Six questions federal candidates had better have answers to
With Mark Carney now prime minister, we are, perhaps, days from him heading back to Rideau Hall to trigger the...
Paul Deegan
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It's time for some tough choices, Canada
With his tariffs now a reality, U.S. President Donald Trump is weaponizing uncertainty to coerce businesses to move their operations...
Protecting Canada’s Economic Integrity in a New Threat Environment
A group of Canadian tech entrepreneurs recently launched something called Build Canada, which bills itself as “a platform of bold...
We’re on the verge of a trade war with an agent of chaos. Here’s what Canadians need to know
Canadians don’t get U.S. President Donald Trump and why, though he’s agreed to a temporary reprieve, he’s still threatening to...
Beyond Tariffs: Reconciling Trump’s Demands and Canada’s Interests
Canadian political leaders were caught flat-footed by President-elect Donald Trump’s warning that he would impose punitive tariffs on Canada and...
The next federal election needs to be about the economy, stupid
Federal law says there has to be an election by Oct. 20 of next year. The current level of rancour...
It’s Time for Corporate Canada to Take Action on Antisemitism
In a recent op ed in The Globe and Mail, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist wrote about “the...
The Geopolitical Economy: Nationalism, Populism and a New ‘Yes, We Can’
The reality today is an uncomfortable mix of geopolitical turmoil, rising nationalism and rampant populism. A useful lens to try...
A Global Context for Canada’s Budget: The IMF’s ‘Policy Tests’
“Without a course correction, we are indeed heading for ‘Tepid Twenties’ – a sluggish and disappointing decade.” While International Monetary...
Dismissal of Royal Bank CFO is no run-of-the-mill firing
When corporations have bad news to deliver, they often put it out late on a Friday. Article content That’s exactly...
Budget 2024 Preview: Time for the Long View
A year ago, we wrote in these pages that “The ‘new normal’ for Canada is slow economic growth.” We wish...
Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada
There are fewer than 300 days to the American presidential election, and Donald Trump is leading Joe Biden in almost...