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

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
  • Canada’s poor performance on innovation is apparent in the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report which ranks our nation in 17th spot, compared to 14th a
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
  • Meanwhile, we need much greater debate on our choices—and this is where Parliament is derelict in its duty. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets

Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
  • Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to

Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2025
  • Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We've failed to
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Indonesian President Prabowo Sugianto signed a trade agreement between the two countries in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy

Carney still has to tell us what kind of economy he’s trying to create

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 18, 2025
  • What we need from the Carney government is a clear strategy to build up investments by the public and private sectors in the economy
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2025. The seven government priorities listed in Carney's mandate letter to his cabinet ministers are worthwhile, yet insufficient. They fail to address Canada’s terrible productivity performance, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
  • This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may

A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
  • Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On Aug. 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in a statement that his government will soon announce a “comprehensive” industrial strategy that “protects Canadian jobs, boosts Canadian competitiveness, buys Canadian goods, and diversifies Canadian exports.” The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 1, 2025
  • Canada’s capacity for technological progress and scaling the industries of the future will be critical for our future growth prospects and much-needed gains in
Mark Carney
On Aug. 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in a statement that his government will soon announce a “comprehensive” industrial strategy that “protects Canadian jobs, boosts Canadian competitiveness, buys Canadian goods, and diversifies Canadian exports.” The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 25, 2025
  • The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of Canada's lagging productivity in 2010 when he was governor of the Bank of Canada. Now as prime minister, it's up to him and his government to provide the answers, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has to focus on growth, but it also faces constraints since it must respond to the fallout from U.S. protectionism, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 20, 2025
  • The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has to focus on growth, but it also faces constraints since it must respond to the fallout from U.S. protectionism, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Parliament Hill ahead of a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of United States Senators on July 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,

Carney better be sharp on Canada’s game-changing projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 18, 2025
  • Without the capacity for rigorous analysis of which projects make sense, and an ability to say 'no' to projects that cannot meet rigorous review,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Parliament Hill ahead of a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of United States Senators on July 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 11, 2025
  • First, it must closely monitor employment and housing trends for younger Canadians as it sets economic policy, and second, it must show that the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
Who is going to address the shortcomings in innovation policy, including access to capital, if our Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is preoccupied with saving the steel, aluminum, and auto industries, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 4, 2025
  • Building this capacity to implement innovation possibilities, in partnership with the private sector and our university-based research community, is the urgent pre-condition if we
Who is going to address the shortcomings in innovation policy, including access to capital, if our Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is preoccupied with saving the steel, aluminum, and auto industries, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
  • Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. David Crane says the overpriced housing market and unrealistic increases in stock prices have the potential for a dangerous reckoning ahead, both for the Bank of Canada and for Freeland's forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Asset price inflation may pose a greater threat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more

Asset price inflation may pose a greater threat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more
Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. David Crane says the overpriced housing market and unrealistic increases in stock prices have the potential for a dangerous reckoning ahead, both for the Bank of Canada and for Freeland's forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester dances on the sidewalk across from the Prime Minister’s office on Feb. 10, 2022. This crusade for freedom and freedom of choice is misdirected. Freedom of choice is not a legal right. There is no freedom of choice in many areas of our daily lives because the welfare of the community comes ahead of preferences of individuals, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester dances on the sidewalk across from the Prime Minister’s office on Feb. 10, 2022. This crusade for freedom and freedom of choice is misdirected. Freedom of choice is not a legal right. There is no freedom of choice in many areas of our daily lives because the welfare of the community comes ahead of preferences of individuals, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
So what to do? The fundamental problem is that we lack the analysis that would let us do better. Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland, in her mandate letter from the prime minister, is instructed to establish a permanent Council of Economic Advisers to 'provide the government with independent advice and policy options on long-term economic growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we
So what to do? The fundamental problem is that we lack the analysis that would let us do better. Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland, in her mandate letter from the prime minister, is instructed to establish a permanent Council of Economic Advisers to 'provide the government with independent advice and policy options on long-term economic growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. Champagne’s mandate letter instructs him to work with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to implement the promise with 'a uniquely Canadian approach' modelled on DARPA The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. Champagne’s mandate letter instructs him to work with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to implement the promise with 'a uniquely Canadian approach' modelled on DARPA The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured arriving at a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Dec. 13, 2021, with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem to announce the Bank of Canada’s inflation mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured arriving at a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Dec. 13, 2021, with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem to announce the Bank of Canada’s inflation mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

