In Canada, deficit spending keeps winning elections
No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes
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Why Canada’s economy is outgrowing its big cities
The road to national renewal now runs through the countryside
McDonald’s price freeze is bad economic news for Canada
McDonald’s isn’t being generous. Cheap burgers come with consequences, especially for Canadian processors and farmers already under strain
No-fail school policies set kids up to fail later
Schools should encourage achievement, not foster mediocrity
Taxing food is like slapping a surcharge on hunger. It needs to end
Cutting the food tax is one clear way to ease the cost-of-living crisis for Canadians
Your government has a gambling problem
Provinces call it “revenue,” but it looks a lot like exploitation of the marginalized
Canada can finally profit from LNG if Ottawa stops dragging its feet
Canada’s LNG advantage is clear, but federal bottlenecks still risk turning a rare opening into another missed opportunity
Churchill’s port expansion isn’t the nation-builder politicians claim
The politically driven “fantasy project” risks becoming another costly government-made boondoggle
Indigenous title ruling puts property rights at risk
B.C. court decision raises new questions about what happens when Indigenous rights and private ownership collide
Carney’s pipeline deal hits a wall in B.C.
His attempt to ease Canada’s dependence on the U.S. stirs a backlash in B.C., raises Indigenous concerns and rattles his own party
Manitoba is doubling down on a failed drug policy
Manitoba is choosing to expand the same drug policy model that other provinces are abandoning
Property rights in Canada under threat from court rulings
Aboriginal title cases are stripping away Canadian property rights
Carney bets on LNG, Alberta doubles down on oil
Carney is promoting LNG as Canada’s future. Alberta insists the future still runs through oil
