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Canada needs a serious innovation-investment strategy, time is running out

  • The most important way to fight inflation and to deliver a better country is by investment in research, training, branding, software, pursuits of new
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 3, 2022, holding a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a serious innovation-investment strategy, time is running out

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2022
  • The most important way to fight inflation and to deliver a better country is by investment in research, training, branding, software, pursuits of new

Canada needs a serious innovation-investment strategy, time is running out

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2022
  • The most important way to fight inflation and to deliver a better country is by investment in research, training, branding, software, pursuits of new
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Nov. 3, 2022, holding a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must push harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions

  • Canada's grand national project should be achieving a clean energy economy and meeting our net zero emissions target, but it has been our biggest
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 31, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed to unite Canadians behind transformative climate action, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must push harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 31, 2022
  • Canada's grand national project should be achieving a clean energy economy and meeting our net zero emissions target, but it has been our biggest

Canada must push harder to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 31, 2022
  • Canada's grand national project should be achieving a clean energy economy and meeting our net zero emissions target, but it has been our biggest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed to unite Canadians behind transformative climate action, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When will Canada finally invest in Canadian companies?

  • This was designed as another one of those win-win events. Nokia, the giant Finnish telecommunications company, was announcing a big new investment in Ottawa’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 24, 2022
From left: Pekka Lundmark, president and CEO of Nokia, sits next to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne at an event in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 17 to announce the expansion of the Nokia Campus on March Road. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When will Canada finally invest in Canadian companies?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 24, 2022
  • This was designed as another one of those win-win events. Nokia, the giant Finnish telecommunications company, was announcing a big new investment in Ottawa’s

When will Canada finally invest in Canadian companies?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 24, 2022
  • This was designed as another one of those win-win events. Nokia, the giant Finnish telecommunications company, was announcing a big new investment in Ottawa’s
From left: Pekka Lundmark, president and CEO of Nokia, sits next to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne at an event in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 17 to announce the expansion of the Nokia Campus on March Road. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to address the biggest issues facing humanity, and not help the U.S. start a Cold War

  • TORONTO—We are at a point where critical choices are being made that risk plunging humanity into a crisis worse even than those experienced in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 17, 2022
Parroting the position of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in a recent Washington speech, signalled Canada’s support for, effectively, a league or concert of democracies that would exclude countries that did not follow Western practices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to address the biggest issues facing humanity, and not help the U.S. start a Cold War

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—We are at a point where critical choices are being made that risk plunging humanity into a crisis worse even than those experienced in

Canada needs to address the biggest issues facing humanity, and not help the U.S. start a Cold War

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—We are at a point where critical choices are being made that risk plunging humanity into a crisis worse even than those experienced in
Parroting the position of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in a recent Washington speech, signalled Canada’s support for, effectively, a league or concert of democracies that would exclude countries that did not follow Western practices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disastrous year for climate-related events on planet

  • TORONTO—This has been a disastrous year for climate-related events in almost every part of our planet and, as we continue to fiddle, the world
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 10, 2022
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, left, Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, second from right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 28, 2022, in Port aux Basques, N.L., which suffered devastating damage from Hurricane Fiona. Photograph courtesy of Gudie Hutchings' Twitter handle

Disastrous year for climate-related events on planet

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 10, 2022
  • TORONTO—This has been a disastrous year for climate-related events in almost every part of our planet and, as we continue to fiddle, the world

Disastrous year for climate-related events on planet

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 10, 2022
  • TORONTO—This has been a disastrous year for climate-related events in almost every part of our planet and, as we continue to fiddle, the world
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, left, Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, second from right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 28, 2022, in Port aux Basques, N.L., which suffered devastating damage from Hurricane Fiona. Photograph courtesy of Gudie Hutchings' Twitter handle

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2022. This jobs gap means the growth potential of the economy is being held back, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2022. This jobs gap means the growth potential of the economy is being held back, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should not rely on foreign corporations to build electric vehicle industry here

