Category: Business

Business

Big Oil cashed in on the war with Iran. Now Trump is facing the fallout

by Rashid Husain Syed | Aug 13, 2026

Trump says oil companies are making “too much money,” but taking on one of Washington’s most powerful industries carries political risks

Building energy corridors is the easy part

by Joseph Fournier | Aug 11, 2026
One of Canada’s most resource-rich provinces is acting poor

by Pierre Gilbert | Aug 7, 2026
Supply management was meant to save Canadian dairy

by Sylvain Charlebois | Aug 5, 2026
China’s changing energy habits are reshaping global oil markets

by Rashid Husain Syed | Aug 4, 2026
Trade deals signed under pressure rarely last

by Marc Lee | Jul 28, 2026

Canada still trades like 13 separate countries

by Sylvain Charlebois

The premiers are celebrating a modest splash of progress on alcohol, but let’s be honest: they’re leaving the massive provincial dam standing firmly in place, keeping a truly free national market locked out

Alberta is betting billions on an unpredictable AI future

by Doug Firby

The province is making a multibillion-dollar wager that demand for massive AI data centres will keep growing

The next oil shock could hit even harder

by Rashid Husain Syed

Oil reserves have plummeted to historic lows following recent Middle East supply shocks, leaving global crude markets dangerously exposed to new crises

What a struggling church can teach business owners

by David Fuller

How can you know what needs fixing if you don’t know why your customers or parishioners are leaving?

Political posturing won’t stop Trump’s tariffs

by Sylvain Charlebois

Ottawa has confused public messaging with effective trade negotiation

Ottawa’s industrial policy comes at the Prairies’ expense

by Marco Navarro-Genie

Prairie farmers are forced to foot the bill for the industrial failures in Central Canada

Iran may have won the battle over Hormuz but lost the war

by Rashid Husain Syed

The unintended consequence of Iran’s threat to the Strait of Hormuz may be the permanent erosion of its greatest strategic advantage

Digital platforms are hijacking your brain’s alarm system

by Our View

The survival instinct that kept our ancestors alive now helps power the digital economy

Canada’s boycott of American liquor is backfiring

by Sylvain Charlebois

What began as a symbolic response to U.S. tariffs is now putting Canada at greater risk of a trade dispute with Washington