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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.

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
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.
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
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
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

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

  • If Canada is to succeed, we have to recognize not only that we live in a shifting geopolitical order, but also in a technological
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2025
This is our new world and, in it, we will face intense pressures to find out where we best fit. Can we build a Canada much less dependent on the oil and gas and auto industries? There’s a good chance we will have to, and there's no time to waste, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2025
  • If Canada is to succeed, we have to recognize not only that we live in a shifting geopolitical order, but also in a technological

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2025
  • If Canada is to succeed, we have to recognize not only that we live in a shifting geopolitical order, but also in a technological
This is our new world and, in it, we will face intense pressures to find out where we best fit. Can we build a Canada much less dependent on the oil and gas and auto industries? There’s a good chance we will have to, and there's no time to waste, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one

  • So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trump's trade war has forced Canada to rethink its economic position in the world, but David Crane says Canada's political leaders are missing the mark with talk of accelerating oil and gas projects and critical minerals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration courtesy of Joey Sabourin

Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
  • So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a

Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
  • So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trump's trade war has forced Canada to rethink its economic position in the world, but David Crane says Canada's political leaders are missing the mark with talk of accelerating oil and gas projects and critical minerals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration courtesy of Joey Sabourin

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

  • We need a plan—so where is it?
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
  • We need a plan—so where is it?

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
  • We need a plan—so where is it?
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Canada needs more than oil and gas to keep the country afloat

  • We should pursue an increasingly ambitious and potentially much more prosperous and diversified economy. But if our priorities and capital are tied up in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 31, 2025
Pro-pipeline demonstrators on the Hill on Feb. 19, 2019. Even the world’s biggest petrostate, Saudi Arabia, recognizes that it can't rely on oil and gas to keep it afloat, and is busy diversifying away from its reliance on oil. We must as well, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs more than oil and gas to keep the country afloat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 31, 2025
  • We should pursue an increasingly ambitious and potentially much more prosperous and diversified economy. But if our priorities and capital are tied up in

Canada needs more than oil and gas to keep the country afloat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 31, 2025
  • We should pursue an increasingly ambitious and potentially much more prosperous and diversified economy. But if our priorities and capital are tied up in
Pro-pipeline demonstrators on the Hill on Feb. 19, 2019. Even the world’s biggest petrostate, Saudi Arabia, recognizes that it can't rely on oil and gas to keep it afloat, and is busy diversifying away from its reliance on oil. We must as well, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

  • Mark Carney has set the right priority: investment-led growth rather than consumption-led growth. This will mean short-term pain for long-term gain and the transition
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Liberal leadership debate in Montreal before he was elected party leader. Many voices are urging more pipelines and new oil-and-gas projects, including from the self-seeking oil-and-gas lobby. But our future isn’t as a petrostate, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
  • Mark Carney has set the right priority: investment-led growth rather than consumption-led growth. This will mean short-term pain for long-term gain and the transition

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 24, 2025
  • Mark Carney has set the right priority: investment-led growth rather than consumption-led growth. This will mean short-term pain for long-term gain and the transition
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Liberal leadership debate in Montreal before he was elected party leader. Many voices are urging more pipelines and new oil-and-gas projects, including from the self-seeking oil-and-gas lobby. But our future isn’t as a petrostate, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who has the best economic plan to build a prosperous and sovereign Canada: Carney or Poilievre?

  • So far, neither party has presented such a plan. Yet the need is urgent. While we must retaliate in the face of U.S. tariffs and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 17, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration courtesy of The Hill Times' Neena Singhal

Who has the best economic plan to build a prosperous and sovereign Canada: Carney or Poilievre?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 17, 2025
  • So far, neither party has presented such a plan. Yet the need is urgent. While we must retaliate in the face of U.S. tariffs and

Who has the best economic plan to build a prosperous and sovereign Canada: Carney or Poilievre?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 17, 2025
  • So far, neither party has presented such a plan. Yet the need is urgent. While we must retaliate in the face of U.S. tariffs and
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration courtesy of The Hill Times' Neena Singhal