  • TORONTO—Globe and Mail reporter Josh O’Kane has written a fine book, Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, explaining why Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 26, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 2, 2017, taking part in an armchair discussion with Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt at the Google Canada's GO North conference in Toronto Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Canada should not rely on foreign corporations to build electric vehicle industry here

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 26, 2022
  • TORONTO—Globe and Mail reporter Josh O’Kane has written a fine book, Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, explaining why Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of

Canada should not rely on foreign corporations to build electric vehicle industry here

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 26, 2022
  • TORONTO—Globe and Mail reporter Josh O’Kane has written a fine book, Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, explaining why Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 2, 2017, taking part in an armchair discussion with Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt at the Google Canada's GO North conference in Toronto Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Crane: Canada needs to rethink its ‘zombie’ identity as an oil and gas superpower

  • TORONTO—In Canada we have a new zombie—a bad idea that refuses to die. This is the ongoing push to build liquified natural gas plants
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 19, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is likely aware of the risks of the transition to a green economy, which will be highly disruptive, changing the kinds of industries and jobs we need, and turning carbon-intensive assets into stranded assets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crane: Canada needs to rethink its ‘zombie’ identity as an oil and gas superpower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 19, 2022
  • TORONTO—In Canada we have a new zombie—a bad idea that refuses to die. This is the ongoing push to build liquified natural gas plants

Crane: Canada needs to rethink its ‘zombie’ identity as an oil and gas superpower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 19, 2022
  • TORONTO—In Canada we have a new zombie—a bad idea that refuses to die. This is the ongoing push to build liquified natural gas plants
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is likely aware of the risks of the transition to a green economy, which will be highly disruptive, changing the kinds of industries and jobs we need, and turning carbon-intensive assets into stranded assets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
What we need today are not backward-looking diatribes from zealous fossil-fuel advocates seeking to allocate capital to projects that threaten worse climate change, but rather forward-looking Canadians who want to be a part of the new-energy world, based on the opportunities for a better world future. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages
What we need today are not backward-looking diatribes from zealous fossil-fuel advocates seeking to allocate capital to projects that threaten worse climate change, but rather forward-looking Canadians who want to be a part of the new-energy world, based on the opportunities for a better world future. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
International Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng recently announced the Global Hypergrowth Project or GHP, which will select and help up to 15 small-size corporate winners, chosen by a panel from the venture capital industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That
International Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng recently announced the Global Hypergrowth Project or GHP, which will select and help up to 15 small-size corporate winners, chosen by a panel from the venture capital industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to get ambitious about green hydrogen, or risk being left behind

  • TORONTO—After a successful German visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canada now joins that country’s global network of potential green hydrogen suppliers. But shouldn’t we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 29, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the chancellor's visit to Montreal, Que., on Aug. 21. Photograph courtesy of PMO/Adam Scotti

Canada needs to get ambitious about green hydrogen, or risk being left behind

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—After a successful German visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canada now joins that country’s global network of potential green hydrogen suppliers. But shouldn’t we

Canada needs to get ambitious about green hydrogen, or risk being left behind

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—After a successful German visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canada now joins that country’s global network of potential green hydrogen suppliers. But shouldn’t we
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the chancellor's visit to Montreal, Que., on Aug. 21. Photograph courtesy of PMO/Adam Scotti

To ‘build back better,’ Canadians need a shared purpose

  • TORONTO—If we are to ‘build back better’ as a country, Canadians need unifying goals and projects to show how a better future is possible.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 22, 2022
The reason the world was able to create COVID-19 vaccines so quickly, argues David Crane, was because government, business, and civil society all had a vested interest and a shared goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Photograph courtesy of PMO/Adam Scotti

To ‘build back better,’ Canadians need a shared purpose

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 22, 2022
  • TORONTO—If we are to ‘build back better’ as a country, Canadians need unifying goals and projects to show how a better future is possible.