China policy will be a major foreign policy test for Trudeau’s government

  • TORONTO—It is a serious cause for concern that the word “China” never appears in the mandate letter for Mélanie Joly, our latest minister of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 10, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured Dec. 8, 2021, in a Hill scrum. It is a serious cause for concern that the word 'China' never appears in the mandate letter for Joly, our latest minister of foreign affairs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

China policy will be a major foreign policy test for Trudeau’s government

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 10, 2022
  • TORONTO—It is a serious cause for concern that the word “China” never appears in the mandate letter for Mélanie Joly, our latest minister of

China policy will be a major foreign policy test for Trudeau’s government

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 10, 2022
  • TORONTO—It is a serious cause for concern that the word “China” never appears in the mandate letter for Mélanie Joly, our latest minister of
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured Dec. 8, 2021, in a Hill scrum. It is a serious cause for concern that the word 'China' never appears in the mandate letter for Joly, our latest minister of foreign affairs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia’s proposals should be seen as an opportunity, failure is not an option

  • TORONTO—The Jan. 12 launch of negotiations in Geneva on Russian proposals for future security arrangements in Europe should be seen as an opportunity because
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 30, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s core goal is to enforce the security of Russia by ensuring that he has a buffer between his borders and an encroaching NATO. That means for him no NATO membership for Ukraine or Georgia. But what he has proposed, as an opening gambit, is a series of ideas for negotiation for a broader agreement on European security, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Russia’s proposals should be seen as an opportunity, failure is not an option

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 30, 2021
  • TORONTO—The Jan. 12 launch of negotiations in Geneva on Russian proposals for future security arrangements in Europe should be seen as an opportunity because

Russia’s proposals should be seen as an opportunity, failure is not an option

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 30, 2021
  • TORONTO—The Jan. 12 launch of negotiations in Geneva on Russian proposals for future security arrangements in Europe should be seen as an opportunity because
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s core goal is to enforce the security of Russia by ensuring that he has a buffer between his borders and an encroaching NATO. That means for him no NATO membership for Ukraine or Georgia. But what he has proposed, as an opening gambit, is a series of ideas for negotiation for a broader agreement on European security, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ottawa, we have a problem

  • TORONTO—Parliament is not working to the benefit of Canada, but it’s not evident that many MPs care. And if Parliament is falling well short
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 23, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 14, 2021, speaking with reporters on his way into the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa, we have a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 23, 2021
  • TORONTO—Parliament is not working to the benefit of Canada, but it’s not evident that many MPs care. And if Parliament is falling well short

Ottawa, we have a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 23, 2021
  • TORONTO—Parliament is not working to the benefit of Canada, but it’s not evident that many MPs care. And if Parliament is falling well short
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 14, 2021, speaking with reporters on his way into the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ rosy economic update could do more harm than good

  • TORONTO—Perhaps the boldest promise made by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in her 2021 fiscal outlook is that the Trudeau government “will ensure that there
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 20, 2021
Deputy PM and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem ahead of an announcement on the bank's inflation rate on Dec. 13, the day before she delivered the fall fiscal update. If our government pretends all is well, despite contrary evidence, we will end up a poorer nation, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ rosy economic update could do more harm than good

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 20, 2021
  • TORONTO—Perhaps the boldest promise made by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in her 2021 fiscal outlook is that the Trudeau government “will ensure that there

Feds’ rosy economic update could do more harm than good

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 20, 2021
  • TORONTO—Perhaps the boldest promise made by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in her 2021 fiscal outlook is that the Trudeau government “will ensure that there
Deputy PM and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem ahead of an announcement on the bank's inflation rate on Dec. 13, the day before she delivered the fall fiscal update. If our government pretends all is well, despite contrary evidence, we will end up a poorer nation, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is a country in trouble, we have no credible plan for a prosperous future

  • TORONTO—We don’t know what approach Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will take in her fiscal update on Dec. 14. But what’s needed is an honest
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 13, 2021
Minster of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 9, 2021, at the House Finance Committee. 'Winning an election is not a reward. It is a responsibility. It is the Trudeau government’s responsibility to ensure Canada is on the right track to achieve a better Canadian future. Freeland’s fiscal update should show it is ready to try new approaches and prioritize investment and growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is a country in trouble, we have no credible plan for a prosperous future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 13, 2021
  • TORONTO—We don’t know what approach Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will take in her fiscal update on Dec. 14. But what’s needed is an honest

