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Terence Corcoran: Anglo Teck, the next Canadian mining legend

Terence Corcoran: Anglo Teck, the next Canadian mining legend

All this assumes the merger will be approved by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s interventionist Liberal government You can save this article by...

yesterday 9

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Terence Corcoran

Jack Mintz: Britain is still a land of hope and glory but it needs an uplift

Jack Mintz: Britain is still a land of hope and glory but it needs an uplift

The empire is gone, the economy is flat and social divisions are rising but the British spirit is still very much alive You can save this article...

yesterday 8

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Jack M. Mintz

Philip Cross: Anti-business policies hurt in the 1930s. They’ll hurt now, too

Philip Cross: Anti-business policies hurt in the 1930s. They’ll hurt now, too

Franklin Roosevelt's policies did not end the Great Depression. Many of them made it worse. Harassing regulations won't help today, either You can...

previous day 10

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Philip Cross

Opinion: Trumpian mercantilism, meet basic arithmetic

Opinion: Trumpian mercantilism, meet basic arithmetic

The White House wants to increase both the American trade surplus and more foreign investment into the U.S. Those two can't go together You can...

previous day 10

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Steve Ambler And Jerzy Konieczny

William Watson: Ottawa’s 'non-market' housing policies won’t work

William Watson: Ottawa’s 'non-market' housing policies won’t work

Build Canada Homes looks like it will ignore costs at every turn. Cheap housing is going to cost taxpayers a lot You can save this article by...

previous day 10

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William Watson

Terence Corcoran: Forget ‘peak oil.’ We’re heading for ‘peak chaos’

Terence Corcoran: Forget ‘peak oil.’ We’re heading for ‘peak chaos’

Can Carney’s carbon capture demands help save the peak? You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account....

wednesday 1

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Terence Corcoran

Joe Oliver: Substance needs to match rhetoric in the federal budget

Joe Oliver: Substance needs to match rhetoric in the federal budget

What needs to be done in a growth budget is clear. Will the Carney government have the political courage to fulfill its promises and do it? You can...

wednesday 10

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Joe Oliver

Matthew Lau: Colluding on bread prices shouldn’t be a crime

Matthew Lau: Colluding on bread prices shouldn’t be a crime

Canadian food industry is intensely competitive and collusion is inherently unstable You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

wednesday 10

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Matthew Lau

William Watson: For rampant investment, rule of law beats cabinet rule

William Watson: For rampant investment, rule of law beats cabinet rule

Ottawa should clean up and simplify the rules for project approvals, not hand out free passes to favoured petitioners that let them circumvent them...

16.09.2025 3

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William Watson

Opinion: Federal policies continue to block oil pipelines

Opinion: Federal policies continue to block oil pipelines

Ottawa says it's not yet fast-tracking an oil pipeline because no private investor has stepped forward. But Ottawa's rules are the reason for that...

16.09.2025 1

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Tegan Hill And Elmira Aliakbari

Terence Corcoran: Anglo Teck tests Canada as a market economy

Terence Corcoran: Anglo Teck tests Canada as a market economy

Most if not all of the investment act requirements are general, often arbitrary and lacking in detail You can save this article by registering for...

12.09.2025 2

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Terence Corcoran

Philip Cross: Weak business investment undermines Canada’s growth

Philip Cross: Weak business investment undermines Canada’s growth

U.S. tariffs are hurting but the real story is that for 10 years now, investment has been lagging in Canada while booming in the U.S. You can save...

12.09.2025 1

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Philip Cross