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Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan

Kevin Lynch is former vice-chair of BMO and former clerk of the Privy Council. Paul Deegan is CEO of Deegan Public Strategies and former deputy executive director of the National Economic Council of the White House.

It’s time to turn federal-provincial confrontation to co-operation

Premiers Danielle Smith, left, François Legault, Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is facing pushback from provinces in many areas including carbon taxes, inadequate support for health care and housing, more unconditional transfers for infrastructure funding, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Premiers Danielle Smith, left, François Legault, Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is facing pushback from provinces in many areas including carbon taxes, inadequate support for health care and housing, more unconditional transfers for infrastructure funding, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Premiers Danielle Smith, left, François Legault, Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is facing pushback from provinces in many areas including carbon taxes, inadequate support for health care and housing, more unconditional transfers for infrastructure funding, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Premiers Danielle Smith, left, François Legault, Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is facing pushback from provinces in many areas including carbon taxes, inadequate support for health care and housing, more unconditional transfers for infrastructure funding, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 17, 2024
When it comes to corporate Canada, the sad fact is too many of our CEOs don't spend enough time in Washington. Most either delegate the responsibility to lobbyists or, when they do go to D.C., they tend to do so as part of a delegation, write Paul Deegan and Kevin Lynch. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 17, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 17, 2024
When it comes to corporate Canada, the sad fact is too many of our CEOs don't spend enough time in Washington. Most either delegate the responsibility to lobbyists or, when they do go to D.C., they tend to do so as part of a delegation, write Paul Deegan and Kevin Lynch. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 11, 2024
Paul Martin, left, Michael Wilson, Rona Ambrose, Brian Tobin, Frank McKenna, and Navdeep Bains. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, file photograph, and one handout
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 11, 2024
Paul Martin, left, Michael Wilson, Rona Ambrose, Brian Tobin, Frank McKenna, and Navdeep Bains. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, file photograph, and one handout
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 23, 2023
Ed Lumley, left, pictured with Tom Axworthy in 2019, provides Canadians with achievements that are worth celebrating and a character worth emulating, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 23, 2023
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 23, 2023
Ed Lumley, left, pictured with Tom Axworthy in 2019, provides Canadians with achievements that are worth celebrating and a character worth emulating, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced a federal consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. Surprisingly, the Competition Bureau felt the need to release a public submission. While it did not garner much attention, it deserves to be read widely.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced a federal consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. Surprisingly, the Competition Bureau felt the need to release a public submission. While it did not garner much attention, it deserves to be read widely.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 15, 2023
What we need is a clearer ‘frame’ for the Canadian innovation ecosystem. We are too program-orientated rather than training a lens on the enabling environments for innovation, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 15, 2023
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 15, 2023
What we need is a clearer ‘frame’ for the Canadian innovation ecosystem. We are too program-orientated rather than training a lens on the enabling environments for innovation, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
Peyto Lake, in Banff, Alta. Would a Canadian government be willing to permit water exports in order to renew the USMCA and, if so, under what conditions? What type of regulatory regime would Canada require if it acceded to such an American request? Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
Peyto Lake, in Banff, Alta. Would a Canadian government be willing to permit water exports in order to renew the USMCA and, if so, under what conditions? What type of regulatory regime would Canada require if it acceded to such an American request? Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. As Canada plans its trade agenda for the next decade, there are five possible shifts in the global economy that we should consider, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. As Canada plans its trade agenda for the next decade, there are five possible shifts in the global economy that we should consider, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 31, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in Moscow on March 18, 2022. It took Vladimir Putin’s vicious and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to wake up the world to the fact that he is a Soviet-era, ultra-nationalist and expansionist, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 31, 2022
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 31, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in Moscow on March 18, 2022. It took Vladimir Putin’s vicious and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to wake up the world to the fact that he is a Soviet-era, ultra-nationalist and expansionist, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 21, 2022
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum’s 2022 report, in identifying the top five categories of global risks, clearly highlights that we live in risky times. But it is also interesting to note several risks that were not included among the report’s top five, and wonder why: inflation; Russian adventurism in Eastern Europe and the Ukraine; China’s aggressive foreign policies; and supply chain disruptions, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 21, 2022
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 21, 2022
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum’s 2022 report, in identifying the top five categories of global risks, clearly highlights that we live in risky times. But it is also interesting to note several risks that were not included among the report’s top five, and wonder why: inflation; Russian adventurism in Eastern Europe and the Ukraine; China’s aggressive foreign policies; and supply chain disruptions, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 10, 2022
The oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta. As Canada proceeds on its decarbonization path, it is worth remembering that natural resource industries and energy-intensive manufactures account for the majority of Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 10, 2022
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 10, 2022
The oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta. As Canada proceeds on its decarbonization path, it is worth remembering that natural resource industries and energy-intensive manufactures account for the majority of Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | December 29, 2021
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Feb. 3, 2020, on the Hill. Glasgow achieved about as much as could have been realistically expected. It turned public attention around the world to the issue of climate change, its gravity, and its urgency. The 'why' is clear, the focus in every country has to be on the 'how' of building a greener, cleaner, and prosperous future, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | December 29, 2021
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | December 29, 2021
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Feb. 3, 2020, on the Hill. Glasgow achieved about as much as could have been realistically expected. It turned public attention around the world to the issue of climate change, its gravity, and its urgency. The 'why' is clear, the focus in every country has to be on the 'how' of building a greener, cleaner, and prosperous future, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, is pictured on June 11, 2021, at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, England, with European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Canada can be most effective at G7 coalition building when we pick our spots, do our homework, and are willing to spend political capital, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, is pictured on June 11, 2021, at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, England, with European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Canada can be most effective at G7 coalition building when we pick our spots, do our homework, and are willing to spend political capital, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson
Members of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee in the Wellington Building, pictured on July 23, 2020. Parliamentary committees are the natural venue and yet, today, too many CEOs would rather pass on an invitation from a parliamentary committee. Who could blame them?
Members of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee in the Wellington Building, pictured on July 23, 2020. Parliamentary committees are the natural venue and yet, today, too many CEOs would rather pass on an invitation from a parliamentary committee. Who could blame them?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 16, 2021, on the Hill. The questions are how do self-inflicted mistakes happen and why are there still such mixed messages and lack of clarity over a year into the pandemic? The answer is in the message and the messenger. Today, communication in most governments is highly centralized, more controlled from the top than ever before, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 16, 2021, on the Hill. The questions are how do self-inflicted mistakes happen and why are there still such mixed messages and lack of clarity over a year into the pandemic? The answer is in the message and the messenger. Today, communication in most governments is highly centralized, more controlled from the top than ever before, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, in Ottawa. There is no reason Canada cannot be a winner in this new global business context provided we aim purposely for the podium, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 12, 2021
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, in Ottawa. There is no reason Canada cannot be a winner in this new global business context provided we aim purposely for the podium, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade