“Don’t forget the budget”
The Liberals want voters to keep thinking about the budget — and not the SNC-Lavalin scandal
- By: Gord McIntosh
- April 5, 2019 November 17, 2019
- 10:00
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- By: Gord McIntosh
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- 15:00
The pipeline problem
Ottawa and the provinces must deal with Indigenous peoples and investors in an open-handed way
- By: Gord McIntosh
- February 12, 2019 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Dear Investment Executive reader
We apologize for this week’s web troubles
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- 09:15
Getting emotional about carbon
Pierre Trudeau learned in 1972 that he could be a prophet or a politician, but he couldn't be both
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 23, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Out of chaos, a strategy
With trade deals revised, the U.S. looks determined to remake the world’s trading system to isolate China
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 9, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Tories have much to learn
Maxime Bernier's comment that his former party seems to have lost its soul has some validity
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 26, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
USMCA won’t end trade spats
The negotiations that wound up on Sept. 30 are likely to be only the first in a litany of disputes with Washington
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 12, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Harsh lessons for Trudeau
The Trans Mountain Pipeline decision and NAFTA negotiations may lead to major policy changes for Canada
- By: Gord McIntosh
- September 21, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Populism is nothing new
Political branding - as practised by Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán and Doug Ford - is harming democracy
- By: Gord McIntosh
- August 24, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Trade, or “governtainment”
There is more than a tit-for-tat trade war going on between China and the U.S. And Canada should be paying attention
- By: Gord McIntosh
- July 27, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Method to King Donald’s madness
Trump's tariffs and his personal attack on Justin Trudeau may be part of a strategic retreat from his original threat
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 22, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
NAFTA 2.0 won’t end trade disputes
Protectionism in the U.S. may not be as severe as it was in 1930, but it remains very much a part of that country's DNA
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 1, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Is Big Tech getting too big?
Technology giants such as Facebook and Alphabet dominate the economy. Can limits be placed on that dominance?
- By: Gord McIntosh
- April 27, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
The budget deserves a closer look
Not long ago, journalists would spend a week or more parsing and analyzing the budget document
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 29, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Whither the Opposition?
The Liberals survived a terrible autumn in Parliament. Yet, they appear entrenched in power
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 1, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:03
The irony of pipeline politics
Killing the Trans Mountain pipeline puts climate change strategy in jeopardy
- By: Michael Ganley
- March 1, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:02
Between a dam and a hard place
After approving a controversial capital project, B.C.'s government must face the wrath of environmentalists
- By: Brian Lewis
- March 1, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:01
Here we go again
Every five or so years, someone pitches the idea that Halifax needs a professional sports team
- By: donalee Moulton
- March 1, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:00
Trudeau’s cockiness on NAFTA
Would the Americans be willing to ease up on their NAFTA demands if Canada were to back off on its WTO complaint?
- By: Gord McIntosh
- February 15, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:01
On ethics and suit lapels
Trudeau, sanctioned over his 2016 vacation, was hardly the first prime minister to run afoul of ethical standards
- By: Gord McIntosh
- February 5, 2018 November 17, 2019
- 00:01
Attack of the premiers
Andrew Scheer may lead the federal Conservatives, but Jason Kenney and Doug Ford have set the narrative for the October federal election