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David Crane

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Growth capital for Canadian companies should be high on our economic agenda

Growth capital for Canadian companies should be high on our economic agenda

TORONTO—Prime Minster Mark Carney plans to invite the world’s largest investors to a summit in Toronto this September to “advanc... To keep...

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U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

TORONTO—There’s no mystery as to why the United States is putting so much pressure on Canada to roll back policies to ensure data sovereignty, and...

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Canada needs to raise its sustained growth rate of productivity for a better future

Canada needs to raise its sustained growth rate of productivity for a better future

WATERLOO, ONT.—Savvas Chamberlain, the founder of DALSA, one of Canada’s most successful tech companies, is increasingly frustrated by the fading...

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Champagne should take a look at China’s five-year plans, and its successive plans dating back to 1986

TORONTO—Prime Minister Mark Carney’s reset of relations with China—the second-largest economy in the world, if measured in American dollars, and...

13.04.2026 9

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Survival of Canada’s auto industry will be a critical issue in southern Ontario ridings in next federal election

TORONTO—In the battle for crucial ridings across southern Ontario in the next federal election, the auto industry's future will be a critical...

06.04.2026 20

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Iran war should force us to transition to a clean-energy economy

TORONTO—The soaring price of oil and gas has led to a chorus of voices advocating massive new investments in fossil fuel production, pipelines and...

30.03.2026 10

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The innovation test in the Arctic

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Carney should deliver a state-of-the-nation report

TORONTO—With a full year in office behind him, it’s time for Prime Minister Mark Carney to report to Canadians on the challenges and prospects...

16.03.2026 20

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U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

02.02.2026 20

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Canada now needs a backup plan for our auto industry

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Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

12.01.2026 20

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Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

08.12.2025 10

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Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change

24.11.2025 10

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First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

11.11.2025 10

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First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

10.11.2025 20

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Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

06.10.2025 10

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Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

29.09.2025 20

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Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

19.09.2025 10

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A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

08.09.2025 20

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Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

25.08.2025 20

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Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

18.08.2025 20

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Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

04.08.2025 10

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Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

07.07.2025 20

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Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

27.06.2025 10

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Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

09.06.2025 20

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Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

12.05.2025 10

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Digital is the future, and Carney should name a minister for Canadian digital sovereignty

05.05.2025 20

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Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

25.04.2025 10

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Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one

14.04.2025 10

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Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

11.04.2025 10

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