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David Crane is an award-winning journalist with special interests in the economics of globalization, innovation, sustainable development and social equity.

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On Aug. 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in a statement that his government will soon announce a “comprehensive” industrial strategy that “protects Canadian jobs, boosts Canadian competitiveness, buys Canadian goods, and diversifies Canadian exports.” The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in
Mark Carney
On Aug. 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in a statement that his government will soon announce a “comprehensive” industrial strategy that “protects Canadian jobs, boosts Canadian competitiveness, buys Canadian goods, and diversifies Canadian exports.” The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has to focus on growth, but it also faces constraints since it must respond to the fallout from U.S. protectionism, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has to focus on growth, but it also faces constraints since it must respond to the fallout from U.S. protectionism, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Parliament Hill ahead of a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of United States Senators on July 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Parliament Hill ahead of a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of United States Senators on July 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
Who is going to address the shortcomings in innovation policy, including access to capital, if our Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is preoccupied with saving the steel, aluminum, and auto industries, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we
Who is going to address the shortcomings in innovation policy, including access to capital, if our Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is preoccupied with saving the steel, aluminum, and auto industries, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Xi Jinping
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If we want to keep our country, we cannot afford yet another failure. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has to deliver a plan that will achieve success this time. Action not just words. And with much urgency, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If we want to keep our country, we cannot afford yet another failure. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has to deliver a plan that will achieve success this time. Action not just words. And with much urgency, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney will need to get a clear agreement on Canada’s future relationship with the U.S.

  • Despite our efforts to build a more independent economy, we are still going to need some kind of agreement with the U.S., a market
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Carney will need to get a clear agreement on Canada’s future relationship with the U.S.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 26, 2025
  • Despite our efforts to build a more independent economy, we are still going to need some kind of agreement with the U.S., a market

Carney will need to get a clear agreement on Canada’s future relationship with the U.S.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 26, 2025
  • Despite our efforts to build a more independent economy, we are still going to need some kind of agreement with the U.S., a market
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital is the future, and Carney should name a minister for Canadian digital sovereignty

  • Canada must become a global digital superpower. This is the future and we must be part of that future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will face a mind-boggling agenda far beyond the typical demands facing a new government, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital is the future, and Carney should name a minister for Canadian digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 5, 2025
  • Canada must become a global digital superpower. This is the future and we must be part of that future.

Digital is the future, and Carney should name a minister for Canadian digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 5, 2025
  • Canada must become a global digital superpower. This is the future and we must be part of that future.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will face a mind-boggling agenda far beyond the typical demands facing a new government, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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If we can’t do better, we will not be able to afford the Canada we want

  • TORONTO—In running for election in 2015, the Liberal Party said next to nothing about innovation and the challenges Canada faced in moving into a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 10, 2021
It's time to be bold: Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, many of the government’s innovation initiatives have not been new initiatives but additional funding for existing programs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we can’t do better, we will not be able to afford the Canada we want

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 10, 2021
  • TORONTO—In running for election in 2015, the Liberal Party said next to nothing about innovation and the challenges Canada faced in moving into a

If we can’t do better, we will not be able to afford the Canada we want

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 10, 2021
  • TORONTO—In running for election in 2015, the Liberal Party said next to nothing about innovation and the challenges Canada faced in moving into a
It's time to be bold: Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, many of the government’s innovation initiatives have not been new initiatives but additional funding for existing programs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds need to be up front on the challenges we face

  • TORONTO—Big and essential challenges facing our country today—a major restructuring of the economy for future growth and averting catastrophic climate change—require major investments in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 3, 2021
As we saw with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent budget, federal pronouncements and plans to deal with our challenges are typically presented through an optimistic lens, concealing from the public the true extent of the problems we face, what needs to be done to achieve solutions, and how the budget measures will contribute. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds need to be up front on the challenges we face

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 3, 2021
  • TORONTO—Big and essential challenges facing our country today—a major restructuring of the economy for future growth and averting catastrophic climate change—require major investments in

