Prime Minister Mark Carney’s entire election pitch rested on the notion that he was the man with an economic plan to help Canada weather the storm created by President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.  Canadians responded by handing the Liberals a new mandate to deal with Trump’s threats.  One would think that Carney would have been […]

It would be a welcome change to have something positive to write about the Canadian economy these days, but unfortunately the pickings are slim, and the news is relentlessly bad. A recent study by the National Bank of Canada just adds to the misery as it focusses on the decline of the Canadian manufacturing sector.  […]

President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the United Arab Emirates sent a powerful message about the global race for artificial intelligence—and where the world’s emerging centres of power may lie. In a series of landmark deals valued at over $200 billion, Trump backed partnerships between U.S. tech giants and Gulf state champions that will see […]

Last month, Canadians cast their ballot with two major issues in mind: standing up to President Donald Trump on Canada–U.S. relations and seeking change at home after nearly a decade of Trudeau era policy decisions. While voters could easily distinguish the parties’ approaches to managing Canada–U.S. relations under Trump, the promise of domestic change became […]

Since 2015, year over year, the Liberal government increased the number of people they ushered into Canada. Through the decade the Liberals systematically implemented a make-over of Canada’s immigration system, and the early signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney suggest that he intends to proceed with the same immigration approach that was established by former […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking over a country with deep divisions.  After 10 years of the Trudeau government stymying Alberta’s attempt to develop its natural resources at virtually every turn, Premier Danielle Smith has set in motion a plan that could ultimately lead to a referendum on Alberta independence as soon as next year.  […]

Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey was published late last week, and the numbers were not encouraging. The overall rate of unemployment increased to 6.9 per cent, which was the highest rate in eight years except during the pandemic years. Although an increase in the unemployment rate is never a good thing, the real story […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith almost upstaged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned visit with US President Donald Trump earlier this week when she came out with her “Alberta Next” statement. That statement clearly outlined Alberta’s demands from the new federal government. After a decade of mistreatment from the Trudeau Liberals, Smith isn’t wasting any time making […]

A consensus can be drawn from recent economic data that the Canadian economy is in a precarious state. For a decade the Liberals’ big spending, big government approach to managing the economy has left the country in a weakened condition to respond to, and perhaps pivot from, the trade threats posed by the United States. […]

After a fiercely contested election and a high turnout result that left the Liberals just shy of a majority, Ottawa is gearing up for one of the busiest Junes in recent memory. With the 45th Parliament set to return, King Charles III confirmed to deliver the Speech from the Throne, and key questions looming about […]