A modern economy requires more than shared borders
A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise
Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for truck drivers; and completing work and expanding critical highway connections to trade corridors.
Canada cannot waste its best chance for internal trade reform since Confederation
Beyond the barriers it directly controls, federal engagement and co-ordination is fundamental to mitigating provincial barriers.
Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill
Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.
The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates
These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
Climate policy is economic policy
An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments.
Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?
Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?
Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
‘A different tone, even in the Senate’: Red Chamber prepared ‘to get business done’ to handle Carney’s quick legislation pledges, says Sen. Tannas
With the PM’s self-imposed Canada Day deadline to achieve interprovincial free trade, Senators are planning to work in an ‘effective way’ to get legislation through the Chamber before Parliament breaks for the summer.
Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions
No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