Trump does not rule the world

  • The Trump administration cannot be allowed to get away with this thuggish behaviour that risks global depression, global peace and security and sustainability. It
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's 'MAGA aggression,' if implemented, would be even more destructive than the highly protectionist trade policies of the 1930s that played such a great role in extending and deepening the Great Depression, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump does not rule the world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
  • The Trump administration cannot be allowed to get away with this thuggish behaviour that risks global depression, global peace and security and sustainability. It

Trump does not rule the world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
  • The Trump administration cannot be allowed to get away with this thuggish behaviour that risks global depression, global peace and security and sustainability. It
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's 'MAGA aggression,' if implemented, would be even more destructive than the highly protectionist trade policies of the 1930s that played such a great role in extending and deepening the Great Depression, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump’s assault on Canada can actually make us stronger and better

  • But we will have to work at it.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2025
At some point there has to be an adult conversation between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on the future continental relationship. But the Trump administration is still focused on coercion rather than negotiation, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s assault on Canada can actually make us stronger and better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2025
  • But we will have to work at it.

Trump’s assault on Canada can actually make us stronger and better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2025
  • But we will have to work at it.
At some point there has to be an adult conversation between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on the future continental relationship. But the Trump administration is still focused on coercion rather than negotiation, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada should not allow itself to be intimidated by bullies in the White House

  • They will eventually fail. We must prepare for when Donald Trump and his enforcers are gone. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2025
Donald Trump's disruption to trade will have seriously damaging consequences for the U.S. and its workers. Inflation, job losses, and high interest rates could be broad consequences. His political position at home is weak. He did not win an overwhelming victory in last year's election, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Owantana

Canada should not allow itself to be intimidated by bullies in the White House

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2025
  • They will eventually fail. We must prepare for when Donald Trump and his enforcers are gone. 

Canada should not allow itself to be intimidated by bullies in the White House

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2025
  • They will eventually fail. We must prepare for when Donald Trump and his enforcers are gone. 
Donald Trump's disruption to trade will have seriously damaging consequences for the U.S. and its workers. Inflation, job losses, and high interest rates could be broad consequences. His political position at home is weak. He did not win an overwhelming victory in last year's election, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Owantana

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's insults have done us a big favour: he has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2025
  • Donald Trump has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country—their patriotism—and restored pride in our accomplishments. This gives us a great opportunity now
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's insults have done us a big favour: he has re-energized the feeling of Canadians for their country, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

It’s time for Big Canada-thinking and Big Canada-action

  • We have to build a new economy, one that—through innovation and productivity—will enable us to diversify our economy, create good jobs, and generate the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2025
We need to be an innovative nation: The needed changes will be disruptive, maybe painful, and will take time. But, if the result is an innovative country, it will be worth it, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

It’s time for Big Canada-thinking and Big Canada-action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2025
  • We have to build a new economy, one that—through innovation and productivity—will enable us to diversify our economy, create good jobs, and generate the

It’s time for Big Canada-thinking and Big Canada-action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2025
  • We have to build a new economy, one that—through innovation and productivity—will enable us to diversify our economy, create good jobs, and generate the
We need to be an innovative nation: The needed changes will be disruptive, maybe painful, and will take time. But, if the result is an innovative country, it will be worth it, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
An illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is hard to think of a time when the quality of Canadian leadership mattered so much. We face four years of formidable pressure to become a vassal state with severely limited capacity to act in our own interest, writes David Crane. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2025
  • It will take a strong will to defend our interests, particularly since there may be strong pressure here at home to cave in to
An illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is hard to think of a time when the quality of Canadian leadership mattered so much. We face four years of formidable pressure to become a vassal state with severely limited capacity to act in our own interest, writes David Crane. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas

Canada can’t win a retaliatory trade war with the U.S.

  • Instead, we should focus on a nation-building strategy to transform our economy, identifying and pursuing our best chances for a post-Trump world.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2025
First ministers' meeting
First ministers' meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 16, 2025. The Trump administration is expected to pursue a hostile policy toward Canada, intent on making us a vassal state. Our best bet is to focus on nation building, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t win a retaliatory trade war with the U.S.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2025
  • Instead, we should focus on a nation-building strategy to transform our economy, identifying and pursuing our best chances for a post-Trump world.

