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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

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

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

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

Canada has to create an alternative to foreign takeovers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

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

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

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

Carney’s right to make investment top economic priority

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump does not rule the world

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

Trump does not rule the world

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

Trump does not rule the world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

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

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

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

Paradoxically, Trump has given Canada the opportunity for serious change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

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

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

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

The choice of our next prime minister really matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

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

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

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

There’s even greater urgency in building a stronger economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

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

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

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

Trump doesn’t hold all the cards

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

  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government has been spending a record amount of money, as well as providing generous tax incentives—with promises of much more to come—to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 4, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2021 federal budget was high on ambition but short on how this might be achieved, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We have to find out why we’re an innovation laggard, then take it from there

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 4, 2021
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government has been spending a record amount of money, as well as providing generous tax incentives—with promises of much more to come—to

We have to find out why we’re an innovation laggard, then take it from there

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 4, 2021
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government has been spending a record amount of money, as well as providing generous tax incentives—with promises of much more to come—to
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2021 federal budget was high on ambition but short on how this might be achieved, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces urgent challenges, time for political parties to put partisan pettiness aside

  • TORONTO—Our Members of Parliament must never forget that getting elected is a responsibility, not a reward. So in the next Parliament they have just
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 27, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. Freeland’s 2021 budget relied on optimistic forecasts to show progress in addressing budget deficits and debt. But as both a Bennett Jones study and a report by the C.D. Howe Institute, prepared by Alexander Laurin and Don Drummond show, Canada faces significant risks because the forecasts of the budget are overly optimistic and could easily be thrown off course by the high probability of higher interest rates, slower economic growth or another recession, creating a fiscal crisis and a new austerity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces urgent challenges, time for political parties to put partisan pettiness aside

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 27, 2021
  • TORONTO—Our Members of Parliament must never forget that getting elected is a responsibility, not a reward. So in the next Parliament they have just

Canada faces urgent challenges, time for political parties to put partisan pettiness aside

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 27, 2021
  • TORONTO—Our Members of Parliament must never forget that getting elected is a responsibility, not a reward. So in the next Parliament they have just
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 30, 2020, on the Hill. Freeland’s 2021 budget relied on optimistic forecasts to show progress in addressing budget deficits and debt. But as both a Bennett Jones study and a report by the C.D. Howe Institute, prepared by Alexander Laurin and Don Drummond show, Canada faces significant risks because the forecasts of the budget are overly optimistic and could easily be thrown off course by the high probability of higher interest rates, slower economic growth or another recession, creating a fiscal crisis and a new austerity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Once the election is over, the much harder work begins

  • TORONTO—Once the election is over, the much harder work begins. Promises are one thing, but successful implementation with promised results are quite another. High
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 20, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Both the Liberal and Conservative platforms promise to spend billions of dollars to create a Canadian version of the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a US$3.5-billion program that is credited with funding much of the initial research that spawned the information and communications technology revolution as well as many advances in aviation and space, materials science, and telecommunications. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster

Once the election is over, the much harder work begins

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 20, 2021
  • TORONTO—Once the election is over, the much harder work begins. Promises are one thing, but successful implementation with promised results are quite another. High

Once the election is over, the much harder work begins

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 20, 2021
  • TORONTO—Once the election is over, the much harder work begins. Promises are one thing, but successful implementation with promised results are quite another. High
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Both the Liberal and Conservative platforms promise to spend billions of dollars to create a Canadian version of the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a US$3.5-billion program that is credited with funding much of the initial research that spawned the information and communications technology revolution as well as many advances in aviation and space, materials science, and telecommunications. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Cynthia Münster

This just in: this election really matters

  • TORONTO—This election really matters. Despite the pettiness of much of the campaign, Canadians are being asked to make important choices that will shape the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

This just in: this election really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2021
  • TORONTO—This election really matters. Despite the pettiness of much of the campaign, Canadians are being asked to make important choices that will shape the

This just in: this election really matters

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2021
  • TORONTO—This election really matters. Despite the pettiness of much of the campaign, Canadians are being asked to make important choices that will shape the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Party platforms ignore intangibles that drive our economy

  • TORONTO—Think of political party platforms as boxes of lures used by fishermen to catch fish. We, the voters, are the fish and the political
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 6, 2021
Google Canada's research and development office in Kitchener, Ont. Companies like Google invest in the sort of intangible assets that drive the modern economy, writes David Crane. Photograph by Cess Idul, courtesy of Unsplash

Party platforms ignore intangibles that drive our economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 6, 2021
  • TORONTO—Think of political party platforms as boxes of lures used by fishermen to catch fish. We, the voters, are the fish and the political

