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Eugene Lang

Eugene Lang

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Why won’t our leaders acknowledge the big costs of their big tariff-relief plans?

07.03.2025 5

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang

Justin Trudeau’s barren business legacy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands to leave after signing a book of condolences marking the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the...

06.01.2025 30

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang

Two-per-cent defence spending will not be enough for Donald Trump

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at the NATO Summit in Washington on July 11. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Eugene...

19.12.2024 5

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang

Deconstructing Canada’s ballooning $67-billion federal bureaucracy

Forty-three per cent. That is how much Canada’s “core” federal public administration — the civil service — has grown since Justin...

09.12.2024 4

IRPP - Policy Options

Eugene Lang

What if tariffs are not a negotiating tactic? What if Trump just wants the money?

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Tex., on...

02.12.2024 3

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang

Another Liberal byelection loss shows once again that Justin Trudeau is the problem

“It’s the economy, stupid” was how James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist, famously summed up what he thought would be the central issue in the...

17.09.2024 2

The Conversation

Eugene Lang

Our federal leaders won’t trust Canadians with the hard truth about defence spending

Coming out of July’s NATO summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the 2-per-cent threshold a “crass mathematical calculation.” Adrian Wyld/The...

13.08.2024 3

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang

Why Ottawa won’t come to grips with Canada’s productivity problem

So, after 30 years and four major reports loaded with ideas aimed at improving Canada’s productivity growth, why is Canada still grappling with the...

16.07.2024 2

The Globe and Mail

Eugene Lang