Canada can’t win a retaliatory trade war with the U.S.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2025
  • Instead, we should focus on a nation-building strategy to transform our economy, identifying and pursuing our best chances for a post-Trump world.
First ministers' meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 16, 2025. The Trump administration is expected to pursue a hostile policy toward Canada, intent on making us a vassal state. Our best bet is to focus on nation building, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threats could make us stronger and prouder, if we’re ready to try

  • The big question will be how much pain we are ready to endure before acceding to Trump's demands, and how much we are prepared
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
The Trudeau government had quickly adapted to Trumpism, declaring that Canada was fully in line on the U.S. president-elect's China policy, and agreeing that Mexico posed a threat because of its Chinese investment, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threats could make us stronger and prouder, if we’re ready to try

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2025
  • The big question will be how much pain we are ready to endure before acceding to Trump's demands, and how much we are prepared

Trump’s threats could make us stronger and prouder, if we’re ready to try

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2025
  • The big question will be how much pain we are ready to endure before acceding to Trump's demands, and how much we are prepared
Justin Trudeau
The Trudeau government had quickly adapted to Trumpism, declaring that Canada was fully in line on the U.S. president-elect's China policy, and agreeing that Mexico posed a threat because of its Chinese investment, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. 'My own suspicion is that Carney is thinking hard about vying for the country’s top job, and is leaning towards stepping up should Trudeau leave,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin

Timing is right for Mark Carney to fill Canada’s leadership deficit

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 6, 2025
  • Given the huge threats to our future—of which Donald Trump is just one—Canada needs a leader with extensive economic experience, something which both Justin
Mark Carney
Mark Carney at the Liberal National Convention at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. 'My own suspicion is that Carney is thinking hard about vying for the country’s top job, and is leaning towards stepping up should Trudeau leave,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

  • It’s time our existing government to act like a real one until the next election so that more can be done over the coming
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 25, 2024
New Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc shortly after being sworn into his current role at Rideau Hall on Dec. 16, 2024. Since this year’s fall economic statement is the government’s latest plan for the economy, it deserves to be examined in detail, despite its bizarre unveiling, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 25, 2024
  • It’s time our existing government to act like a real one until the next election so that more can be done over the coming

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 25, 2024
  • It’s time our existing government to act like a real one until the next election so that more can be done over the coming
New Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc shortly after being sworn into his current role at Rideau Hall on Dec. 16, 2024. Since this year’s fall economic statement is the government’s latest plan for the economy, it deserves to be examined in detail, despite its bizarre unveiling, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Over a decade or more of stagnant wages, working Canadians have benefitted from low-cost imports, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Over a decade or more of stagnant wages, working Canadians have benefitted from low-cost imports, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

  • Building a new defence industrial base, with a core of advanced Canadian companies with global prospects for their technologies, is an opportunity we cannot
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2024
The response from Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, sounded promising. The industrial benefits policy, Champagne said, reflected “the importance of fostering homegrown innovation and developing our industrial capacity, given industry’s critical role in supporting Canada’s national security,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2024
  • Building a new defence industrial base, with a core of advanced Canadian companies with global prospects for their technologies, is an opportunity we cannot

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2024
  • Building a new defence industrial base, with a core of advanced Canadian companies with global prospects for their technologies, is an opportunity we cannot
The response from Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, sounded promising. The industrial benefits policy, Champagne said, reflected “the importance of fostering homegrown innovation and developing our industrial capacity, given industry’s critical role in supporting Canada’s national security,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

  • So while we should take Trump seriously, we have to make sure that the Trump administration understands that Canada has cards, too.  
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2024
While Donald Trump will have much capacity to do harm and bring severe risks to the North American and global economies and to elevate geopolitical risks, it would be a huge mistake for Canada and other nations to surrender in advance, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2024
  • So while we should take Trump seriously, we have to make sure that the Trump administration understands that Canada has cards, too.  