Feds need to be up front on the challenges we face

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 3, 2021
  • TORONTO—Big and essential challenges facing our country today—a major restructuring of the economy for future growth and averting catastrophic climate change—require major investments in
As we saw with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent budget, federal pronouncements and plans to deal with our challenges are typically presented through an optimistic lens, concealing from the public the true extent of the problems we face, what needs to be done to achieve solutions, and how the budget measures will contribute. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Our challenge is to create a new normal

  • TORONTO—In her budget speech last week, an optimistic Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promised that, “the Canadian economy is poised to come roaring back.” And
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 26, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa to hold a press conference after releasing the federal government's budget. There’s little doubt that keeping our $2.4-trillion economy on life support during the pandemic means that pent-up demand should spur an economic boost once many more Canadians are vaccinated and lockdowns are over. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Our challenge is to create a new normal

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 26, 2021
  • TORONTO—In her budget speech last week, an optimistic Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promised that, “the Canadian economy is poised to come roaring back.” And

Our challenge is to create a new normal

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 26, 2021
  • TORONTO—In her budget speech last week, an optimistic Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promised that, “the Canadian economy is poised to come roaring back.” And
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa to hold a press conference after releasing the federal government's budget. There’s little doubt that keeping our $2.4-trillion economy on life support during the pandemic means that pent-up demand should spur an economic boost once many more Canadians are vaccinated and lockdowns are over. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. intelligence report warns physical effects of climate change to intensify in next two decades, especially in 2030s

  • TORONTO—We shouldn’t be surprised that some of the strongest warnings on climate change are coming from the intelligence community. The job of intelligence agencies
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 19, 2021
Canadian efforts, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to have both lower emissions and more oil production trivializes the climate choices we need. Net-zero emissions by 2050 is a necessity, not an aspiration, but will take much greater effort, and political leadership, than we have seen so far, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. intelligence report warns physical effects of climate change to intensify in next two decades, especially in 2030s

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 19, 2021
  • TORONTO—We shouldn’t be surprised that some of the strongest warnings on climate change are coming from the intelligence community. The job of intelligence agencies

U.S. intelligence report warns physical effects of climate change to intensify in next two decades, especially in 2030s

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 19, 2021
  • TORONTO—We shouldn’t be surprised that some of the strongest warnings on climate change are coming from the intelligence community. The job of intelligence agencies
Canadian efforts, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to have both lower emissions and more oil production trivializes the climate choices we need. Net-zero emissions by 2050 is a necessity, not an aspiration, but will take much greater effort, and political leadership, than we have seen so far, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: IMF advocates for more active government in post-pandemic world

  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in preparing her first budget, would be well-served by reading the latest advice coming out of the International Monetary Fund.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 12, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 23, 2020, on the Hill. In preparing her first budget, she would be well-served by reading the latest advice coming out of the International Monetary Fund, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: IMF advocates for more active government in post-pandemic world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 12, 2021
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in preparing her first budget, would be well-served by reading the latest advice coming out of the International Monetary Fund.

This just in: IMF advocates for more active government in post-pandemic world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 12, 2021
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in preparing her first budget, would be well-served by reading the latest advice coming out of the International Monetary Fund.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 23, 2020, on the Hill. In preparing her first budget, she would be well-served by reading the latest advice coming out of the International Monetary Fund, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s now permissible to talk about industrial strategy

  • TORONTO—You might say that we are making progress of sorts in figuring out where our future jobs and wealth will come from in the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 5, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Canada is doing a poor job of converting new ideas into innovation, yet it is through the ownership of those ideas and innovations, in patents and other forms of intellectual property or intangibles, by Canadian companies, that 21st century value will be created for Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s now permissible to talk about industrial strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—You might say that we are making progress of sorts in figuring out where our future jobs and wealth will come from in the

It’s now permissible to talk about industrial strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—You might say that we are making progress of sorts in figuring out where our future jobs and wealth will come from in the
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Canada is doing a poor job of converting new ideas into innovation, yet it is through the ownership of those ideas and innovations, in patents and other forms of intellectual property or intangibles, by Canadian companies, that 21st century value will be created for Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic

  • TORONTO—The federal budget on April 19 will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic and what kind of country we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2021
Once Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has delivered the government’s budget, the government should create an arm’s length body to monitor Canada’s transition to a more productive, greener and equitable economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—The federal budget on April 19 will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic and what kind of country we

