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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.

Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

  • The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
  • The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The

Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2025
  • The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The
Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

  • No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made commitments to Britain, the European Union, various European countries including France, Germany, Poland and Sweden, Mexico, Korea, India, Indonesia, and other ASEAN nations, Brazil, and China.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
  • No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 1, 2025
  • No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is
Prime Minister Mark Carney has also made commitments to Britain, the European Union, various European countries including France, Germany, Poland and Sweden, Mexico, Korea, India, Indonesia, and other ASEAN nations, Brazil, and China.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change

  • A new Council of Canadian Academies report underlines that bolder and more ambitious policies for innovation and productivity are needed now, more than ever.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 24, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer after the vote on the 2025 federal budget passes on Nov. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 24, 2025
  • A new Council of Canadian Academies report underlines that bolder and more ambitious policies for innovation and productivity are needed now, more than ever.

Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 24, 2025
  • A new Council of Canadian Academies report underlines that bolder and more ambitious policies for innovation and productivity are needed now, more than ever.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer after the vote on the 2025 federal budget passes on Nov. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2025 is more of the same

  • The budget has positive measures, but it fails to provide a credible plan for the future. What is the Carney government’s vision for the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne prepare to present the 2025 budget in the House of Commons on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2025 is more of the same

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 17, 2025
  • The budget has positive measures, but it fails to provide a credible plan for the future. What is the Carney government’s vision for the

Budget 2025 is more of the same

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 17, 2025
  • The budget has positive measures, but it fails to provide a credible plan for the future. What is the Carney government’s vision for the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne prepare to present the 2025 budget in the House of Commons on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

  • We need to truly transform our economy when so much around us is changing so fast. We need an arm’s length council to independently
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 10, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured inside the media budget lockup in the John G. Diefenbaker Building on Sussex Drive in Ottawa before holding his press conference on the budget on Nov. 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 10, 2025
  • We need to truly transform our economy when so much around us is changing so fast. We need an arm’s length council to independently

First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 10, 2025
  • We need to truly transform our economy when so much around us is changing so fast. We need an arm’s length council to independently
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured inside the media budget lockup in the John G. Diefenbaker Building on Sussex Drive in Ottawa before holding his press conference on the budget on Nov. 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Trump tries to destroy our economy, Carney should be selling Canada as a nation of leading tech and innovation to the world, not as an energy superpower

  • Canada lacks the capacity for transformative change. If the Nov. 4 budget fails to change that, our nation will be more of a bystander
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House

As Trump tries to destroy our economy, Carney should be selling Canada as a nation of leading tech and innovation to the world, not as an energy superpower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
  • Canada lacks the capacity for transformative change. If the Nov. 4 budget fails to change that, our nation will be more of a bystander

As Trump tries to destroy our economy, Carney should be selling Canada as a nation of leading tech and innovation to the world, not as an energy superpower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
  • Canada lacks the capacity for transformative change. If the Nov. 4 budget fails to change that, our nation will be more of a bystander
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

  • The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest challenge is to win Canadians' trust, to convince them that he's on the right track, and that he's pursuing a short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain strategy that is in Canada’s best interests, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
  • The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
  • The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest challenge is to win Canadians' trust, to convince them that he's on the right track, and that he's pursuing a short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain strategy that is in Canada’s best interests, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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One of the big lessons of the current crisis: government matters and public institutions matter

  • TORONTO—These are scary times, with no end in sight. While Canada has been more fortunate than many other countries, with relatively few cases of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 23, 2020
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, pictured in Ottawa on March 18, 2020, giving an update on the financial measures to help Canadians with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways, the parallel is closer to 1929-30 and the Great Depression than to 2008-09 and the Great Recession. In fact, it is quite possible our pandemic will be worse than the Great Recession of a little more than a decade ago. Among those most seriously affected will be young Canadians just entering the job market, just as young Canadians were severely impacted by the Great Recession of 2008-09, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One of the big lessons of the current crisis: government matters and public institutions matter

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 23, 2020
  • TORONTO—These are scary times, with no end in sight. While Canada has been more fortunate than many other countries, with relatively few cases of

One of the big lessons of the current crisis: government matters and public institutions matter

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 23, 2020
  • TORONTO—These are scary times, with no end in sight. While Canada has been more fortunate than many other countries, with relatively few cases of
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, pictured in Ottawa on March 18, 2020, giving an update on the financial measures to help Canadians with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways, the parallel is closer to 1929-30 and the Great Depression than to 2008-09 and the Great Recession. In fact, it is quite possible our pandemic will be worse than the Great Recession of a little more than a decade ago. Among those most seriously affected will be young Canadians just entering the job market, just as young Canadians were severely impacted by the Great Recession of 2008-09, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland should stop calling CUSMA a victory, it is a defeat