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2024
  • So while we should take Trump seriously, we have to make sure that the Trump administration understands that Canada has cards, too.  
While Donald Trump will have much capacity to do harm and bring severe risks to the North American and global economies and to elevate geopolitical risks, it would be a huge mistake for Canada and other nations to surrender in advance, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
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Evidence shows Huawei should be allowed a role

  • TORONTO—If Canada is to take the next big step in the digital economy—moving to the world of ultra, high-speed communications—the Trudeau government must soon
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2020, in a scrum. Public Safety Canada said 'an examination of emerging 5G technology and the associated security and economic considerations is underway. We are taking all security factors into account, including those from our Allies and our security agencies. We will ensure that our networks are kept secure and will take the appropriate decisions in due course.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Evidence shows Huawei should be allowed a role

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2020
  • TORONTO—If Canada is to take the next big step in the digital economy—moving to the world of ultra, high-speed communications—the Trudeau government must soon

Evidence shows Huawei should be allowed a role

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 10, 2020
  • TORONTO—If Canada is to take the next big step in the digital economy—moving to the world of ultra, high-speed communications—the Trudeau government must soon
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2020, in a scrum. Public Safety Canada said 'an examination of emerging 5G technology and the associated security and economic considerations is underway. We are taking all security factors into account, including those from our Allies and our security agencies. We will ensure that our networks are kept secure and will take the appropriate decisions in due course.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How do we tell when a society is successful? A healthy life expectancy

  • TORONTO—How do we tell when a society is successful? Economists like rising per capita output as the marker for a successful society. But a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2020
Narrowing that gap while working to improve healthy life expectancy and reducing the time spent in diminished and frail health in the final years of life should be key goals of policy. The mandate letters for Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Seniors Minister Deb Schulte don't really address these issues, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How do we tell when a society is successful? A healthy life expectancy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2020
  • TORONTO—How do we tell when a society is successful? Economists like rising per capita output as the marker for a successful society. But a

How do we tell when a society is successful? A healthy life expectancy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 3, 2020
  • TORONTO—How do we tell when a society is successful? Economists like rising per capita output as the marker for a successful society. But a
Narrowing that gap while working to improve healthy life expectancy and reducing the time spent in diminished and frail health in the final years of life should be key goals of policy. The mandate letters for Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Seniors Minister Deb Schulte don't really address these issues, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s oil and gas sector can be part of the climate change solution, not the problem

  • TORONTO—In a stark new report that needs to be read in Canada, the International Energy Agency warns that the oil and gas industry has
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2020
Alberta's oilsands circa 2008. Canada's oilsands operations are in for tough times as the world transitions to clean energy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s oil and gas sector can be part of the climate change solution, not the problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2020
  • TORONTO—In a stark new report that needs to be read in Canada, the International Energy Agency warns that the oil and gas industry has

Canada’s oil and gas sector can be part of the climate change solution, not the problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 27, 2020
  • TORONTO—In a stark new report that needs to be read in Canada, the International Energy Agency warns that the oil and gas industry has
Alberta's oilsands circa 2008. Canada's oilsands operations are in for tough times as the world transitions to clean energy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We need ambitious, think-big, innovation strategies

  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains boasts that the Liberal election promise
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. 'We need some targeted initiatives with ambition if we really want to develop world-class Canadian capabilities in a world facing transformative change. It's time to skip the boasting and start to show real ambition and credible strategy,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need ambitious, think-big, innovation strategies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2020
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains boasts that the Liberal election promise

We need ambitious, think-big, innovation strategies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 20, 2020
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains boasts that the Liberal election promise
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his next budget will be a climate change budget. 'We need some targeted initiatives with ambition if we really want to develop world-class Canadian capabilities in a world facing transformative change. It's time to skip the boasting and start to show real ambition and credible strategy,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need strategic leadership, not more opportunistic pandering

  • TORONTO—Politics has always been opportunistic. But it seems more so today. While politicians like, with some justification, to criticize business and financial markets for
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured Dec. 9, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need strategic leadership, not more opportunistic pandering

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2020
  • TORONTO—Politics has always been opportunistic. But it seems more so today. While politicians like, with some justification, to criticize business and financial markets for

