I first started this blog almost two years ago, after spending the previous six years in government building forecasting models and reshaping Canada’s national housing programs.

I got tired of the endless wave of “evidence-based decision-making” in government and “common sense” political plans in public.

Both sound great, but they rarely end up as promised.

Usually we just get the vibes instead. Policies that feel evidence-based or common sense, without any actual data or plan behind them.

I started Common Sense Economics to change that.

Why Subscribe?

I write regular Canadian economic analysis & commentary on topics that might not get covered as much elsewhere. Especially on housing.

Earlier this year, I created The Canadian Housing Atlas — one platform with all of Canada’s housing data. I’ll share a lot of the insights here.