Party platforms ignore intangibles that drive our economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 6, 2021
  • TORONTO—Think of political party platforms as boxes of lures used by fishermen to catch fish. We, the voters, are the fish and the political
Google Canada's research and development office in Kitchener, Ont. Companies like Google invest in the sort of intangible assets that drive the modern economy, writes David Crane. Photograph by Cess Idul, courtesy of Unsplash

Reliance on U.S. remains a threat to Canadian economy

  • TORONTO—As governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 until 1973, Louis Rasminsky spent much of his time travelling to Washington to negotiate exemptions
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 30, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, pictured holding a virtual joint press statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23, 2021 in the White House. Mr. Biden has continued the America First economic policy pursued by previous presidents. Photograph by Adam Schultz, courtesy of The White House

Reliance on U.S. remains a threat to Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 30, 2021
  • TORONTO—As governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 until 1973, Louis Rasminsky spent much of his time travelling to Washington to negotiate exemptions

Reliance on U.S. remains a threat to Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 30, 2021
  • TORONTO—As governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 until 1973, Louis Rasminsky spent much of his time travelling to Washington to negotiate exemptions
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, pictured holding a virtual joint press statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23, 2021 in the White House. Mr. Biden has continued the America First economic policy pursued by previous presidents. Photograph by Adam Schultz, courtesy of The White House

How should we grow our economy? Statistics Canada is looking for answers

  • TORONTO—Whoever wins the September 20 election will face a big task: creating the good jobs and good health Canadians need and want. While Conservative
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 23, 2021
Many of Statistics Canada's more than 6,000 employees work in three buildings at Tunney's Pasture in Ottawa. The agency has a plan to improve how it measures Canada's digital economy, among other things, over the next few years. The Hill Times file photograph

How should we grow our economy? Statistics Canada is looking for answers

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 23, 2021
  • TORONTO—Whoever wins the September 20 election will face a big task: creating the good jobs and good health Canadians need and want. While Conservative

How should we grow our economy? Statistics Canada is looking for answers

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 23, 2021
  • TORONTO—Whoever wins the September 20 election will face a big task: creating the good jobs and good health Canadians need and want. While Conservative
Many of Statistics Canada's more than 6,000 employees work in three buildings at Tunney's Pasture in Ottawa. The agency has a plan to improve how it measures Canada's digital economy, among other things, over the next few years. The Hill Times file photograph

Time for talk is over, it’s time to fight climate change

  • TORONTO—Why is there such a wide gap between what we know and what we do? The world’s leading climate experts are now warning that
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken steps in the right direction on climate, but has failed so far to effectively communicate the need for change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for talk is over, it’s time to fight climate change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 16, 2021
  • TORONTO—Why is there such a wide gap between what we know and what we do? The world’s leading climate experts are now warning that

Time for talk is over, it’s time to fight climate change

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 16, 2021
  • TORONTO—Why is there such a wide gap between what we know and what we do? The world’s leading climate experts are now warning that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken steps in the right direction on climate, but has failed so far to effectively communicate the need for change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We are now in a multipolar world

  • TORONTO—It was U.S. president George W. Bush who coined the phrase “coalition of the willing.” The members of his coalition were those nations who
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2021
Michael Kovrig, left, and Michael Spavor, right. Our two Michaels are in Chinese prisons because Canada became a pawn in the U.S. Cold War with China, with the U.S. pushing Canada to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the U.S. Photographs handouts

We are now in a multipolar world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—It was U.S. president George W. Bush who coined the phrase “coalition of the willing.” The members of his coalition were those nations who

We are now in a multipolar world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—It was U.S. president George W. Bush who coined the phrase “coalition of the willing.” The members of his coalition were those nations who
Michael Kovrig, left, and Michael Spavor, right. Our two Michaels are in Chinese prisons because Canada became a pawn in the U.S. Cold War with China, with the U.S. pushing Canada to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the U.S. Photographs handouts

Canada needs to pick up the pace when it comes to fostering innovation, research and development

  • TORONTO—When it comes to innovation you might call us the snail nation. We do make progress, but at a pace sometimes so slow it
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 3, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured speaking with reporters in West Block in Ottawa on Feb. 5, 2020. The latest data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ranks Canada 18th among the advanced economies when it comes to productivity performance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to pick up the pace when it comes to fostering innovation, research and development

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 3, 2021
  • TORONTO—When it comes to innovation you might call us the snail nation. We do make progress, but at a pace sometimes so slow it

Canada needs to pick up the pace when it comes to fostering innovation, research and development

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 3, 2021
  • TORONTO—When it comes to innovation you might call us the snail nation. We do make progress, but at a pace sometimes so slow it
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured speaking with reporters in West Block in Ottawa on Feb. 5, 2020. The latest data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ranks Canada 18th among the advanced economies when it comes to productivity performance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Real leadership will be needed, post pandemic