We need strategic leadership, not more opportunistic pandering

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 13, 2020
  • TORONTO—Politics has always been opportunistic. But it seems more so today. While politicians like, with some justification, to criticize business and financial markets for
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured Dec. 9, 2019, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t allow this special Canada-China committee to become a lost opportunity

  • TORONTO—In an early test of their power to shape the political agenda, MPs have voted to establish a special committee to examine the Canada-China
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019, arriving for Question Period in the West Block on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t allow this special Canada-China committee to become a lost opportunity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2019
  • TORONTO—In an early test of their power to shape the political agenda, MPs have voted to establish a special committee to examine the Canada-China

Don’t allow this special Canada-China committee to become a lost opportunity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2019
  • TORONTO—In an early test of their power to shape the political agenda, MPs have voted to establish a special committee to examine the Canada-China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019, arriving for Question Period in the West Block on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who will do the heavy lifting on trade policy and strategy? Is that Ng’s job or Freeland’s?

  • TORONTO—What is Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng’s real cabinet job? To diversify Canada’s exports to make us less
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2019
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng, pictured on Oct. 18, 2018, at a StartUp day on the Hill conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who will do the heavy lifting on trade policy and strategy? Is that Ng’s job or Freeland’s?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—What is Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng’s real cabinet job? To diversify Canada’s exports to make us less

Who will do the heavy lifting on trade policy and strategy? Is that Ng’s job or Freeland’s?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—What is Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng’s real cabinet job? To diversify Canada’s exports to make us less
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng, pictured on Oct. 18, 2018, at a StartUp day on the Hill conference in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister

  • TORONTO—We now have a minister for the middle class. But the middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2019
Middle Class Prosperity Minister Mona Fortier, pictured Nov. 20, 2019, arriving at Rideau Hall shortly before being sworn into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2019
  • TORONTO—We now have a minister for the middle class. But the middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister.

Middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 2, 2019
  • TORONTO—We now have a minister for the middle class. But the middle class isn’t going to prosper just because it has its own minister.
Middle Class Prosperity Minister Mona Fortier, pictured Nov. 20, 2019, arriving at Rideau Hall shortly before being sworn into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau keeps his job, but it’s going to be an extraordinarily tough job

  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau keeps his job in the new Trudeau government. But it will be an extraordinarily tough job and will test Morneau’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured on Nov. 7, 2019, arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. Mr. Morneau has to focus on three goals, the Dodge report says: raise the potential growth rate of the economy and put Canada on the winning side of global change; put in place plans for economic stabilization to respond to a potentially serious recession or financial disruption; and address the issues of distribution of costs and benefits of adjustment in a way that facilitates, not impedes, change, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau keeps his job, but it’s going to be an extraordinarily tough job

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2019
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau keeps his job in the new Trudeau government. But it will be an extraordinarily tough job and will test Morneau’s

Morneau keeps his job, but it’s going to be an extraordinarily tough job

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2019
  • TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau keeps his job in the new Trudeau government. But it will be an extraordinarily tough job and will test Morneau’s
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured on Nov. 7, 2019, arriving at a Liberal caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. Mr. Morneau has to focus on three goals, the Dodge report says: raise the potential growth rate of the economy and put Canada on the winning side of global change; put in place plans for economic stabilization to respond to a potentially serious recession or financial disruption; and address the issues of distribution of costs and benefits of adjustment in a way that facilitates, not impedes, change, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s more important to unite in building a new economy to deliver new opportunities for Western Canada

  • TORONTO—By hitching their provinces’ futures to fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are jeopardizing their provinces’ future
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2019
By hitching their provinces’ futures to fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are jeopardizing their provinces’ future prosperity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

It’s more important to unite in building a new economy to deliver new opportunities for Western Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—By hitching their provinces’ futures to fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are jeopardizing their provinces’ future

It’s more important to unite in building a new economy to deliver new opportunities for Western Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—By hitching their provinces’ futures to fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are jeopardizing their provinces’ future
By hitching their provinces’ futures to fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are jeopardizing their provinces’ future prosperity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada has to achieve its goals for a more innovative economy

