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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.

Canada needs more people like Ed Lumley

  • Today’s political world is too full of hype and cheap shots, where soundbites masquerade as policy. As a minister, Ed Lumley always reached across
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

Canada needs more people like Ed Lumley

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 23, 2023
  • Today’s political world is too full of hype and cheap shots, where soundbites masquerade as policy. As a minister, Ed Lumley always reached across

Canada needs more people like Ed Lumley

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 23, 2023
  • Today’s political world is too full of hype and cheap shots, where soundbites masquerade as policy. As a minister, Ed Lumley always reached across
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

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
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

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial
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

What’s missing in our innovation agenda?

  • The reality is that Canada's productivity and innovation challenge runs deep and broad, and the keys to its solution lie in many hands, not
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

What’s missing in our innovation agenda?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 15, 2023
  • The reality is that Canada's productivity and innovation challenge runs deep and broad, and the keys to its solution lie in many hands, not

What’s missing in our innovation agenda?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 15, 2023
  • The reality is that Canada's productivity and innovation challenge runs deep and broad, and the keys to its solution lie in many hands, not
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

Should we let the H2O flow?

  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out
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

Should we let the H2O flow?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out

Should we let the H2O flow?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out
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

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
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

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
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

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary
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

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary
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

Putin’s heinous attack on Ukraine could well bring us to the brink of war in Europe

  • OTTAWA—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
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

Putin’s heinous attack on Ukraine could well bring us to the brink of war in Europe

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—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

Putin’s heinous attack on Ukraine could well bring us to the brink of war in Europe

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | March 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—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
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

Are Canadians adequately preparing for tomorrow’s risks today?

  • OTTAWA—Davos, the annual January gathering in the Swiss Alps of heads of state, business leaders, policy wonks, activists, and journalists, was cancelled this year
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

Are Canadians adequately preparing for tomorrow’s risks today?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Davos, the annual January gathering in the Swiss Alps of heads of state, business leaders, policy wonks, activists, and journalists, was cancelled this year

Are Canadians adequately preparing for tomorrow’s risks today?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Davos, the annual January gathering in the Swiss Alps of heads of state, business leaders, policy wonks, activists, and journalists, was cancelled this year
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

Decarbonization will mean industrial restructurings on an unprecedented and massive scale, Canada better get ready for it

  • Throughout history, industrial restructurings have always produced gain and pain, winners and losers, and political protest movements. We are about to face another. Decarbonization,
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

Decarbonization will mean industrial restructurings on an unprecedented and massive scale, Canada better get ready for it

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 10, 2022
  • Throughout history, industrial restructurings have always produced gain and pain, winners and losers, and political protest movements. We are about to face another. Decarbonization,

Decarbonization will mean industrial restructurings on an unprecedented and massive scale, Canada better get ready for it

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 10, 2022
  • Throughout history, industrial restructurings have always produced gain and pain, winners and losers, and political protest movements. We are about to face another. Decarbonization,
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

Toward a cleaner, greener future

  • OTTAWA—Since COP1—the first United Nations Climate Change Conference in Berlin back in 1995—the dialogue around our impact on the planet has gradually moved in
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

Toward a cleaner, greener future

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | December 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Since COP1—the first United Nations Climate Change Conference in Berlin back in 1995—the dialogue around our impact on the planet has gradually moved in

Toward a cleaner, greener future

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | December 29, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Since COP1—the first United Nations Climate Change Conference in Berlin back in 1995—the dialogue around our impact on the planet has gradually moved in
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

The G7 returns to normalcy but not consensus

  • The British economist John H. Williamson, who coined the phrase “Washington Consensus” some 30 years ago, died recently. The assembly of free market, fiscal
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | July 19, 2021
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

The G7 returns to normalcy but not consensus

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | July 19, 2021
  • The British economist John H. Williamson, who coined the phrase “Washington Consensus” some 30 years ago, died recently. The assembly of free market, fiscal

The G7 returns to normalcy but not consensus

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | July 19, 2021
  • The British economist John H. Williamson, who coined the phrase “Washington Consensus” some 30 years ago, died recently. The assembly of free market, fiscal
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

Our parliamentary committees should operate better, especially now

  • OTTAWA—These have not been the finest days for the Parliament of Canada. A Member of Parliament urinated on camera during a non-public House session.
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | June 10, 2021
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?

Our parliamentary committees should operate better, especially now

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | June 10, 2021
  • OTTAWA—These have not been the finest days for the Parliament of Canada. A Member of Parliament urinated on camera during a non-public House session.

Our parliamentary committees should operate better, especially now

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | June 10, 2021
  • OTTAWA—These have not been the finest days for the Parliament of Canada. A Member of Parliament urinated on camera during a non-public House session.
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?

Where are the master messengers for this pandemic moment?

  • The late Marshall McLuhan would not be impressed by the state of pandemic communications. His famous aphorism, “the medium is the message,” nailed the
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | May 24, 2021
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

Where are the master messengers for this pandemic moment?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | May 24, 2021
  • The late Marshall McLuhan would not be impressed by the state of pandemic communications. His famous aphorism, “the medium is the message,” nailed the

Where are the master messengers for this pandemic moment?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | May 24, 2021
  • The late Marshall McLuhan would not be impressed by the state of pandemic communications. His famous aphorism, “the medium is the message,” nailed the
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

The return of industrial policy

  • An unintended consequence of populism and geopolitics is the return of industrial policy in most Western countries. Whether it is populist “Buy America” policies
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

The return of industrial policy

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 12, 2021
  • An unintended consequence of populism and geopolitics is the return of industrial policy in most Western countries. Whether it is populist “Buy America” policies

The return of industrial policy

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 12, 2021
  • An unintended consequence of populism and geopolitics is the return of industrial policy in most Western countries. Whether it is populist “Buy America” policies
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
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