Budget will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—The federal budget on April 19 will set the stage for how well we emerge from the pandemic and what kind of country we
Once Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has delivered the government’s budget, the government should create an arm’s length body to monitor Canada’s transition to a more productive, greener and equitable economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to generate much higher returns from our investments in talent and academic research

  • TORONTO—According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, last year Canada ranked 12th in the  world in the number of international patent applications under its
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 22, 2021
Our success depends on building Canadian companies with their own IP, creating jobs and wealth from a Canadian base, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

We need to generate much higher returns from our investments in talent and academic research

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, last year Canada ranked 12th in the  world in the number of international patent applications under its

We need to generate much higher returns from our investments in talent and academic research

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, last year Canada ranked 12th in the  world in the number of international patent applications under its
Our success depends on building Canadian companies with their own IP, creating jobs and wealth from a Canadian base, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada needs some visionary corporate leaders

  • TORONTO—These cautionary words from a visionary corporate executive, written almost 50 years ago, are worth reading as we struggle to build a more innovative
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 15, 2021
The Business Council of Canada recently called on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to 'embrace a demand-side, mission-driven approach to innovation policy' by creating an agency similar to the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs some visionary corporate leaders

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—These cautionary words from a visionary corporate executive, written almost 50 years ago, are worth reading as we struggle to build a more innovative

Canada needs some visionary corporate leaders

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—These cautionary words from a visionary corporate executive, written almost 50 years ago, are worth reading as we struggle to build a more innovative
The Business Council of Canada recently called on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to 'embrace a demand-side, mission-driven approach to innovation policy' by creating an agency similar to the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s costly mishandling of pandemic crisis has many lessons

  • TORONTO—Canada’s costly mishandling of the pandemic crisis has many lessons. One of the most important is that the federal government is woefully weak in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 8, 2021
Like its Conservative predecessor, the Trudeau government is a transactional government, not a strategic government. Changing this is one of the biggest challenges facing us if we are to achieve our potential as a country. The mishandling of the pandemic is the tip of the iceberg, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s costly mishandling of pandemic crisis has many lessons

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—Canada’s costly mishandling of the pandemic crisis has many lessons. One of the most important is that the federal government is woefully weak in

Canada’s costly mishandling of pandemic crisis has many lessons

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—Canada’s costly mishandling of the pandemic crisis has many lessons. One of the most important is that the federal government is woefully weak in
Like its Conservative predecessor, the Trudeau government is a transactional government, not a strategic government. Changing this is one of the biggest challenges facing us if we are to achieve our potential as a country. The mishandling of the pandemic is the tip of the iceberg, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We must ensure post-pandemic employment for so-called ‘expendables’

  • TORONTO—One of the most urgent messages from the pandemic world is that when the crisis is over, many people who lost their jobs—there are
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 1, 2021
In a recent speech, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem acknowledged the economic pain of many low-wage workers—employment in low-wage work is more than 25 per cent below its pre-pandemic level. But he was optimistic that once Canada achieved widespread vaccination, high-contact service industries such as retailing and restaurants should be able to resume something approaching 'full operations.' But will they? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We must ensure post-pandemic employment for so-called ‘expendables’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—One of the most urgent messages from the pandemic world is that when the crisis is over, many people who lost their jobs—there are

We must ensure post-pandemic employment for so-called ‘expendables’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—One of the most urgent messages from the pandemic world is that when the crisis is over, many people who lost their jobs—there are
In a recent speech, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem acknowledged the economic pain of many low-wage workers—employment in low-wage work is more than 25 per cent below its pre-pandemic level. But he was optimistic that once Canada achieved widespread vaccination, high-contact service industries such as retailing and restaurants should be able to resume something approaching 'full operations.' But will they? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to invest in innovation, investment, and productivity, and it’s urgent

  • TORONTO—The staff economists from the International Monetary Fund are quite clear on what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should do in her first budget. In
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2021
The staff economists from the International Monetary Fund are quite clear on what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 15, 2020, should do in her first budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to invest in innovation, investment, and productivity, and it’s urgent

