Weaponizing deficit spending as a political tool: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The 2019 budget reveals the government’s attempt to make a budgetary deficit a central part of its political argument, writes Sean Speer. By...
Another sprawling, unfocused budget, and so little to show for all the red ink: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Spending in this budget is not concentrated in specific areas where government can make a difference, but spread far and wide so it...
Why Canada’s counter-proliferation framework needs an update: Alex Wilner in the Hill Times
New strategies for communicating threats, responses, and obligations with a range of Canadian stakeholders are needed, writes Alex Wilner. By Alex Wilner, March...
Structural deficits expose Canada’s economy to risk: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The Trudeau government’s deficit is increasingly driven by deliberate choices to spend more than it collects in revenues, writes Sean Speer. By Sean...
Why Trudeau's excuse that he’s protecting SNC-Lavalin 'jobs' is total baloney: Philip Cross and Ian Lee in the Financial Post
Trudeau's willingness to intervene for SNC-Lavalin reflects a cynical political judgement that his government depends more on Quebec than Alberta for votes, write...
Can we afford National Pharmacare and do people want it? Jeffrey Simpson for Inside Policy
Questions need to be raised on the costs of and need for extending public payment for all drugs, writes Jeffrey Simpson. By Jeffrey...
A Cold War 2.0 over Supremacy in the 5G/IoT era: Akihiro Magara for Inside Policy
An incipient Cold War 2.0 over supremacy in the 5G and IoT (Internet of Things) era will start to heat up in 2020,...
A digital-tax war is coming to a galaxy not so far, far away: Arthur Cockfield in the Globe and Mail
In an era of anti-globalization and rising nationalism, it may be difficult to get governments to call a ceasefire to the digital tax...
Past stimulus threatens long-term economic growth and political stability: Philip Cross for Inside Policy
The problem with these extraordinary monetary and fiscal measures is that they were only intended for short-term use at the depths of a...
Everything for SNC-Lavalin, and little for pipelines: Joseph Quesnel in the Toronto Sun
Given the lengths to which the government will defend what it sees as core economic interests, Joseph Quesnel asks why they did not...
