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Reporters should take Poilievre's combativeness as a challenge
There is a temptation among reporters to see any kind of pushback or criticism as an assault on our role in the democratic process. We should be careful about that.
The red wines of Roussillon are an ideal choice for belt-tightened budgets
The red wines of Roussillon, the Catalan region of France to the southwest of the Languedoc, in particular, are having a bit of a moment. Look for wines under the appellations IGP Côtes Catalanes, or AOC Roussillon or Roussillon Villages.
There's no getting around politics
Not everything is political—in fact, in our frustration at what feels like a broken system, we too often stick politics where it doesn’t belong. But non-political social and community activities form the backdrop for our politics and are essential to solving society’s problems.
Provinces are hitching their financial fates to sportsbooks. Will the gamble pay off?
Now, over a year after the federal ban on single-game sports betting was lifted, every province except Saskatchewan has added sportsbooks to their digital casinos.
Canada already has big companies—it needs young, dynamic ones too
Canadian big business is so low-tech, and so uninterested in productivity growth, that Canadian competitiveness suffers as a result.
Philip Cross: Canada should commit to doubling its GDP by 2050
Given the proven usefulness of targets in other areas, perhaps it is time the federal government set a long-term target for Canada’s GDP. After all, GDP is the key to creating the incomes that drive employment gains and generating the tax revenues to finance most government operations.
On foreign policy, Canada must adapt to a changing landscape
This sentiment about our perceived global goodness is all good and dandy but when I try to delve deeper into what people think about Canada’s current foreign policy agenda and its objectives, people draw a blank.
The secret to a successful growth agenda? Don't talk about it
Here’s a motivating question to get our policymakers thinking in the right direction: what would it take for Canada to achieve a $200,000 per capita GDP by 2050?
Dismantle the institutions that make collective aspiration
A suffocating administrative state is what holds back substantial change with its insistence on approving any direction we might take