Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging
Our test is to prove him wrong, and not sacrifice the future for the present.
Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House
Conservative MP Chak Au is estimated to be earning a total of $314,757 as both an MP and British Columbia City Councillor.
Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows
The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.
A 2026 financial sector wish list
It’s time to commission an independent expert task force to ask how the sector’s regulatory framework should evolve to foster more competition and innovation.
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.
Federal government’s financial reporting is late and misleading
There’s no good reason the federal government cannot—like publicly traded companies are required to—publish its financial statements in three months.
Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie
When our government rewrites truth-in-advertising rules, it not only impairs consumer choice and dupes investors, but it also rigs the market to favour big polluters over genuinely green industries.
Faster payments and true transparency: delivering payments modernization in Canada
The 2025 federal budget was a clear and significant step forward for payments modernization efforts in Canada. The government’s emphasis on bringing greater competition and innovation to the financial sector comes at a crucial moment as people and businesses crave modern services that will help them more easily move and manage their money, both domestically […]
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.
