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Matthew Lau: Brutal productivity numbers require more Carney course corrections

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Matthew Lau

Opinion: We need to rebalance financial regulation in Canada

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Gherardo Caracciolo

William Watson: Carney takes up the art of the political deal

William Watson: Carney takes up the art of the political deal

Balancing opposed interests is key to an Alberta pipeline deal but also to next year's CUSMA talks, which will require concessions on dairy You can...

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William Watson

Jack Mintz: Is Alberta really getting a pipeline or just being sold a pipe dream?

Jack Mintz: Is Alberta really getting a pipeline or just being sold a pipe dream?

Some signs are positive but Ottawa isn't removing all of its regulatory barriers and carbon policies will still add US$10 a barrel to costs You can...

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Jack M. Mintz

Opinion: Decarbonizing energy exports makes no sense

Opinion: Decarbonizing energy exports makes no sense

The world needs our oil and gas and we need the wealth from selling it. Carbon capture will mainly make us uncompetitive You can save this article...

yesterday 10

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Peter Flynn

Matthew Lau: Where your federal tax dollars go is not pretty

Matthew Lau: Where your federal tax dollars go is not pretty

A famous rock song talks about 'money for nothing.' It's as if the Dire Straits were familiar with how Ottawa hands out taxpayer money You can save...

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Matthew Lau

Opinion: The Supreme Court should deal in facts, not hypotheticals

Opinion: The Supreme Court should deal in facts, not hypotheticals

Judges are supposed to decide on the basis of the facts before them. Increasingly, they're asking what should happen in various what-ifs You can...

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Andrew Roman

Opinion: Hydro won’t hack it much longer to feed our energy needs

Opinion: Hydro won’t hack it much longer to feed our energy needs

Energy demand is surging across North America and unexploited hydro sites are limited. Like the U.S., we need to switch to gas and nuclear You can...

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Henry Geraedts

Opinion: Cut taxes and stop punishing scale in order to improve productivity

Opinion: Cut taxes and stop punishing scale in order to improve productivity

Four factors explain our slow growth: taxes, regulations, incoherent innovation policy, and our penalizing scale rather than rewarding it You can...

tuesday 4

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Ram C. Acharya

William Watson: Does Carney’s 'round the world every 44 days' really help Canada?

William Watson: Does Carney’s 'round the world every 44 days' really help Canada?

Modern national leaders spend lots of their time flying. Do grip-and-grins at international meetings really improve their citizens' lives? You can...

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William Watson

Opinion: Affordable homes require less immigration, not a new housing industry

Opinion: Affordable homes require less immigration, not a new housing industry

The idea that Ottawa can double housing construction is utopian. Prices have skyrocketed because of rapid population growth. We need to cut that...

tuesday 10

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Herbert Grubel

Terence Corcoran: Will Mélanie Joly kill the Anglo-Teck mine merger?

Terence Corcoran: Will Mélanie Joly kill the Anglo-Teck mine merger?

Ottawa has no business in the boardrooms of the nation You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A...

21.11.2025 2

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Terence Corcoran

Jack Mintz: Maybe business leaders should end-run Ottawa on U.S. trade

Jack Mintz: Maybe business leaders should end-run Ottawa on U.S. trade

Big Swiss businesses negotiated a tariff deal after their government had failed. Maybe Canadian businesses should try to end the stalemate You can...

21.11.2025 2

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Jack M. Mintz

Opinion: To spur innovation, reduce health-care transfers

Opinion: To spur innovation, reduce health-care transfers

Governments make better choices when they have to cover all the costs of their decisions. Ottawa should leave health care to the provinces You can...

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Nadeem Esmail And Grady Munro