  • TORONTO—After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., president George W. Bush told the American people the best thing they could do to help
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, in Ottawa after releasing the federal budget in the House and on her way to the National Press Theatre across the street. Perhaps in the call to 'build back better,' what matters most to people is 'better.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Real leadership will be needed, post pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2021
  • TORONTO—After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., president George W. Bush told the American people the best thing they could do to help

Real leadership will be needed, post pandemic

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2021
  • TORONTO—After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., president George W. Bush told the American people the best thing they could do to help
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, 2021, in Ottawa after releasing the federal budget in the House and on her way to the National Press Theatre across the street. Perhaps in the call to 'build back better,' what matters most to people is 'better.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To boost Canadian innovation, resist the lure of Silicon Valley

  • TORONTO—Kitchener-Waterloo made a big deal out of attracting Google to set up a large R&D branch plant in an old industrial building there. Not
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, picture on Jan. 28, 2020 on the Hill with Health Minister Patty Hajdu. We badly need, as some of us have argued for some time, a new look at how we build an innovative economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To boost Canadian innovation, resist the lure of Silicon Valley

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—Kitchener-Waterloo made a big deal out of attracting Google to set up a large R&D branch plant in an old industrial building there. Not

To boost Canadian innovation, resist the lure of Silicon Valley

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—Kitchener-Waterloo made a big deal out of attracting Google to set up a large R&D branch plant in an old industrial building there. Not
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, picture on Jan. 28, 2020 on the Hill with Health Minister Patty Hajdu. We badly need, as some of us have argued for some time, a new look at how we build an innovative economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to U.S. and China, Canada has to clearly define its own national interest

  • TORONTO—When Canada was blindsided by unilateral U.S. actions, then prime minister Pierre Trudeau liked to say Canada was a bit like a mouse living
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2021
Global Affairs Canada appears to have been given a minor role in the big questions of foreign policy. Since the Trudeau government was elected in November 2015—less than six years ago—we have had four ministers at Global Affairs, and none have spent even two full years in the portfolio, making the department something of a revolving door. Stéphane Dion, left, was the first, followed by Chrystia Freeland, then Francois-Philippe Champagne and, most recently, Marc Garneau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

When it comes to U.S. and China, Canada has to clearly define its own national interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—When Canada was blindsided by unilateral U.S. actions, then prime minister Pierre Trudeau liked to say Canada was a bit like a mouse living

When it comes to U.S. and China, Canada has to clearly define its own national interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—When Canada was blindsided by unilateral U.S. actions, then prime minister Pierre Trudeau liked to say Canada was a bit like a mouse living
Global Affairs Canada appears to have been given a minor role in the big questions of foreign policy. Since the Trudeau government was elected in November 2015—less than six years ago—we have had four ministers at Global Affairs, and none have spent even two full years in the portfolio, making the department something of a revolving door. Stéphane Dion, left, was the first, followed by Chrystia Freeland, then Francois-Philippe Champagne and, most recently, Marc Garneau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Post-pandemic euphoria will not last

  • TORONTO—No matter how rosy things may look as the pandemic lockdown draws to a close and shoppers rush out to spend, that should not
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2021
Improving productivity performance even by slight amounts can bring big benefits. Raising the rate of productivity growth by just 0.1 percentage point a year over the next decade, from 1.5 per cent to 1.6 per cent, would boost output by $23-billion in 2030, and accumulate output by $121-billion over the decade, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Post-pandemic euphoria will not last

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—No matter how rosy things may look as the pandemic lockdown draws to a close and shoppers rush out to spend, that should not

Post-pandemic euphoria will not last

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 5, 2021
  • TORONTO—No matter how rosy things may look as the pandemic lockdown draws to a close and shoppers rush out to spend, that should not
Improving productivity performance even by slight amounts can bring big benefits. Raising the rate of productivity growth by just 0.1 percentage point a year over the next decade, from 1.5 per cent to 1.6 per cent, would boost output by $23-billion in 2030, and accumulate output by $121-billion over the decade, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand

  • TORONTO—The U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand. Creating a new Cold War, this time with China, is
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
Not everyone is buying into the American crusade which U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured June 10, 2021, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pushed hard at the recent G7 summit in Britain and the NATO summit in Belgium. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Andrew Parsons/No. 10 Downing Street

U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—The U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand. Creating a new Cold War, this time with China, is

U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—The U.S. effort to form a global anti-China alliance is getting out of hand. Creating a new Cold War, this time with China, is
Not everyone is buying into the American crusade which U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured June 10, 2021, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pushed hard at the recent G7 summit in Britain and the NATO summit in Belgium. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Andrew Parsons/No. 10 Downing Street

