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Investor confidence is waning. Here’s three ways Ottawa can restore it
As published in The Globe and Mail Canada’s productivity crisis has been a hot topic of conversation recently as economists and policy experts increasingly sound the alarm about the nation’s falling per capita income levels. The debate can seem complex […]
A New Chapter in the Mexico-Canada Economic Partnership
As published in Spanish by El Universal As President Claudia Sheinbaum takes office this week, a new chapter begins for the economic partnership between Mexico and Canada. Sheinbaum comes to power forty years after the Tratado de Libre Comercio de […]
The U.S.-Canada energy relationship is underappreciated – and may now be under threat
As published in RealClear Energy “Senators, Calgary is a lot closer to Washington than Riyadh. And you don’t need the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet to patrol the Great Lakes.” So said then-Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at a U.S. Senate Energy […]
Canada’s forestry sector: born on third base, hampered by policy
As published by Policy Magazine Canadian policy debates have become locked in a perceived dichotomy between acting on the climate and growing a strong economy. Winners and losers, trade-offs and costs seem to appear at every corner. But there’s one […]
As MPs return to Parliament, the economy should be top priority
For the latest research, analysis and perspective on business and policy in Canada, sign up for our newsletter today. Dear friends, As someone who grew up in Alberta, I’ve always thought of the fall as a time of hope and optimism. It’s […]
Instead of asking Ottawa for more money again, premiers should target productivity
As published in The Globe and Mail Canada’s premiers are meeting in Halifax this week for their annual Council of the Federation talks and, if tradition holds, they’ll emerge yet again with a compromise decision to ask Ottawa for more money. Let’s […]
The U.S. has a 3D problem with Canada — Dairy, defence and digital tax
As published in The Financial Post Back in 2022, I wrote on this page that American political leaders from across party lines were increasingly viewing Canada through “3D” glasses. Their perception of Canada was being coloured and distorted by three cross-border disagreements: […]
Adios ‘Three Amigos’, ¡Hola! ‘El Trio’: Canada and Presidenta Sheinbaum
As published in Policy Magazine With Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential election, North America finally gets its first Jewish head of government and Mexico gets North America’s first elected woman leader. And just like that, the “Three Amigos” trilateral branding […]
Finally, we all agree Canada must get more major projects built
As published by The Hub “Getting major projects built means more jobs, in more regions across Canada, and more opportunities for the next generation of workers. Canada’s regulatory system must be efficient and quicker—it shouldn’t take over a decade to […]
Reviewing the USMCA: first, do no harm
As published by the North Capital Forum The private sector thrives on certainty. When business leaders make long-term investment decisions, among the most important factors is their level of comfort that the existing legal and economic frameworks on which their […]