Insights
Budget deficits can increase social inequality
Burden falls on the whole population, and low-income Canadians can least afford to contribute.
Bridge the technology divide
Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster aims to accelerate adoption and scale-up.
Carbon pricing offers cold comfort
Business comes up short on the rebates and the policy will likely come up short on emissions reduction.
SNC-Lavalin reminds us big government invites big scandals
Scale back government to limit the temptation to indulge in scandalous behaviour.
Trudeau’s deficits: Short-term gain, long-term pain
Saddles future generations with the risk and the fallout.
This budget season, Canada must lower taxes on entrepreneurs
Canada is at a disadvantage for attracting and retaining those we rely on for innovation, employment growth and prosperity.
Get serious about trade diversification
Tariffs have increased manufacturing costs throughout North American supply chains.
Manufacturing not as hot in 2019
Tariffs have increased manufacturing costs throughout North American supply chains.
Build scale to close the competitiveness gap
Bigger companies invest more in innovation, employ more technology and benefit from greater economies of scale and production efficiencies.
Undoing the damage to the economy from the flight of capital
It will require a major shift in policy at both the federal level and in many provinces.
[15-sec. RANT] Ford government wants us to roll over on tariffs: Huh???
Wrong message to send the Trumpists about the cost of protectionist policies.
Federal spending dangerously near record Canadian levels
Increasing the size and role of government comes with larger deficits, mounting debt and/or tax increases.
Oil and gas is the backbone of the Canadian economy
It has contributed some $117 billion to Canada’s GDP last year.
Tough economic times are coming
SYSPRO webinar covers how smart manufacturers will weather the coming storm.
Despite government subsidies, Canadian innovation wanes
Burdensome regulation, limited competition and unfavourable taxes hold companies back.
Investing in technology
You need a business strategy
Interprovincial trade barriers are a national embarrassment
They cost the Canadian economy up to $130 billion a year, but we can change that.
As capital flees, Ottawa continues to push unattractive policies
The money will flow to jurisdictions with more attractive policies.
GM closures: Oshawa needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
The human cost of job loss is enormous, potentially leading to depression, failing marriages or health, even suicide.
Canada’s sad march to energy industry oblivion
Encana has now become Americanized, driven south by disastrous Liberal policies.
Canada’s climate policy mess is hardly cost-effective
Ottawa is simply layering a carbon tax on top of a pre-existing and very inefficient mix of regulations.
Trudeau’s wrong-headed approach to climate change
Trying to solve a problem with the wrong solution will inevitably lead to failure.
Canadian competitiveness lags because of US tax reform
635,000 jobs, $85 billion in GDP and $20 billion in government revenue could be at risk.
Setting global benchmarks in advanced manufacturing
Canadian industry needs to step up its game when it comes to research and innovation.
Fix Ontario’s disastrous power strategy
Government put green agenda ahead of Ontarians by subsidizing wind and solar power.
New trade deal increases American sway over Canada
The USMCA first promotes the economic and trade interests of the US within North America.
USMCA: An agreement between friends?
Even with an agreement, a protectionist White House means more trouble to come.
Trade, deficit reduction and tax reform critical as recession looms
The federal government must act quickly on three fronts if it is to head off economic disaster.
[RANT] Energy and trade: double trouble for Canada
The Trudeau government’s Keystone Cop management of the pipeline file does not inspire confidence in Canada’s energy sector.
Learning to adapt to the growing gig economy
A changing labour market is creating opportunity, pressuring business and government to adapt.
Resolving Canada’s trade quagmire in the age of Trump
We must make a major concession like phasing out our farm supply management to protect the auto sector.
How we can avoid a devastating trade war with the US
We need a smart, realistic strategy for negotiations, starting with giving up our dairy supply management system.
