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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.

Trump’s new national security strategy raises alarms, fears over threats posed to Canada’s sovereignty and prosperity

  • There will be little tolerance for countries pursuing policies that run counter to U.S. commercial interests and, in the Western Hemisphere, little hesitation in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the White House, has had Canada in his sights since assuming office last January. But if Canada is not to become the 51st U.S. state, then it must at least become, for him, a vassal state, subservient to U.S. interests, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Trump’s new national security strategy raises alarms, fears over threats posed to Canada’s sovereignty and prosperity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 15, 2025
  • There will be little tolerance for countries pursuing policies that run counter to U.S. commercial interests and, in the Western Hemisphere, little hesitation in

Trump’s new national security strategy raises alarms, fears over threats posed to Canada’s sovereignty and prosperity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 15, 2025
  • There will be little tolerance for countries pursuing policies that run counter to U.S. commercial interests and, in the Western Hemisphere, little hesitation in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the White House, has had Canada in his sights since assuming office last January. But if Canada is not to become the 51st U.S. state, then it must at least become, for him, a vassal state, subservient to U.S. interests, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

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
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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

Mark Carney’s radical idea for fixing the world economy

  • TORONTO—At the G-7 leaders’ summit in Biarritz, France, the principle goal was to give U.S. President Donald Trump no excuse for another of his
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2019
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, pictured with Don Newman in 2013 during his time as the governor of the Bank of Canada. Mr. Carney proposed introducing a global digital currency for international transactions during a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week. The Hill Times file photograph

Mark Carney’s radical idea for fixing the world economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2019
  • TORONTO—At the G-7 leaders’ summit in Biarritz, France, the principle goal was to give U.S. President Donald Trump no excuse for another of his

Mark Carney’s radical idea for fixing the world economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2019
  • TORONTO—At the G-7 leaders’ summit in Biarritz, France, the principle goal was to give U.S. President Donald Trump no excuse for another of his
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, pictured with Don Newman in 2013 during his time as the governor of the Bank of Canada. Mr. Carney proposed introducing a global digital currency for international transactions during a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada’s government needs to think harder about our aging society

  • TORONTO— In my column last week I argued that Canada was an under-performer, that we lack the ambition and strategies to realize our full potential.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2019
Mona Nemer was named the government's new chief scientist back in 2017. She hasn't been given the mandate or the budget to undertake big, forward-looking studies that could help Canada avoid crises down the road, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government needs to think harder about our aging society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2019
  • TORONTO— In my column last week I argued that Canada was an under-performer, that we lack the ambition and strategies to realize our full potential.

Canada’s government needs to think harder about our aging society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2019
  • TORONTO— In my column last week I argued that Canada was an under-performer, that we lack the ambition and strategies to realize our full potential.
Mona Nemer was named the government's new chief scientist back in 2017. She hasn't been given the mandate or the budget to undertake big, forward-looking studies that could help Canada avoid crises down the road, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global infrastructure gap the opportunity Canada has been waiting for

  • Canada is underperforming, but it doesn’t need to be that way. The issue is one of vision and leadership, but today we don’t have
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2019
The world needs US$3.3-trillion per year of transportation, power, water, and telecoms infrastructure projects between now and 2030, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute. Photograph by Hans Braxmeier courtesy of Pixabay

Global infrastructure gap the opportunity Canada has been waiting for

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2019
  • Canada is underperforming, but it doesn’t need to be that way. The issue is one of vision and leadership, but today we don’t have

Global infrastructure gap the opportunity Canada has been waiting for

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2019
  • Canada is underperforming, but it doesn’t need to be that way. The issue is one of vision and leadership, but today we don’t have
The world needs US$3.3-trillion per year of transportation, power, water, and telecoms infrastructure projects between now and 2030, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute. Photograph by Hans Braxmeier courtesy of Pixabay

Climate change, existential risk should be at the centre of political debate in Canada

