Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check
Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself becoming the headline.
Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin
The One Canadian Economy Act is being rammed through the House via a ‘non-democratic’ process and would result in governmental overreach, say the Bloc Québécois, who plan to vote against the bill.
From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision
Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to move first. The fix isn’t glossy strategies or more regional programs. It’s about value.
Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill
Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
The urgency of confronting a warming world remains
As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy transition and prepare the country for the baked-in impacts of climate change.
Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge
Prime Minister Mark ‘fast-track’ Carney says the government will be shelling out over $9.3-billion in more funding to hit NATO’s two-per-cent target this fiscal year. Not delaying it to 2032, or even to 2030, the target he had pledged during his election campaign. Nearly a year ago, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO […]
Digging into the One Canadian Economy Act
Bill C-5 aims to lower barriers to free trade within Canada, and create a fast-track system for approvals for big infrastructure projects.
‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications
Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent an ‘existential threat to the Canadian steel industry.’
Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled much-anticipated legislation on June 6 intended to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility, and help expedite major projects.
