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Canada holds valuable bargaining chip in trade negotiations with Trump(Appeared in the Hill Times) by Alex Whalen and Jake FussOur supply management system maintains higher prices for products than would otherwise exist in a competitive market. State of federal finances makes NATO spending target very challengingby Jake Fuss and Grady MunroTo reach 2.0 per cent of GDP in 2027/28, the government would need to spend $68.8 billion on defence that fiscal year. Many of Ontario’s large metro areas are now poorer than Quebec’sby Ben EisenThe poorest metro areas in the two provinces—Oshawa, Peterborough, Barrie, St. Catharines-Niagara and Brantford—are all in Ontario. Trump’s executive orders represent massive threat to Canadian competitiveness(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Kenneth P. GreenThe huge investments Canada has made in EV and battery technology and manufacturing will likely see little return. B.C. must reduce size of government to fix fiscal messby Tegan HillThe province will have the slowest economic growth in Canada in 2024. Next Ontario government should beat Trump at his own game(Appeared in the Toronto Star) by Jake Fuss and Grady MunroThe government has run deficits in five of six years and its net debt burden has increased by an estimated $70.3 billion. Quebec government should finally kick its addiction to deficitsby Ben EisenThe province will run a projected $11 billion deficit this fiscal year. Atlantic Canada trails New England on several key economic indicators(Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) by Ben EisenAcross the region, high income-earners face a tax rate of more than 50 per cent. Ontario government should reject Toronto school board’s DEI decree(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Michael ZwaagstraDEI places an inordinate emphasis on personal characteristics such as race and gender. |
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