  • TORONTO—We don’t know whether Navdeep Bains will be reappointed as minister for innovation, science, and economic development when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 11, 2019
Navdeep Bains, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. It's unclear if Mr. Bains will be reappointed as minister for innovation, science, and economic development when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his new cabinet on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has to achieve its goals for a more innovative economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—We don’t know whether Navdeep Bains will be reappointed as minister for innovation, science, and economic development when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his

Canada has to achieve its goals for a more innovative economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 11, 2019
  • TORONTO—We don’t know whether Navdeep Bains will be reappointed as minister for innovation, science, and economic development when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his
Navdeep Bains, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. It's unclear if Mr. Bains will be reappointed as minister for innovation, science, and economic development when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his new cabinet on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to do much more work on possible scenarios for the future

  • TORONTO—In population projections to the year 2100, our population is expected to reach almost 50 million people, compared to about 37 million now. That’s an
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2019
In population projections to the year 2100, our population is expected to reach almost 50 million people, compared to about 37 million now. That’s an extra 13 million people in what might be called a business-as-usual case that assumes continued immigration in line with current levels. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need to do much more work on possible scenarios for the future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—In population projections to the year 2100, our population is expected to reach almost 50 million people, compared to about 37 million now. That’s an

We need to do much more work on possible scenarios for the future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2019
  • TORONTO—In population projections to the year 2100, our population is expected to reach almost 50 million people, compared to about 37 million now. That’s an
In population projections to the year 2100, our population is expected to reach almost 50 million people, compared to about 37 million now. That’s an extra 13 million people in what might be called a business-as-usual case that assumes continued immigration in line with current levels. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Change is happening, and Kenney and Moe can’t escape this reality

  • TORONTO—The election results were barely in before cries of Western alienation were hitting the airwaves. The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Jason Kenney and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2019

Change is happening, and Kenney and Moe can’t escape this reality

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2019
  • TORONTO—The election results were barely in before cries of Western alienation were hitting the airwaves. The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Jason Kenney and

Change is happening, and Kenney and Moe can’t escape this reality

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2019
  • TORONTO—The election results were barely in before cries of Western alienation were hitting the airwaves. The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Jason Kenney and

This is a testing time for leadership

  • TORONTO—It has been an appalling election campaign where the biggest challenges we face were largely ignored. But once the vote-counting is over, MPs will
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 21, 2019
If we are to succeed as a successful society in all these dimensions we don’t have a choice. The more important question is whether our MPs can adapt to the need for new economic thinking. We are living in uncertain times where the old normal is gone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This is a testing time for leadership

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 21, 2019
  • TORONTO—It has been an appalling election campaign where the biggest challenges we face were largely ignored. But once the vote-counting is over, MPs will

This is a testing time for leadership

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 21, 2019
  • TORONTO—It has been an appalling election campaign where the biggest challenges we face were largely ignored. But once the vote-counting is over, MPs will
If we are to succeed as a successful society in all these dimensions we don’t have a choice. The more important question is whether our MPs can adapt to the need for new economic thinking. We are living in uncertain times where the old normal is gone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How would the Liberals achieve our 2030 emission reduction pledge and move on to net zero emissions by 2050?

  • TORONTO—If there is one thing most Canadians seem to agree on, it is that the English-language leaders’ pre-election debate was a disaster. The purpose
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Cynthia Münster

How would the Liberals achieve our 2030 emission reduction pledge and move on to net zero emissions by 2050?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2019
  • TORONTO—If there is one thing most Canadians seem to agree on, it is that the English-language leaders’ pre-election debate was a disaster. The purpose

How would the Liberals achieve our 2030 emission reduction pledge and move on to net zero emissions by 2050?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2019
  • TORONTO—If there is one thing most Canadians seem to agree on, it is that the English-language leaders’ pre-election debate was a disaster. The purpose
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Cynthia Münster

If we want to achieve a higher standard of living, we need to improve our productivity performance, stat 

  • TORONTO—All the political parties are competing in this election for new ways to spend money, claiming their goal is to make life more affordable
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Cynthia Munster

If we want to achieve a higher standard of living, we need to improve our productivity performance, stat 

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2019
  • TORONTO—All the political parties are competing in this election for new ways to spend money, claiming their goal is to make life more affordable

