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Opinion: Don’t fight protectionism with protectionism

Opinion: Don’t fight protectionism with protectionism

Forcing Nutrien to export potash via Vancouver instead of the U.S. would hurt it in Asian markets and could reduce jobs and incomes at home You can...

yesterday 8

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Matthew Lau: Governments are the biggest pedlars of fake news

Matthew Lau: Governments are the biggest pedlars of fake news

Ottawa spends taxpayer dollars telling us what a great job it's doing when the reality is its policies are screwing things up You can save this...

yesterday 8

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Matthew Lau

Terence Corcoran: The Carney-Smith Memorandum of Disunderstanding

Terence Corcoran: The Carney-Smith Memorandum of Disunderstanding

Buying off Indigenous communities is part of the confusing Ottawa-Alberta pipeline pact You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

yesterday 9

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Terence Corcoran

William Watson: We need a memorandum of understanding on cost vs. affordability

William Watson: We need a memorandum of understanding on cost vs. affordability

Picking up the tab for a good or service doesn't actually lower its cost You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you...

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William Watson

Opinion: Nutrien’s bypass of the Port of Vancouver underscores need for change

Opinion: Nutrien’s bypass of the Port of Vancouver underscores need for change

Canada's largest port ranks near the bottom of world surveys of efficiency. Good luck diversifying exports without clearing this bottleneck You can...

previous day 10

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Mary Jane Bennett

Matthew Lau: Brutal productivity numbers require more Carney course corrections

Matthew Lau: Brutal productivity numbers require more Carney course corrections

Raising output requires more business investment per worker, and that won't happen without reformed and reduced regulation and taxes You can save...

28.11.2025 2

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Matthew Lau

Opinion: We need to rebalance financial regulation in Canada

Opinion: We need to rebalance financial regulation in Canada

Stability and consumer protection must always be key but competition and innovation also need to be priorities. Too often they aren't You can save...

28.11.2025 4

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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...

27.11.2025 1

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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...

27.11.2025 1

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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...

27.11.2025 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...

26.11.2025 1

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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...

26.11.2025 1

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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...

26.11.2025 1

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Henry Geraedts