Canada is a country in trouble, we have no credible plan for a prosperous future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 13, 2021
  • TORONTO—We don’t know what approach Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will take in her fiscal update on Dec. 14. But what’s needed is an honest
Minster of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 9, 2021, at the House Finance Committee. 'Winning an election is not a reward. It is a responsibility. It is the Trudeau government’s responsibility to ensure Canada is on the right track to achieve a better Canadian future. Freeland’s fiscal update should show it is ready to try new approaches and prioritize investment and growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland should be pushing World Bank to lead campaign to save Afghanistan’s children

  • TORONTO—How many infants and children must die in Afghanistan from malnutrition and lack of access to  health care in one of the world’s poorest
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2021
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 24, 2021, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland should be pushing World Bank to lead campaign to save Afghanistan’s children

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—How many infants and children must die in Afghanistan from malnutrition and lack of access to  health care in one of the world’s poorest

Freeland should be pushing World Bank to lead campaign to save Afghanistan’s children

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—How many infants and children must die in Afghanistan from malnutrition and lack of access to  health care in one of the world’s poorest
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 24, 2021, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a U.S. ‘strategy’

  • TORONTO—There’s much effort in Canada to devise a China “strategy.” But we also need a U.S. “strategy.” America First is now a bipartisan U.S.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2021
The threat to Canada is in proposed legislation backed by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration. It's now before the U.S. Senate and it would limit major U.S. tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles and batteries to vehicles made in the U.S. and only in unionized plants, meaning General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, writes David Crane. Caricature courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/DonkeyHotey

Canada needs a U.S. ‘strategy’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—There’s much effort in Canada to devise a China “strategy.” But we also need a U.S. “strategy.” America First is now a bipartisan U.S.

Canada needs a U.S. ‘strategy’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 25, 2021
  • TORONTO—There’s much effort in Canada to devise a China “strategy.” But we also need a U.S. “strategy.” America First is now a bipartisan U.S.
The threat to Canada is in proposed legislation backed by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration. It's now before the U.S. Senate and it would limit major U.S. tax credits for the purchase of electric vehicles and batteries to vehicles made in the U.S. and only in unionized plants, meaning General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, writes David Crane. Caricature courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/DonkeyHotey

We’re in the transition to the electric age, we better step it up

  • TORONTO—It’s one of the biggest industrial challenges Canada has faced: this is the transition to the electric age in mobility, with the movement of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 8, 2020, with Unifor president Jerry Dias at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., where he announced the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re in the transition to the electric age, we better step it up

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—It’s one of the biggest industrial challenges Canada has faced: this is the transition to the electric age in mobility, with the movement of

We’re in the transition to the electric age, we better step it up

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—It’s one of the biggest industrial challenges Canada has faced: this is the transition to the electric age in mobility, with the movement of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 8, 2020, with Unifor president Jerry Dias at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., where he announced the retooling of the Oakville Ford assembly plant to produce electric vehicles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This should be our polestar

  • TORONTO—The federal government is reviewing its relationship with China and more broadly its position in the Indo-Pacific world. This is important. But the policy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 15, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. The U.S.-China agreement on climate change at the end of the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow shows there is still the potential to achieve more through cooperation without sacrificing competition. That should be our polestar, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr

This should be our polestar

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—The federal government is reviewing its relationship with China and more broadly its position in the Indo-Pacific world. This is important. But the policy

This should be our polestar

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 15, 2021
  • TORONTO—The federal government is reviewing its relationship with China and more broadly its position in the Indo-Pacific world. This is important. But the policy
U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. The U.S.-China agreement on climate change at the end of the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow shows there is still the potential to achieve more through cooperation without sacrificing competition. That should be our polestar, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr

Budget 2021 is not up to the challenges we face

  • TORONTO—We need a new federal budget, this time one in which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clearly and candidly sets out the fundamental challenges facing
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 8, 2021
Canada needs a new federal budget, this time one in which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clearly and candidly sets out the fundamental challenges facing the country and in which she presents a clear plan on how to put Canada on the path to a more successful economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2021 is not up to the challenges we face

