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Editorial

Why investors still don’t trust Canada’s pipeline promises

Posted on January 15, 2026

Canadians have seen this movie before. A federal announcement is rolled out with solemn language, carefully staged optimism and the promise of progress, only to… Read More »

Canada can profit from LNG if Ottawa stops dragging its feet

Posted on January 8, 2026

Canada is finally in a position to profit from global LNG demand. But that opportunity will slip away unless Ottawa supports the pipelines and export… Read More »

Your government has a gambling problem

Posted on December 18, 2025

The odds of winning Lotto Max are about 1 in 33 million. You’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning than to win it.… Read More »

Carney’s pipeline deal hits a wall in B.C.

Posted on December 11, 2025

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has opened a political hornet’s nest, exposing deep divisions within… Read More »

Cloned foods are coming to a grocer near you

Posted on December 4, 2025

Cloned-animal foods could soon enter Canada’s food supply with no labels identifying them as cloned and no warning to consumers—a move that risks public trust.… Read More »

Notwithstanding Clause is democracy’s last line of defence

Posted on November 27, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently invoked Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to end a teachers’ strike and prevent endless litigation. The… Read More »

Made in Canada pride is back on the grocery shelf

Posted on November 20, 2025

Countless surveys have told us that Canadians want to buy Canadian. They say they want to support local farmers and processors, keep dollars at home… Read More »

Canada holds the upper hand in any canola deal with China

Posted on November 13, 2025

• China is desperate for our canola, and Canada has more leverage than we think  Canada appears to be closing in on a trade détente with… Read More »

Nuclear is the only real way to keep the lights on in Alberta

Posted on October 30, 2025

Alberta needs nuclear power—and fast. While much of the world, including provinces like Ontario, has spent decades building reactors, Alberta remains stuck in neutral, still… Read More »

Ottawa’s civil service needs a Chrétien-style reset

Posted on October 23, 2025

They say bureaucracy grows to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. That certainly seems to be Ottawa’s motto these days, with the number of… Read More »

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