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Opinion: New rules needed for investments by foreign governments

Opinion: New rules needed for investments by foreign governments

After U.S. government investments in Canadian rare-earth mining companies we should focus on national security and forget 'net benefits' You can...

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Steven Globerman

Opinion: Ottawa needs to stop picking 'winners and losers'

Opinion: Ottawa needs to stop picking 'winners and losers'

We've seen this movie before: megaprojects were all the rage in the 1980s. Governments spent the 1990s cleaning up the fiscal mess You can save...

yesterday 5

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Janice Mackinnon

Matthew Lau: Not even government trusts government to work

Matthew Lau: Not even government trusts government to work

Postal strikes delay elections, daycare snafus keep city workers at home, subway lines never get finished. Does anything work anymore? You can save...

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Matthew Lau

Joe Oliver: Canada’s survival depends on treating Alberta fairly

Joe Oliver: Canada’s survival depends on treating Alberta fairly

Ottawa needs to tread lightly on two issues: oil and gas and the notwithstanding clause. Is Mark Carney wise and strong enough to back off? You can...

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Joe Oliver

Opinion: Fall budgets are a good idea, accounting changes aren’t

Opinion: Fall budgets are a good idea, accounting changes aren’t

Rationalizing Parliament's work flow is an improvement. Carving out 'investments' for special treatment will only muddy the deficit waters You can...

previous day 10

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Yves Giroux And Alex Laurin

William Watson: Measuring the micro-hurt from Trump’s tariffs

William Watson: Measuring the micro-hurt from Trump’s tariffs

Businesses in Republican counties saw their stock prices fall the most after 'Liberation Day.' With tariffs, you always hurt the ones you love You...

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William Watson

Terence Corcoran: On the eve of COP30, nations are sidelining the climate 'crisis'

Terence Corcoran: On the eve of COP30, nations are sidelining the climate 'crisis'

World consumption of fossil fuels continues to rise, with little to indicate that the trend is about to change You can save this article by...

tuesday 10

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Terence Corcoran

Terence Corcoran: Oil man Carney? Let’s not get too captured just yet

Terence Corcoran: Oil man Carney? Let’s not get too captured just yet

Beware the carbon capture 'boondoggle' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Recently Canada’s...

10.10.2025 2

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Terence Corcoran

Jack Mintz: Carney's new fiscal definitions pave the way for even more borrowing

Jack Mintz: Carney's new fiscal definitions pave the way for even more borrowing

Ottawa needs a new, stronger fiscal anchor: Keeping the federal government's gross debt below 30% of GDP would be a good one You can save this...

10.10.2025 1

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Jack M. Mintz

Philip Cross: The public may be smarter about inflation than economists

Philip Cross: The public may be smarter about inflation than economists

Polls show they understand how it damages purchasing power and complicates economic decisions. Economists seem to underestimate these harms You can...

10.10.2025 2

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Philip Cross

Gwyn Morgan: We should put ourselves in Israelis’ shoes

Gwyn Morgan: We should put ourselves in Israelis’ shoes

The destruction in Gaza was certainly hard to watch but living beside people who want to annihilate you leaves no easy choices You can save this...

10.10.2025 2

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Gwyn Morgan

Opinion: Stop demonizing Alberta’s independent schools

Opinion: Stop demonizing Alberta’s independent schools

A move is afoot to eliminate their per-student subsidy. That would cause a big jump in tuition and a flood of students to the public side You can...

10.10.2025 1

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Catharine Kavanagh

Bjorn Lomborg: Fearmongering shouldn’t drive climate policy

Bjorn Lomborg: Fearmongering shouldn’t drive climate policy

Climate change is a real problem that we need to address but we should do so rationally, not in a wholly unjustified fear-driven panic You can save...

09.10.2025 1

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Bjorn Lomborg

Thatcher to Canada: 'It is time for freedom to take the offensive'

Thatcher to Canada: 'It is time for freedom to take the offensive'

Revisiting Margaret Thatcher's address to Parliament in advance of what would have been her 100th birthday You can save this article by registering...

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