In Canada, deficit spending keeps winning elections
No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes
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Why Canada’s economy is outgrowing its big cities
The road to national renewal now runs through the countryside
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McDonald’s price freeze is bad economic news for Canada
McDonald’s isn’t being generous. Cheap burgers come with consequences, especially for Canadian processors and farmers already under strain
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No-fail school policies set kids up to fail later
Schools should encourage achievement, not foster mediocrity
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Taxing food is like slapping a surcharge on hunger. It needs to end
Cutting the food tax is one clear way to ease the cost-of-living crisis for Canadians
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Your government has a gambling problem
Provinces call it “revenue,” but it looks a lot like exploitation of the marginalized
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Canada can finally profit from LNG if Ottawa stops dragging its feet
Canada’s LNG advantage is clear, but federal bottlenecks still risk turning a rare opening into another missed opportunity
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Churchill’s port expansion isn’t the nation-builder politicians claim
The politically driven “fantasy project” risks becoming another costly government-made boondoggle
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Indigenous title ruling puts property rights at risk
B.C. court decision raises new questions about what happens when Indigenous rights and private ownership collide
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Carney’s pipeline deal hits a wall in B.C.
His attempt to ease Canada’s dependence on the U.S. stirs a backlash in B.C., raises Indigenous concerns and rattles his own party
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