  • TORONTO—What’s perhaps most telling about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is that, unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement, it does not even use the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 12, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Canada's top free trade negotiator Steve Verheul on Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee. Mr. Verheul told MPs the goal of the U.S. was to 'rebalance' the agreement to benefit the U.S., not liberalize trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland should stop calling CUSMA a victory, it is a defeat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 12, 2020
  • TORONTO—What’s perhaps most telling about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is that, unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement, it does not even use the

Freeland should stop calling CUSMA a victory, it is a defeat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 12, 2020
  • TORONTO—What’s perhaps most telling about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is that, unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement, it does not even use the
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Canada's top free trade negotiator Steve Verheul on Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee. Mr. Verheul told MPs the goal of the U.S. was to 'rebalance' the agreement to benefit the U.S., not liberalize trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop downgrading the role of Parliament

  • TORONTO—Our democratic system is in trouble, with MPs seen as out of touch with public needs and ineffective in dealing with public problems. One
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs' Steve Verheul, the negotiator of the new NAFTA deal, pictured Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee to talk about the new NAFTA agreement. The process for ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) or new NAFTA, by the Commons Committee on International Trade, is a good example of how the role of MPs and Parliament itself have been diminished or marginalized, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop downgrading the role of Parliament

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
  • TORONTO—Our democratic system is in trouble, with MPs seen as out of touch with public needs and ineffective in dealing with public problems. One

Stop downgrading the role of Parliament

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 9, 2020
  • TORONTO—Our democratic system is in trouble, with MPs seen as out of touch with public needs and ineffective in dealing with public problems. One
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs' Steve Verheul, the negotiator of the new NAFTA deal, pictured Feb. 18, 2020, before the House International Trade Committee to talk about the new NAFTA agreement. The process for ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) or new NAFTA, by the Commons Committee on International Trade, is a good example of how the role of MPs and Parliament itself have been diminished or marginalized, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Balsillie panel points us in right direction, but much more will be needed

  • TORONTO—In a dire warning, the National Institute on Aging in a new study forecasts that the cost of public care just in nursing homes
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 2, 2020
Canada’s success in commercialization of new ideas and scaling up of our most promising young companies matters, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Balsillie panel points us in right direction, but much more will be needed

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 2, 2020
  • TORONTO—In a dire warning, the National Institute on Aging in a new study forecasts that the cost of public care just in nursing homes

Balsillie panel points us in right direction, but much more will be needed

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 2, 2020
  • TORONTO—In a dire warning, the National Institute on Aging in a new study forecasts that the cost of public care just in nursing homes
Canada’s success in commercialization of new ideas and scaling up of our most promising young companies matters, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Trudeau must achieve Canada’s emission targets, even at expense of oilsands industry

  • TORONTO—Can the oilsands industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s climate change commitments while also remaining competitive in a decarbonizing global
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2020
In its report, 'The Oilsands in a Carbon-Constrained Canada,' the Pembina Institute finds that oil produced in Canada is associated with 70 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions per barrel of oil produced than the average crude oil produced in the rest of the world. And as the rest of Canada reduces emissions, oilsands emissions will rise from 11 per cent of Canada’s total emissions now to 22 per cent less than a decade from now, in 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau must achieve Canada’s emission targets, even at expense of oilsands industry

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2020
  • TORONTO—Can the oilsands industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s climate change commitments while also remaining competitive in a decarbonizing global

Trudeau must achieve Canada’s emission targets, even at expense of oilsands industry

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 24, 2020
  • TORONTO—Can the oilsands industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s climate change commitments while also remaining competitive in a decarbonizing global
In its report, 'The Oilsands in a Carbon-Constrained Canada,' the Pembina Institute finds that oil produced in Canada is associated with 70 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions per barrel of oil produced than the average crude oil produced in the rest of the world. And as the rest of Canada reduces emissions, oilsands emissions will rise from 11 per cent of Canada’s total emissions now to 22 per cent less than a decade from now, in 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada can’t provide credible leadership on UN Security Council without leading on emission reductions

  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Feb. 5, 2020, on the Hill, spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for Canada on the UN Security Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t provide credible leadership on UN Security Council without leading on emission reductions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2020
  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for

Canada can’t provide credible leadership on UN Security Council without leading on emission reductions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 17, 2020
  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Feb. 5, 2020, on the Hill, spent much of the past week lobbying African leaders to support his campaign to secure a temporary two-year seat for Canada on the UN Security Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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