If we want to achieve a higher standard of living, we need to improve our productivity performance, stat 

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2019
  • TORONTO—All the political parties are competing in this election for new ways to spend money, claiming their goal is to make life more affordable
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Cynthia Munster

Why climate change is central issue in our election campaign

  • TORONTO—The Liberals, if re-elected, are promising not only to exceed Canada’s climate change target for 2030, but also to enact legislation so that Canada
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2019
Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 11, 2019, at Rideau Hall after announcing the federal election had begun that day. The Liberals, if re-elected, are promising not only to exceed Canada’s climate change target for 2030, but also to enact legislation so that Canada reaches net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That is an ambitious target, considering that we are currently not on track to reach our 2030 commitment, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why climate change is central issue in our election campaign

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Liberals, if re-elected, are promising not only to exceed Canada’s climate change target for 2030, but also to enact legislation so that Canada

Why climate change is central issue in our election campaign

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Liberals, if re-elected, are promising not only to exceed Canada’s climate change target for 2030, but also to enact legislation so that Canada
Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 11, 2019, at Rideau Hall after announcing the federal election had begun that day. The Liberals, if re-elected, are promising not only to exceed Canada’s climate change target for 2030, but also to enact legislation so that Canada reaches net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That is an ambitious target, considering that we are currently not on track to reach our 2030 commitment, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP has done us a favour by putting wealth tax issue on the national agenda

  • TORONTO—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is already talking about how an NDP government would spend nearly $70-billion over the coming decade from his “super wealth
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2019
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on Sept. 12, 2019, at the Maclean's CityTV leaders' debate in Toronto. Mr. Singh is already talking about how an NDP government would spend nearly $70-billion over the coming decade from his 'super wealth tax,' an annual one per cent tax on net wealth above $20-million held by Canadian economic families. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP has done us a favour by putting wealth tax issue on the national agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2019
  • TORONTO—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is already talking about how an NDP government would spend nearly $70-billion over the coming decade from his “super wealth

NDP has done us a favour by putting wealth tax issue on the national agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2019
  • TORONTO—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is already talking about how an NDP government would spend nearly $70-billion over the coming decade from his “super wealth
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on Sept. 12, 2019, at the Maclean's CityTV leaders' debate in Toronto. Mr. Singh is already talking about how an NDP government would spend nearly $70-billion over the coming decade from his 'super wealth tax,' an annual one per cent tax on net wealth above $20-million held by Canadian economic families. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a biotech strategy to turn scientific capital into commercial gold

  • TORONTO—Canada is rich in the scientific capital needed to make us a serious player in the transformative world of biotechnology. This capital is the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2019
A 2017 report from Deloitte and BIOTECanada found 59 per cent of the companies said they were looking to government as their first source of future financing—the vast majority of such government funding comes through Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, which is overseen by Navdeep Bains, pictured, as minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a biotech strategy to turn scientific capital into commercial gold

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—Canada is rich in the scientific capital needed to make us a serious player in the transformative world of biotechnology. This capital is the

Canada needs a biotech strategy to turn scientific capital into commercial gold

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2019
  • TORONTO—Canada is rich in the scientific capital needed to make us a serious player in the transformative world of biotechnology. This capital is the
A 2017 report from Deloitte and BIOTECanada found 59 per cent of the companies said they were looking to government as their first source of future financing—the vast majority of such government funding comes through Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, which is overseen by Navdeep Bains, pictured, as minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big mistake to bash China in federal election

  • TORONTO—It is quite possible that the federal election could, when it comes to relations with China, turn into a contest on who can bash
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. In this election, Mr. Scheer has already gone down this bash-China path, charging that the Trudeau government is not tough enough in dealing with China. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Big mistake to bash China in federal election

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2019
  • TORONTO—It is quite possible that the federal election could, when it comes to relations with China, turn into a contest on who can bash

Big mistake to bash China in federal election

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2019
  • TORONTO—It is quite possible that the federal election could, when it comes to relations with China, turn into a contest on who can bash
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. In this election, Mr. Scheer has already gone down this bash-China path, charging that the Trudeau government is not tough enough in dealing with China. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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