Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.
Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics

‘It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,’ says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit?

Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.
Canada must adopt ‘independent mindset’ on internal trade, defence, amid Trump’s tariff tactics, says MP McKay

Carleton University business professor Ian Lee says a November 2024 paper by Donald Trump’s incoming economic adviser sheds insight into the U.S. president’s thinking.
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome

Similar to the Weimar Republic, many today have become disenchanted by the outcomes of an adherence by all parties to neoliberalism.
Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump’s second inauguration doing an interview with CP24’s morning show, said Canada needs to be strong, smart and united. ‘The key is not to be scared.’
Investing in our future: building a more productive Canada

We can no longer afford to wait with an economic emergency underway. Governments need to take action to reverse declining investment trends.
Trudeau leaves office with worst economic growth record in recent Canadian history

Annual per-person GDP growth under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been even worse than under Conservative PM Stephen Harper.
There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

It’s time our existing government to act like a real one until the next election so that more can be done over the coming months to put urgently needed policies in place for long-term change.
Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

The Dec. 16 fall economic update offers no further details on planned savings tied to ‘natural attrition’ in the 2024 federal budget, but noted that effort ‘will begin showing results in 2025-26.’