Will we simply hope that our raw materials will sustain our prosperity? Or do we need to become aggressively proactive in building a new knowledge-based economy? The latter will take much greater effort than has been deployed so far.
Countries that are precise about how finance is delivered, who it reaches, and what it achieves will carry greater influence in a process that depends on trust.
Economic issues might come back to the fore. I know a great many Conservatives who remain deeply frustrated that they are polling so badly as a party, despite polling so well on issues that matter dearly to millions of voters. This might give them some hope.
The auditor general joined The Hot Room to discuss her March 2023 report digging into government efforts to scrap the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system and replace it with Dayforce, at a minimum preliminary cost of $4.2-billion.
If the feds want the fund to serve as a catalyst for domestic investment, then its mandate, governance, and investment architecture must reflect that ambition.
The sectors in which governments are now making significant long-term investments are those where women’s participation remains lowest.
Boosting skilled trades is critical to many of the Carney government’s plans to reinvent our economy. Carney has said that, by 2033, Canada will need more than 1.4 million new trades workers ‘to build homes, expand transit and develop energy infrastructure across the country.’
Tory Treasury Board critic Stephanie Kusie recently said she had high hopes the April 28 update would ‘finally outline progress made’ with the Liberals’ spending review, which aims to cut billions of dollars and thousands of jobs from the public service.
Canada’s role in NATO finance risks locking in a defence-driven political economy that will be difficult to reverse.
If you are the government offering this dosh, there is a better-than-average chance you might collect some new supporters or reinforce existing ones.
A long-term bid to renew the country’s economic promise costs money, and it’s not going to happen without first laying serious financial groundwork.
Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets, according to a February Canadian Climate Institute report, but Conservative Senator David Wells says it’s time to ‘let free enterprise flourish.’
The increase in Canada’s exports to the United Kingdom has amounted to 67 per cent of all non-U.S. export gains since 2024.
The federal government is becoming a shareholder in many Canadian firms as it seeks the capital it needs to build planned projects or launch new technologies.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Hill Times, Frank McKenna talks about paying it forward in challenging times, his passion for public policy, and how he’s not likely to advise the prime minister any time soon.
The former NDP MP and current World Wildlife Fund Canada president weighs in on the government’s new plan to conserve land and water, and the sluggish progress towards Canada’s target of protecting 30 per cent of both by 2030.
The September 2026 Canada Investment Summit is a chance to make that case loudly, and to show that this country is not just open for business, but is ready to make it easy to do business here.
Personal data should not be weaponized to squeeze more money out of people who are already stretched thin.
Some of the laws set for amendments by the new Liberal majority government are the Employment Insurance Act, Canada Transportation Act, and Red Tape Reduction Act.
The government’s deficit in 2025-26 was lower by $11.4-billion than anticipated in Budget 2025, partly because of better government revenues impacted by higher oil prices.
The federal government has allocated $3-billion over five years for Global Affairs Canada to help vulnerable countries cope with impacts of climate change.
The spring fiscal update also proposed $103.8-million over five years for the implementation of a stand-alone Defence Investment Agency.
The 2025-26 deficit is down $11.4-billion compared to the 2025 budget’s forecast, but will reach nearly the same level projected for 2026-27, with an anticipated deficit of $65.3-billion.
Reducing internal trade barriers is more important than ever. Encouragingly, Canada is taking positive steps.