Western ‘leadership’ over past 30 years has been a disaster for much of the world

  • TORONTO—The recent G7 leaders’ summit in the U.K. should be viewed as a lost opportunity. It failed to deliver on what’s needed to bring
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 21, 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured June 11, 2021, walking with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by France's President Emmanuel Macron, U.S President Joe Biden, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during the G7 Leaders Summit in Carbis Bay, U.K. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street

Western ‘leadership’ over past 30 years has been a disaster for much of the world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 21, 2021
  • TORONTO—The recent G7 leaders’ summit in the U.K. should be viewed as a lost opportunity. It failed to deliver on what’s needed to bring

Western ‘leadership’ over past 30 years has been a disaster for much of the world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 21, 2021
  • TORONTO—The recent G7 leaders’ summit in the U.K. should be viewed as a lost opportunity. It failed to deliver on what’s needed to bring
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured June 11, 2021, walking with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by France's President Emmanuel Macron, U.S President Joe Biden, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during the G7 Leaders Summit in Carbis Bay, U.K. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street

Canada better step up its game on battery-powered electric vehicles

  • TORONTO—The transition to a world of battery-powered electric vehicles is transforming much of the resource and manufacturing base of the global economy. It is
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 14, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 5, 2021, on the Hill. Canada has to set out its own priorities, making clear to the United States that if there is to be a genuine North American battery ecosystem then Canada has to be a full-fledged partner, not just a supplier of raw materials, and our government needs to say that, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada better step up its game on battery-powered electric vehicles

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—The transition to a world of battery-powered electric vehicles is transforming much of the resource and manufacturing base of the global economy. It is

Canada better step up its game on battery-powered electric vehicles

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—The transition to a world of battery-powered electric vehicles is transforming much of the resource and manufacturing base of the global economy. It is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 5, 2021, on the Hill. Canada has to set out its own priorities, making clear to the United States that if there is to be a genuine North American battery ecosystem then Canada has to be a full-fledged partner, not just a supplier of raw materials, and our government needs to say that, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem

  • TORONTO—In the transition to a net-zero world, a key role will be played by electric vehicles powered by batteries. This is one of the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 7, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 8, 2020, at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata to announce the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development says Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 7, 2021
  • TORONTO—In the transition to a net-zero world, a key role will be played by electric vehicles powered by batteries. This is one of the

Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 7, 2021
  • TORONTO—In the transition to a net-zero world, a key role will be played by electric vehicles powered by batteries. This is one of the
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, pictured Oct. 8, 2020, at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata to announce the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development says Canada has to become much more active in building a battery ecosystem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government still doesn’t get innovation—and that’s a problem

  • TORONTO—Could it be that the disappointing results from the Trudeau government’s innovation strategy are due to its lack of understanding of how the digital
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 31, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne took over his cabinet role from Navdeep Bains in early 2021. Canadian innovator Jim Balsillie has argued that the government doesn't currently have the expertise to make policy for the cutting edge of the economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government still doesn’t get innovation—and that’s a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 31, 2021
  • TORONTO—Could it be that the disappointing results from the Trudeau government’s innovation strategy are due to its lack of understanding of how the digital

Canada’s government still doesn’t get innovation—and that’s a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 31, 2021
  • TORONTO—Could it be that the disappointing results from the Trudeau government’s innovation strategy are due to its lack of understanding of how the digital
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne took over his cabinet role from Navdeep Bains in early 2021. Canadian innovator Jim Balsillie has argued that the government doesn't currently have the expertise to make policy for the cutting edge of the economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

IAE warning: if we care about the planet, we need to get off oil and other fossil fuels, and we need to do it fast

  • TORONTO—Under the Trudeau government, Canada has joined the ranks of nations pledged to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050—a necessary target if
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 24, 2021
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in this file photograph. Budget 2021 alone proposed an additional $17.6-billion in green recovery investments, in addition to $15-billion announced earlier. However, there is no meaningful outline of how these programs connect to actual emission reductions or what kinds of targets exist for various aspirations. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

IAE warning: if we care about the planet, we need to get off oil and other fossil fuels, and we need to do it fast

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 24, 2021
  • TORONTO—Under the Trudeau government, Canada has joined the ranks of nations pledged to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050—a necessary target if

IAE warning: if we care about the planet, we need to get off oil and other fossil fuels, and we need to do it fast

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 24, 2021
  • TORONTO—Under the Trudeau government, Canada has joined the ranks of nations pledged to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050—a necessary target if
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in this file photograph. Budget 2021 alone proposed an additional $17.6-billion in green recovery investments, in addition to $15-billion announced earlier. However, there is no meaningful outline of how these programs connect to actual emission reductions or what kinds of targets exist for various aspirations. The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

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