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—The staff economists from the International Monetary Fund are quite clear on what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should do in her first budget. In

Canada needs to invest in innovation, investment, and productivity, and it’s urgent

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—The staff economists from the International Monetary Fund are quite clear on what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should do in her first budget. In
The staff economists from the International Monetary Fund are quite clear on what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 15, 2020, should do in her first budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on a strong investment-innovation growth path

  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on the strong investment-innovation growth path that we urgently need. The reality today is that
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 15, 2021
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 15, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa. The reality today is that we are not up to the challenges of a much more competitive global economy and failure to respond will mean a stagnant standard of living and an inability to afford the things we need to do as a country, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on a strong investment-innovation growth path

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on the strong investment-innovation growth path that we urgently need. The reality today is that

Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on a strong investment-innovation growth path

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget must set Canada on the strong investment-innovation growth path that we urgently need. The reality today is that
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 15, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa. The reality today is that we are not up to the challenges of a much more competitive global economy and failure to respond will mean a stagnant standard of living and an inability to afford the things we need to do as a country, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dreams are fine but results are much better

  • TORONTO—Around the world, countries are looking to a green recovery, with big plans to generate investment and jobs through innovative clean technologies. One of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 8, 2021
New federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 6, 2020. Canada has allocated $3-billion over five years under its Strategic Innovation Fund and its mandate includes support and development of 'a Canadian battery innovation and industry ecosystem' but without a business-led battery enterprise with the technology that meets industry needs, Canada may end up being a niche player, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dreams are fine but results are much better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—Around the world, countries are looking to a green recovery, with big plans to generate investment and jobs through innovative clean technologies. One of

Dreams are fine but results are much better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—Around the world, countries are looking to a green recovery, with big plans to generate investment and jobs through innovative clean technologies. One of
New federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 6, 2020. Canada has allocated $3-billion over five years under its Strategic Innovation Fund and its mandate includes support and development of 'a Canadian battery innovation and industry ecosystem' but without a business-led battery enterprise with the technology that meets industry needs, Canada may end up being a niche player, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There should be no surprises in what the Biden administration is doing

  • TORONTO—As I wrote in July, “the U.S. election will have real outcomes for us, no matter who wins.” And it is already having an
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 1, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will be pushing hard to implement as much of its election platform as it can. This includes US$1.3-trillion in new infrastructure spending over 10 years, an extra US$400-billion of government procurement to create new demand for American products, materials, and services and an extra US$300-billion on federal research and development to strengthen U.S. capacities in next-generation industries such as clean energy, smart infrastructure, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, electrics vehicles and batteries and synthetic biology. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

There should be no surprises in what the Biden administration is doing

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—As I wrote in July, “the U.S. election will have real outcomes for us, no matter who wins.” And it is already having an

There should be no surprises in what the Biden administration is doing

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—As I wrote in July, “the U.S. election will have real outcomes for us, no matter who wins.” And it is already having an
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will be pushing hard to implement as much of its election platform as it can. This includes US$1.3-trillion in new infrastructure spending over 10 years, an extra US$400-billion of government procurement to create new demand for American products, materials, and services and an extra US$300-billion on federal research and development to strengthen U.S. capacities in next-generation industries such as clean energy, smart infrastructure, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, electrics vehicles and batteries and synthetic biology. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

There’s an urgent need for leadership on our aging society

  • TORONTO—It’s an issue that cannot wait: how do we deal with the pressing challenges of an aging of society and avoid the looming fiscal
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 25, 2021
The critical point is that new policies take time, and we are running out of time. Last year, the front wave of Baby Boomers reached their 75th birthday, and by 2041, there will be 2.1 million Canadians 85 or older, the age by which many more seniors need more care, compared to 844,000 now. Another 4.6 million Canadians will be 65-74 and 4.2 million Canadians will be 75-84. That’s just 20 years from now, during which time the seniors population will grow from 17.5 per cent of the population to almost 25 per cent. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

There’s an urgent need for leadership on our aging society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—It’s an issue that cannot wait: how do we deal with the pressing challenges of an aging of society and avoid the looming fiscal

