Lisa Raitt
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Economic weakness is threatening our prosperity. The federal budget is a chance to turn it around
When the Coalition for a Better Future — which we co-chair — released its first annual scorecard report for Canada’s economy a year ago, it expressed concern about persistent economic weakness that was threatening to undermine our future prosperity.As we prepare to release our second report Tuesday, the numbers show we’ve made little progress.
A green agenda for true blue conservatives
There’s a rarely acknowledged reality about climate policy that goes a long way to explaining why conservative parties spend less time focusing on climate issues. And that reality? The environment is a luxury good. There are macro and micro implications to this. The macro implication is that rich and growing countries are better placed to address the environment and climate...