The Briefs: Bank of Canada raises rates; Jobs in Canada; World Bank raises 2023 growth outlook; Office vacancies rise again; Wildfires blanket Canada and northern US in smoke.

Electric vehicles in Canada.

Are subsidies to big companies the right way to go for electric manufacturing?

Blocking passage of the federal budget isn't good politics, and it most certainly isn't good for the economy. Let's not mimic the worst of the American system.