There’s an urgent need for leadership on our aging society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—It’s an issue that cannot wait: how do we deal with the pressing challenges of an aging of society and avoid the looming fiscal
The critical point is that new policies take time, and we are running out of time. Last year, the front wave of Baby Boomers reached their 75th birthday, and by 2041, there will be 2.1 million Canadians 85 or older, the age by which many more seniors need more care, compared to 844,000 now. Another 4.6 million Canadians will be 65-74 and 4.2 million Canadians will be 75-84. That’s just 20 years from now, during which time the seniors population will grow from 17.5 per cent of the population to almost 25 per cent. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

This is no time for half measures or vague aspirations

  • TORONTO—The most urgent task in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s forthcoming budget will be to set the country on the path to sustained and sustainable
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 14, 2021
The most urgent task in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s forthcoming budget will be to set the country on the path to sustained and sustainable economic growth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This is no time for half measures or vague aspirations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—The most urgent task in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s forthcoming budget will be to set the country on the path to sustained and sustainable

This is no time for half measures or vague aspirations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—The most urgent task in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s forthcoming budget will be to set the country on the path to sustained and sustainable
The most urgent task in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s forthcoming budget will be to set the country on the path to sustained and sustainable economic growth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t be a happy hunting ground for foreign corporations

  • TORONTO—Belatedly, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains is now voicing concerns over the potential takeover of promising Canadian tech companies by foreign corporations, a trend that
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 7, 2021
Belatedly, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured Nov. 17, 2020, is now voicing concerns over the potential takeover of promising Canadian tech companies by foreign corporations, a trend that could accelerate as a result of the pandemic. Rich with cash, Big Tech is roaming the world to buy up promising tech companies that are struggling financially. And we have companies they would like to buy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t be a happy hunting ground for foreign corporations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 7, 2021
  • TORONTO—Belatedly, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains is now voicing concerns over the potential takeover of promising Canadian tech companies by foreign corporations, a trend that

Canada shouldn’t be a happy hunting ground for foreign corporations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 7, 2021
  • TORONTO—Belatedly, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains is now voicing concerns over the potential takeover of promising Canadian tech companies by foreign corporations, a trend that
Belatedly, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured Nov. 17, 2020, is now voicing concerns over the potential takeover of promising Canadian tech companies by foreign corporations, a trend that could accelerate as a result of the pandemic. Rich with cash, Big Tech is roaming the world to buy up promising tech companies that are struggling financially. And we have companies they would like to buy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We can and must build back better, but we need better analysis to make a difference

  • TORONTO—We like to see ourselves as an innovation nation, a global leader in everything, from the digital economy, and clean-tech, to advanced manufacturing, the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 17, 2020
The panel of representatives from industry sectors selected by Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, is the latest to give the federal government advice on how to rebuild better as we move beyond the pandemic.

We can and must build back better, but we need better analysis to make a difference

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 17, 2020
  • TORONTO—We like to see ourselves as an innovation nation, a global leader in everything, from the digital economy, and clean-tech, to advanced manufacturing, the

We can and must build back better, but we need better analysis to make a difference

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 17, 2020
  • TORONTO—We like to see ourselves as an innovation nation, a global leader in everything, from the digital economy, and clean-tech, to advanced manufacturing, the
The panel of representatives from industry sectors selected by Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, is the latest to give the federal government advice on how to rebuild better as we move beyond the pandemic.

We need to think about the future of jobs after the pandemic

  • TORONTO—There are big questions about the future of jobs facing us as we move beyond the pandemic next year, including the number of jobs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 14, 2020
Minster of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 16, 2020, on the Hill, has 29 'priorities' in her mandate letter, but developing a forward-looking jobs strategy is not one of them, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to think about the future of jobs after the pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 14, 2020
  • TORONTO—There are big questions about the future of jobs facing us as we move beyond the pandemic next year, including the number of jobs

We need to think about the future of jobs after the pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 14, 2020
  • TORONTO—There are big questions about the future of jobs facing us as we move beyond the pandemic next year, including the number of jobs
Minster of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 16, 2020, on the Hill, has 29 'priorities' in her mandate letter, but developing a forward-looking jobs strategy is not one of them, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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