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—We need a new federal budget, this time one in which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clearly and candidly sets out the fundamental challenges facing

Budget 2021 is not up to the challenges we face

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 8, 2021
  • TORONTO—We need a new federal budget, this time one in which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clearly and candidly sets out the fundamental challenges facing
Canada needs a new federal budget, this time one in which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clearly and candidly sets out the fundamental challenges facing the country and in which she presents a clear plan on how to put Canada on the path to a more successful economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the industry portfolio, Champagne faces major challenges

  • TORONTO—In the unveiling of the Trudeau government’s new cabinet, the reappointment of François-Philippe Champagne to the innovation and industry portfolio got no more than
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 1, 2021
François-Philippe Champagne holds a key portfolio for the transformation of the Canadian economy into one that can generate the future jobs, industries, exports and wealth creation on which our competitiveness and prosperity depend, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the industry portfolio, Champagne faces major challenges

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—In the unveiling of the Trudeau government’s new cabinet, the reappointment of François-Philippe Champagne to the innovation and industry portfolio got no more than

In the industry portfolio, Champagne faces major challenges

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 1, 2021
  • TORONTO—In the unveiling of the Trudeau government’s new cabinet, the reappointment of François-Philippe Champagne to the innovation and industry portfolio got no more than
François-Philippe Champagne holds a key portfolio for the transformation of the Canadian economy into one that can generate the future jobs, industries, exports and wealth creation on which our competitiveness and prosperity depend, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate change and urgent need for an energy revolution offer enormous scope for innovators and entrepreneurs

  • TORONTO—Where there’s great need, there’s great opportunity—and the greater the need, the greater the opportunity. Which is why climate change and the urgent need
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 22, 2021
Despite the array of big-dollar programs, there’s scant evidence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has a strategy to effectively use climate change money to create Canadian technologies and intellectual property that can generate new jobs and industries to meet both Canadian and world needs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Climate change and urgent need for an energy revolution offer enormous scope for innovators and entrepreneurs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—Where there’s great need, there’s great opportunity—and the greater the need, the greater the opportunity. Which is why climate change and the urgent need

Climate change and urgent need for an energy revolution offer enormous scope for innovators and entrepreneurs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 22, 2021
  • TORONTO—Where there’s great need, there’s great opportunity—and the greater the need, the greater the opportunity. Which is why climate change and the urgent need
Despite the array of big-dollar programs, there’s scant evidence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has a strategy to effectively use climate change money to create Canadian technologies and intellectual property that can generate new jobs and industries to meet both Canadian and world needs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Our goal should be to improve health outcomes for all Canadians

  • TORONTO—Just three days after the recent federal election, Canada’s provincial premiers issued a demand that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately call a first ministers
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured October 6, 2021, on the Hill. Canada needs a radical rethink of how we spend our health dollars, with much greater attention to the social determinants of health. If we do this, we will have a healthier population and a more prosperous Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Our goal should be to improve health outcomes for all Canadians

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—Just three days after the recent federal election, Canada’s provincial premiers issued a demand that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately call a first ministers

Our goal should be to improve health outcomes for all Canadians

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2021
  • TORONTO—Just three days after the recent federal election, Canada’s provincial premiers issued a demand that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately call a first ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured October 6, 2021, on the Hill. Canada needs a radical rethink of how we spend our health dollars, with much greater attention to the social determinants of health. If we do this, we will have a healthier population and a more prosperous Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Never have the lessons of history been more important

  • TORONTO—Never have the lessons of history been more important. We face a time when history could repeat itself with terrible worldwide consequences. As a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 11, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden. By casting China as an evil enemy and trying to divide the world into two competing blocs—democracies and autocracies—the U.S. campaign of confrontation could easily tip over into outright conflict where everyone loses, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

Never have the lessons of history been more important

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 11, 2021
  • TORONTO—Never have the lessons of history been more important. We face a time when history could repeat itself with terrible worldwide consequences. As a

Never have the lessons of history been more important

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 11, 2021
  • TORONTO—Never have the lessons of history been more important. We face a time when history could repeat itself with terrible worldwide consequences. As a
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden. By casting China as an evil enemy and trying to divide the world into two competing blocs—democracies and autocracies—the U.S. campaign of confrontation could easily tip over into outright conflict where everyone loses, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

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

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