The U.S. president's penchant for self-harm offers opportunity for stable democracies—if their leaders don't waste it

Carney must deal with a U.S. president who plays by the rules of professional wrestling, where narrative arcs decide outcomes.

Youth and long-term unemployment are at a near 30-year peak. Those scars won’t heal easily.

The politics have gotten more complicated, but the threat of climate change still makes everything else seem small.

The country’s stagnant productivity might confound economists and decision-makers because they spend too little time thinking about the dynamics of power

The hard times have already begun. There isn’t a moment to waste

With Canada under threat, most of its voters rushed to back the candidate with the flashiest CV.

This country has long gotten a free ride. The rest of the world has noticed.

The construction industry accounts for about seven per cent of Canada’s GDP. It might also be the country’s least productive industry.

If the U.S. dollar stops being the world’s reserve currency, the ripples will be felt everywhere

Trump’s aggressive trade moves could cause recession, Macklem warns

The world will adjust, but the commercial relationships that have created much of the world’s wealth are over.

Like the WWE, the U.S. president is a master of directing the power of the crowd.

The cost of living is an issue, but it's no longer a crisis. Canadians must remain focused on the real emergency.

Canadian society has begun to corrode. Rebuilding trust will be a key part of rebuilding the economy.

The trade war could throw a wrench into the central bank’s plans

U.S. trade agreements have made Canada richer, but less reliant on ourselves. That needs to change.

Nobody’s in the mood for austerity this budget season.

Maybe it’s time to rethink the economic model that’s created one of Canada’s biggest problems.

Don’t expect the Bank of Canada or the country’s CEOs to ride to the rescue, either

In early January, when Donald Trump was building his chaos machine like a child with a Meccano set, Canadian venture investor Chris Neumann noticed the then president-elect was choosing some unusual p...

Our prospects depend on our leaders abandoning business as usual

Quarter-point cut comes with a warning that a trade war would test the ‘resilience of Canada’s economy’

Canada will need both fighters and philosophers to survive the next four years.

The best way to fight Trump’s trade policy is to focus on the home front.

Our instinct is to cushion the blow. Our focus needs to be on resilience.

What we can learn from the Conservative leader’s expansive conversation with Jordan Peterson.

The Justin Trudeau era is a cautionary tale for those who believe it’s simple to turn ideas into change.

A reminder for our political class: you’ll be measured by what you do with power, not how many elections you win.

Unlike previous financial plans, her final one was dominated by policies aimed at investment rather than stoking consumption

The government may be starting to see that tax policy and regulation are holding us back.

My take on the BoC's second consecutive half-point rate cut:

In Canada, the competitive impulse has been dulled by monopoly and oligopoly.

Look no further than the plight of Canadian fintechs.

Trump’s 25 per cent levy would hit the Canadian economy hard. But there are reasons to avoid all-out panic.

Small may be beautiful, but it’s given us an economy that’s less than the sum of its parts.

There are signs the long-delayed policy may finally be gaining traction in Ottawa.

With the fall economic statement 2023, the finance minister will play a key role in determining where interest rates go from here.