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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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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

NDP campaign platform remains rooted in the past

  • TORONTO—The NDP is out of the gate with its federal election campaign platform, even if it is not out of the gate when it
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2019
New Democraticic Party Leader Jagmeet Signh, pictured March 27, 2019, in his Hill office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP campaign platform remains rooted in the past

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—The NDP is out of the gate with its federal election campaign platform, even if it is not out of the gate when it

NDP campaign platform remains rooted in the past

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2019
  • TORONTO—The NDP is out of the gate with its federal election campaign platform, even if it is not out of the gate when it
New Democraticic Party Leader Jagmeet Signh, pictured March 27, 2019, in his Hill office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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