menu_open Columnists
William Watson

William Watson

Financial Post

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

William Watson: Foreign investment isn't key. Business investment is

William Watson: Foreign investment isn't key. Business investment is

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Foreign investment isn't key. Business...

previous day 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Carney’s 'forward guidance' is mainly 'backward spinning'

William Watson: Carney’s 'forward guidance' is mainly 'backward spinning'

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Carney’s 'forward guidance' is mainly...

21.04.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Politicians are no better investors than the rest of us

William Watson: Politicians are no better investors than the rest of us

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Politicians are no better investors than the rest...

16.04.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: The U.S.-Iran war by the numbers

William Watson: The U.S.-Iran war by the numbers

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: The U.S.-Iran war by the numbers The U.S. lost...

14.04.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Armageddon postponed, now back to dairy quotas and CUSMA

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Armageddon postponed, now back to dairy quotas...

09.04.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Open the highway, you crazy New Brunswickers!

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Open the highway, you crazy New Brunswickers! The...

07.04.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: User-pay is a good principle for infrastructure

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: User-pay is a good principle for infrastructure...

02.04.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Not just his DNA makes Avi Lewis a blast from the past

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Not just his DNA makes Avi Lewis a blast from the...

31.03.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Defence spending debacles are nothing new to Canada

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Defence spending debacles are nothing new to...

26.03.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Ottawa should get behind C.D. Howe's 'Big Bang'

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Ottawa should get behind C.D. Howe's...

24.03.2026 30

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Some surprising numbers on wealth and home ownership

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Some surprising numbers on wealth and home...

19.03.2026 30

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Smithian curiosity keeps economics moving ahead

12.03.2026 40

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Trump is no FDR but Carney may be a Mackenzie King

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Trump is no FDR but Carney may be a Mackenzie...

10.03.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: The two best things about Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: The two best things about Adam Smith’s Wealth...

05.03.2026 50

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Trump or no Trump, the U.S. is our ally

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Trump or no Trump, the U.S. is our ally The...

03.03.2026 30

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Maybe America’s golden age is really a thing

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Maybe America’s golden age is really a thing A...

26.02.2026 40

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Olympics need to deal with rampant medal inflation

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: Olympics need to deal with rampant medal...

24.02.2026 30

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: The problems with trying to measure productivity

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: The problems with trying to measure productivity...

19.02.2026 30

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: We need a Minor Projects Office. And skip the office

Share this Story : Financial Post Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr William Watson: We need a Minor Projects Office. And skip the...

17.02.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: We should preach less, carry a bigger stick

12.02.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Let Canadians drive EV policy, not Ottawa

10.02.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Does Poilievre really have a Trump problem? 

05.02.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Work may now be 24/7 but, more and more, it’s also 9 to 5

03.02.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Trump's tariffs hurt more than their average level suggests

29.01.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Trump’s latest move proves Carney’s Davos analysis was correct

28.01.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Carney undervalues the old (i.e., 2024’s) rules-based order

22.01.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Just give Trump the damn peace prize!

20.01.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Security guarantees have an unhappy history

15.01.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Overheated revelry over TV’s 'Heated Rivalry'

13.01.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Think three-strikes-and-you’re-out is unfair? How about 26?

08.01.2026 10

Financial Post

William Watson

Opinion: How our columnists saw 2025: Q4

02.01.2026 20

Financial Post

William Watson

Opinion: How our columnists saw 2025: September

31.12.2025 30

Financial Post

William Watson

Opinion: How our columnists saw 2025: July and August

30.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Parliament and Congress both under-produced in 2025. Good!

30.12.2025 30

Financial Post

William Watson

How a Reclusive Ex-Glencore Trader Became Indonesia's Nickel King

29.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

Opinion: How our columnists saw 2025: Q2

24.12.2025 30

Financial Post

William Watson

Opinion: How our columnists saw 2025: Q1

23.12.2025 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: A bad year for humbug thanks to White House Scrooge

23.12.2025 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Home for Christmas — and every other day, too

18.12.2025 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: What we need is an affordability crisis for government

16.12.2025 10

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Does America First really favour Canada First, too?

11.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Governments should forget about productivity for a while

09.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Will pipeline suffer the death of a thousand rent-seeking slices?

04.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

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

02.12.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

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

27.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

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

25.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: Real-time budget spreadsheets reveal a lot

20.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: TikTok politics won’t fix the U.S. fiscal mess

18.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

Carney Searches for Votes to Pass Budget and Avoid Snap Election

17.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson

William Watson: 'Right-sizing' is great but what keeps Ottawa from 'wrong-sizing' again? 

13.11.2025 20

Financial Post

William Watson