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It's not that big a deal. Plus we account for only seven per cent of it — five per cent if you add in services trade, as you should You can save...
Starting negotiations with a Mar-a-Lago dinner at which you make nice and find out the price of removing the tariff threat isn't crazy You can save...
If a 25% tariff is just a bargaining chip, that's one thing. But if it's in place for any length of time, it will be a disaster You can save this...
A government that's flat broke asks our kids to pay for Christmas bribes that will get us to vote for it again. What chumps we must be! You can save...
The federal Conservatives should put good policies in their election platform, even if they can't be summarized in a rhyme You can save this article...
A study finds that Americans' trust that the Fed can manage inflation and unemployment is not high. Surprisingly, Trump doesn't make it worse You can...
Why did Harris lose? We'd have to ask the one-in 25-voters who cost her the election. Their answer is likely to involve many things You can save this...
Whoever becomes U.S. president is likely to have less than 50% of the vote, for the 20th time since 1824 You can save this article by registering for...
A new study of the incentive effects of retirement income programs like CPP, OAS and GIS finds they matter a lot. Policy-makers beware You can save...
Presidential politics has a long history of insult, falsehood and electoral payoffs. But you'd think we'd be better than that now You can save this...
A new U.S. study shows that big differences in how much people work lead to big differences in their lifetime earnings. Is that a problem? You can...
From votes of non-confidence to charges of foreign interference, it seems clear that politicians are playing their own games, not ours You can save...
A new IMF study ranks us 14th on a 'global soft power index.' Even worse, the U.S., global hard-power champ, is seven spots ahead of us You can save...
The productivity numbers haven't been good lately. The federal government trying to plan productivity could make them even worse You can save this...
Graph U.S. employment over time and it's hard to see the mark of individual presidents. Trends dominate. Politics should recognize that You can save...
Two obstacles to growth, glacial approval of mega-projects and that old millstone, interprovincial barriers, won't be so easy to overcome You can save...
Whatever wonks might want, it won't be about policy detail. And the carbon tax seems old hat now. It could be about supply-side fairness You can save...
At golf's Presidents Cup, fans were crazy for the international team. Maybe we shouldn't give up on economic internationalism just yet You can save...
We got inflation post-COVID in part because central banks were too worried about recession. Now they're worrying about recession again You can save...
You'd think an agency whose job is taking people's money would provide better customer service. So why can't they answer the phone? You can save this...
Voters' dilemma: Trump favours the lower taxes and lighter regulation that will keep America growing but Harris seems less crazy You can save this...
Harris or Trump describing how they could have handled these two crises better would have been good but the rule is never concede anything. You can...
With an electoral college system in which provinces are winner-take-all, it would be the only swing province at the moment You can save this article...
Nobody benefits from a shoot-em-up trade war but it's the little guys, like Canada, who are most likely to get hurt in the crossfire You can save this...
News flash! Read all about it! The labour market has changed You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...
What's needed is to make sure everyone in an organization, government included, contributes value at least equal to what they're paid You can save...
Research from the European Central Bank says Americans want 0.2 per cent inflation, one-tenth the two per cent the Fed is aiming at You can save this...
Former president says that to remove rancour from politics, Americans must listen to each other more. Yes, but also ram things through less You can...
Like Ottawa, Washington wants more housing built. Piling ever more rules onto builders and landlords won't get that done You can save this article by...
After years of Ottawa telling us oil and gas jobs must be sacrificed to save the planet, it now turns out auto sector jobs are sacrosanct You can save...
The X boss wants British justice to be blind as to people's politics when prosecuting illegal protests. Who could possibly oppose to that? You can...
Kamala Harris says she's running on freedom vs. chaos, hatred and fear. But how much freedom do Big-Government programs in fact deliver? You can save...
A study of McWages and Big Mac prices finds that real wages rose faster in 2020-21 in U.S. counties where minimum wages weren't increasing You can...
Canada's drone-flying soccer official got caught and sentenced in 48 hours. We need to make our justice system work as quickly as that You can save...
Hardly anyone favours open markets, level playing fields and free competition any more. It's interesting that Beijing at least says it does You can...
Maybe it's not so bad if politicians don't think much about central banks. What they don't know about, they won't try to interfere with You can save...
The party that gave us Canada-U.S. free trade, North American free trade and the World Trade Organization began life as protectionist. You can save...
We need to figure out how to make the divisions in society less divisive. Trust in voting is one way, government restraint another You can save this...
Cheap Chinese EV imports would be great for the planet. So why are usually climate-obsessed Liberals protecting autoworker jobs instead? You can save...
The British have a better system for announcing who won while France's second round helps reduce the influence of fringe candidates You can save this...
All governments wear out their welcome. Try to think of ways to slow down that process. Talking to people as if they were adults is a start You can...
The debate was so bad the candidates ended up arguing about their golf handicaps. Golf's big lesson? Don't double-down on mistakes You can save this...
You get 10 times more hits on the broadcaster's website for 'far right' than 'far left.' But crazies on the left are a big social problem You can save...