The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences
President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already have here.
Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?
Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the market failures that are obstacles for low-emissions investment.
Civil liberties groups call for immediate moratorium on ‘prejudiced audits’ of Muslim charities pending NSIRA review
The Finance Department’s national risk assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing also singles out Muslim-led organizations and needs an overhaul, say advocates.
Feds should use upcoming budget to defend, not defund, the CBC
Alongside sustainable funding, we need legislation to guard against a quiet, uncontested end to the CBC with the mere stroke of Prime Minister Poilievre’s pen or a reversal of budgetary priorities.
Canada built world-leading research institutes—now it’s letting them collapse
Finding solutions for humanity’s most-pressing issues, such as mitigating the effects of climate change or preventing future pandemics, will require decades of concerted effort.
UN secretary general calls on developed countries to accelerate net-zero timelines to 2040
The International Panel on Climate Change was to release a report on March 20 advising policy-makers on addressing climate change, but behind-the-scenes haggling delayed the release of the full text.
Budget should bolster commitment to workers in changing economy
If the government is going to provide billions of dollars in tax incentives to the private sector to meet a net-zero carbon-based energy economy, then that revenue from the treasury must help to create good, middle-class jobs.
Employee ownership trusts a promising new model to keep businesses and property in Canada
The benefits of legislating EOTs into our Income Tax Act are plentiful. When businesses are sold to their employees, it helps support local economies and protect jobs, and it contributes to employee wealth. In this age of increasing affordability challenges, building wealth for Canadian workers is a great way of mitigating inequality.
Does the planet need a new Bretton Woods Agreement and can Canada help?
The world is a very different place from when the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were created in the mid-1940s at Bretton Woods, N.H., and both the role and operational instruments they deploy must be modernized to address today’s very different challenges.
Trans Mountain’s next private sector loan likely to be significantly more expensive than last year’s ‘sweetheart deal,’ say observers
Former Liberal staffer Elliot Hughes says it was just fortunate timing that the pipeline company secured its first private loan last year while interest rates were still low, and not preferential treatment from the banks.
