s American alcohol prohibition is notorious but not unique. Quite a few countries went through a vigorous struggle. But it is in Canada in 1898 that the very first national referendum on prohibition in the world took place. In this article, we focus on this rare and neglected event in...
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The historical study of the public finances in Canada is hampered by the very weak statistical base, especially prior to the 1950s. The reason may be that the primary source of data, the Public Accounts, need to be extensively rearranged before one can obtain consistent time series. L’absence...
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