  • TORONTO—Climate change is creeping up on us, year by year. We are now living in the fifth consecutive year of what will be the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2019
Floods in Gatineau, Que., pictured in the spring 2017. Reflecting the seriousness of the climate risks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host a climate action summit in New York on Sept. 23, calling on national leaders to come up with plans to increase their 2015 Paris emission reduction targets to take effect next year, in line with reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next decade and to net zero emissions by 2050. It is clear that the commitments Canada and other countries made in 2015 are not enough. The Hill Times file photograph

Climate change, existential risk should be at the centre of political debate in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2019
  • TORONTO—Climate change is creeping up on us, year by year. We are now living in the fifth consecutive year of what will be the

Climate change, existential risk should be at the centre of political debate in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2019
  • TORONTO—Climate change is creeping up on us, year by year. We are now living in the fifth consecutive year of what will be the
Floods in Gatineau, Que., pictured in the spring 2017. Reflecting the seriousness of the climate risks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host a climate action summit in New York on Sept. 23, calling on national leaders to come up with plans to increase their 2015 Paris emission reduction targets to take effect next year, in line with reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next decade and to net zero emissions by 2050. It is clear that the commitments Canada and other countries made in 2015 are not enough. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada Infrastructure Bank becomes a political issue in upcoming federal election

  • TORONTO—It has become another political issue in the upcoming federal election. This is the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a federal Crown corporation established in 2017
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2019
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the federal minister responsible for the Canada Infrastructure Bank. The CIB is currently looking at 25 possible new projects—in public transit, trade and transport, green infrastructure and broadband—and expects to allocate nearly $17-billion over the next five years support new infrastructure projects, with much more in private capital, so a much larger pool of capital will be available to accelerate much-needed new infrastructure in all parts of Canada. Hard to see why the Conservatives or NDP would be opposed if the country benefits. Closing the infrastructure gap will mean a stronger economy and higher quality of life, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Infrastructure Bank becomes a political issue in upcoming federal election

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2019
  • TORONTO—It has become another political issue in the upcoming federal election. This is the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a federal Crown corporation established in 2017

Canada Infrastructure Bank becomes a political issue in upcoming federal election

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2019
  • TORONTO—It has become another political issue in the upcoming federal election. This is the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a federal Crown corporation established in 2017
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the federal minister responsible for the Canada Infrastructure Bank. The CIB is currently looking at 25 possible new projects—in public transit, trade and transport, green infrastructure and broadband—and expects to allocate nearly $17-billion over the next five years support new infrastructure projects, with much more in private capital, so a much larger pool of capital will be available to accelerate much-needed new infrastructure in all parts of Canada. Hard to see why the Conservatives or NDP would be opposed if the country benefits. Closing the infrastructure gap will mean a stronger economy and higher quality of life, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government must do more to advance innovation

  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government likes to portray Canada as a world leader in innovation. But where do we actually stand? Locating a country’s ranking in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 17, 2019, with his chief of staff Katie Telford, centre, and Kate Purchase, left, the PM's director of communications. The Trudeau government likes to portray Canada as a world leader in innovation. But where do we actually stand? Locating a country’s ranking in innovation is no easy task, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government must do more to advance innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government likes to portray Canada as a world leader in innovation. But where do we actually stand? Locating a country’s ranking in

Federal government must do more to advance innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2019
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government likes to portray Canada as a world leader in innovation. But where do we actually stand? Locating a country’s ranking in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 17, 2019, with his chief of staff Katie Telford, centre, and Kate Purchase, left, the PM's director of communications. The Trudeau government likes to portray Canada as a world leader in innovation. But where do we actually stand? Locating a country’s ranking in innovation is no easy task, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment rate may be at a record low, but confidence in the future far short of a record high

  • TORONTO—It’s natural enough that in an election year when the unemployment rate is at a record low that the Trudeau government should feel a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2019
At the same time, with limited real wage gains and high housing costs, Canadians are hard-pressed to set aside savings for their future retirement.

