Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than the previous three decades
Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover
This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Canada’s economic future runs on brain power
The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now is the leadership and co-ordination to match.
Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world
Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles them to live in Australia.
Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership
By shifting project approvals from ‘whether’ to ‘how,’ streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that same urgency must be applied to empower Canadian city regions to compete globally while safeguarding our national interest—and win.
Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project
Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset
Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future
Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think this means avoiding AI regulation entirely. But at this transformative moment while we’re reimagining the economy, we also need to reimagine regulation if we want to truly secure AI’s economic benefits. […]
Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth
Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from within.
The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake
With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a new, unexpected problem has arisen.
