Back in 2022, then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Canada seeking to buy Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG). Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida soon followed suit. Both, however, would leave empty-handed, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered...
When it comes to economically destructive federal policies, it’s getting ever-harder to keep track. Among these, still firmly on the books, is the federal government’s “anti-greenwashing bill” C-59, amended by C-15, which is reducing investment and the potential for...
“How can we say that we live in a united country when there is such a double standard?” On March 5 at Toronto’s Albany Club, Bronwyn Eyre was presented with the inaugural Cartier-Macdonald award from the Canadian Constitution Foundation. The award was...
MOUs are little more than pinkie promises which governments sign when they don’t know what else to do. Last week, the federal House of Commons voted 197 to 137 against a Conservative “pro-investor” motion to recognize Canada as a “competitive,...
Friday’s announcement of a 60-day review or delay notwithstanding, the federal Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (aka EV mandate) is emblematic of Canada’s economic malaise. It’s also likely unconstitutional. First, the basic economics: The average...