Unemployment rate may be at a record low, but confidence in the future far short of a record high

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2019
  • TORONTO—It’s natural enough that in an election year when the unemployment rate is at a record low that the Trudeau government should feel a

Unemployment rate may be at a record low, but confidence in the future far short of a record high

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2019
  • TORONTO—It’s natural enough that in an election year when the unemployment rate is at a record low that the Trudeau government should feel a
At the same time, with limited real wage gains and high housing costs, Canadians are hard-pressed to set aside savings for their future retirement.

Oil industry, intensifying partisanship two big barriers to effective climate action in Canada

  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to straddle the fence between pursuing his government's climate plan while also promoting oil pipelines and exports which makes cutting emissions that much harder. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising a more oil industry-friendly government, scrapping carbon pricing, cancelling planned new clean fuel standards designed to produce cleaner fuels, and is promoting more pipelines. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Oil industry, intensifying partisanship two big barriers to effective climate action in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,

Oil industry, intensifying partisanship two big barriers to effective climate action in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to straddle the fence between pursuing his government's climate plan while also promoting oil pipelines and exports which makes cutting emissions that much harder. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising a more oil industry-friendly government, scrapping carbon pricing, cancelling planned new clean fuel standards designed to produce cleaner fuels, and is promoting more pipelines. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Conservatives offer clear policy differences on climate change

  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019

Liberals, Conservatives offer clear policy differences on climate change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,

Liberals, Conservatives offer clear policy differences on climate change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2019
  • TORONTO—If voters want a clear choice in the upcoming federal election, differences on climate change policy between the Liberals and Conservatives provide just that,

MPs should be asking better questions about innovation and technology; this is huge

  • TORONTO—There are many reasons to worry about the state of our democracy. But one reason is the decline in the role of MPs and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2019
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in this file photograph at an event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs should be asking better questions about innovation and technology; this is huge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2019
  • TORONTO—There are many reasons to worry about the state of our democracy. But one reason is the decline in the role of MPs and

MPs should be asking better questions about innovation and technology; this is huge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2019
  • TORONTO—There are many reasons to worry about the state of our democracy. But one reason is the decline in the role of MPs and
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in this file photograph at an event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Toronto’s waterfront project should not be left to a deep-pocketed American tech giant

  • TORONTO—Perhaps no decision better illustrates today the choices facing Canada and its future competitiveness and prosperity than who gets to develop Toronto’s waterfront and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2019
Perhaps no decision better illustrates today the choices facing Canada and its future competitiveness and prosperity than who gets to develop Toronto’s waterfront and benefit from the intellectual property, technology development, and scaling up of companies that the multi-billion-dollar project will generate, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Toronto’s waterfront project should not be left to a deep-pocketed American tech giant

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—Perhaps no decision better illustrates today the choices facing Canada and its future competitiveness and prosperity than who gets to develop Toronto’s waterfront and

Toronto’s waterfront project should not be left to a deep-pocketed American tech giant

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2019
  • TORONTO—Perhaps no decision better illustrates today the choices facing Canada and its future competitiveness and prosperity than who gets to develop Toronto’s waterfront and
Perhaps no decision better illustrates today the choices facing Canada and its future competitiveness and prosperity than who gets to develop Toronto’s waterfront and benefit from the intellectual property, technology development, and scaling up of companies that the multi-billion-dollar project will generate, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Dealing with climate change is ultimately a moral responsibility

  • TORONTO—We were promised a climate action plan that would be more effective than that of the Trudeau government, a plan that would meet Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful thinking and short on details. In other words, a dud. What were the Conservatives thinking? Did they really believe that Canadians would take this plan seriously? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dealing with climate change is ultimately a moral responsibility

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
  • TORONTO—We were promised a climate action plan that would be more effective than that of the Trudeau government, a plan that would meet Canada’s

Dealing with climate change is ultimately a moral responsibility

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
  • TORONTO—We were promised a climate action plan that would be more effective than that of the Trudeau government, a plan that would meet Canada’s
Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful thinking and short on details. In other words, a dud. What were the Conservatives thinking? Did they really believe that Canadians would take this plan seriously? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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