Canada’s trillion-dollar opportunity depends on data
One essential element remains underdeveloped: a national data strategy capable of fuelling the sovereign compute engine we are trying to build—and ensuring its benefits accrue at home.
Transforming Canada’s economy for a better future is an enormous challenge
But much will depend on the Carney government’s ability to persuade Canadians that current difficulties, and the risk of stagnant incomes as living costs rise, are worthwhile—that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This, ultimately, will be a test of leadership and trust, as well as policy.
Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns
The House Ethics Committee is planning to embark on a review of the Lobbying Act in 2026 after wrapping up its current study into challenges posed by artificial intelligence and its regulation.
Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries
When wild fish populations are abundant, they support employment, export diversification, food security, and stable regional economies.
Effective nation-building starts with the people and places where it happens
Strategic place-based industrial planning that attracts new investment and aligns workforce development with regional economic diversification can help spur community renewal.
Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before
No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
Youth mental health is Canada’s economic blind spot
We must address a core problem that is quietly undermining their ability to participate fully in the economy: the decline of youth mental well-being.
In the murky new world order, Canada needs a growth plan
First, to achieve the generational pivot the times demand, Canada needs government operating at its best, with focused federal political leadership, bold policies, federal-provincial alignment and government-business collaboration—something that has been lacking in recent years.
Bridging Canada’s divide on consent
Sixty-eight per cent of Indigenous respondents say Indigenous approval should be essential before a project proceeds; only 42 per cent of the general population agree.
