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Tag Archives: investment

Per capita economic growth has stalled: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

Lagging investment, stalled innovation are flatlining Canada's economic growth and causing immeasurable harm, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is an...

 

January 29, 2021 at 8:16 pm read more

Liberals about to deliver another kick in the groin to corporate Canada: Jack Mintz in Financial Post

A planned business tax grab would be harmful to our already weak Canadian investment performance, writes Jack Mintz. By Jack M. Mintz, January...

 

January 9, 2020 at 4:21 pm read more

Welcome those foreign takeovers. At least someone still dares invest here: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Foreign takeovers are beneficial; new owners inject new ideas and funds into the host country, reinvigorating complacent businesses, writes Philip Cross.  By Philip...

 

February 12, 2019 at 1:17 pm read more
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Blocking Aecon deal the right decision: MLI experts

OTTAWA, ON (May 24, 2018): The federal government has just announced it is blocking the Chinese state-owned enterprise CCCI’s takeover bid of Aecon...

 

May 24, 2018 at 4:25 pm read more

Canada has a competitiveness problem that needs to be fixed: Adam Taylor for Inside Policy

If Canada is serious about attracting investment, we need to remember that remaining competitive is not a one-time act, writes Adam Taylor. By...

 

March 16, 2018 at 5:21 pm read more

Canada’s Boring Economy: A Love Story

This morning the latest U.S. unemployment numbers were released showing unemployment at 9.9 percent, a slight uptick from last month's estimate of 9.7...

 

May 7, 2010 at 7:43 pm read more

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  • How Canada and its Allies Can Partner on an Indo-Pacific Strategy: New MLI Commentary

    Canada and the Indo-Pacific Initiative, Commentary, Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Latest News, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (April 16, 2021): Infrastructure development is sorely needed in the Indo-Pacific region to sustain growth among large and mid-sized economies alike....

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  • Universities should stop stealing copyright material: Richard C. Owens in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News, Richard Owens

    It's frustrating that Canada’s education sector prefers to impoverish Canada and its culture while bloating its own payrolls, writes Richard C. Owens in...

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  • If I were finance minister: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

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    This article is part of a series by the Financial Post Comment. With next week’s federal budget fast approaching, FP Comment asked its...

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  • A Way Forward, Part II: Defending human rights in China

    Commentary, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Latest News, Recent News, Releases

    OTTAWA, ON (April 15, 2021): The world is waking up to the nature of a crony capitalist enterprise operating as a government in...

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  • Is the Canadian Government Prepared to Stand up to Beijing? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston for the Prospect Foundation

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    It is clear that Canada must develop more courage and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other liberal democracies to confront Beijing’s aggression. Canada needs more...

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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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