To ‘build back better,’ Canadians need a shared purpose

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 22, 2022
  • TORONTO—If we are to ‘build back better’ as a country, Canadians need unifying goals and projects to show how a better future is possible.
The reason the world was able to create COVID-19 vaccines so quickly, argues David Crane, was because government, business, and civil society all had a vested interest and a shared goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Photograph courtesy of PMO/Adam Scotti

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
The interior of an IBM quantum computing system, pictured October 2019. According to the New Scientist, quantum computers 'are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations,' which 'can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.' Photograph courtesy Flickr

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the
The interior of an IBM quantum computing system, pictured October 2019. According to the New Scientist, quantum computers 'are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations,' which 'can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.' Photograph courtesy Flickr

Climate change is the greatest existential threat facing mankind, but you wouldn’t know it from the Conservative leadership race

  • TORONTO—The world seems to be on fire this summer as record-breaking temperatures are causing death and destruction on every continent. Unless the world acts
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, the two front-runners, would scrap much of the federal climate change action plan, including the carbon tax, and push development of oil and gas projects and production, despite the threat this would pose to the world’s climate. It seems they would govern as though the future didn’t matter. But a commitment to serious action on climate change should be a litmus test for anyone who wants to be prime minister, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Climate change is the greatest existential threat facing mankind, but you wouldn’t know it from the Conservative leadership race

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—The world seems to be on fire this summer as record-breaking temperatures are causing death and destruction on every continent. Unless the world acts

Climate change is the greatest existential threat facing mankind, but you wouldn’t know it from the Conservative leadership race

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—The world seems to be on fire this summer as record-breaking temperatures are causing death and destruction on every continent. Unless the world acts
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, the two front-runners, would scrap much of the federal climate change action plan, including the carbon tax, and push development of oil and gas projects and production, despite the threat this would pose to the world’s climate. It seems they would govern as though the future didn’t matter. But a commitment to serious action on climate change should be a litmus test for anyone who wants to be prime minister, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada Pension Plan is of growing importance

  • TORONTO—While it appears these days that governments are incapable of doing anything right—the chaos at airports and delays in processing passport applications are just
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 25, 2022
People, pictured Sept. 3, 2019, in downtown Ottawa. While public-sector workers are well-protected—90.2 per cent have a registered pension plan—only 24.1 per cent of the much larger workforce in the private sector have a plan, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Pension Plan is of growing importance

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 25, 2022
  • TORONTO—While it appears these days that governments are incapable of doing anything right—the chaos at airports and delays in processing passport applications are just

Canada Pension Plan is of growing importance

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 25, 2022
  • TORONTO—While it appears these days that governments are incapable of doing anything right—the chaos at airports and delays in processing passport applications are just
People, pictured Sept. 3, 2019, in downtown Ottawa. While public-sector workers are well-protected—90.2 per cent have a registered pension plan—only 24.1 per cent of the much larger workforce in the private sector have a plan, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the ‘superclusters’ ever live up to their superstar status?

  • TORONTO—They are no longer the “superclusters.” With a new minister we have a new name. Navdeep Bains, as minister of innovation, science and economic
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 11, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured here on June 16, dropped the term 'superclusters' and is now calling them 'global innovation clusters.' This is what often passes for progress in Ottawa, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the ‘superclusters’ ever live up to their superstar status?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 11, 2022
  • TORONTO—They are no longer the “superclusters.” With a new minister we have a new name. Navdeep Bains, as minister of innovation, science and economic

Will the ‘superclusters’ ever live up to their superstar status?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 11, 2022
  • TORONTO—They are no longer the “superclusters.” With a new minister we have a new name. Navdeep Bains, as minister of innovation, science and economic
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured here on June 16, dropped the term 'superclusters' and is now calling them 'global innovation clusters.' This is what often passes for progress in Ottawa, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to think big and be bold

  • TORONTO—Both the Liberal and Conservative parties contend that Canada either is, or could quickly become, a world leader in clean-energy technology. But while we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 4, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 21, 2022, in Ottawa. It will take a much more activist and focused government approach if we are to expand our capacity for exports of clean technologies to offset the eventual fall in fossil-fuel exports and capitalize on the huge future market in the green revolution, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to think big and be bold

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 4, 2022
  • TORONTO—Both the Liberal and Conservative parties contend that Canada either is, or could quickly become, a world leader in clean-energy technology. But while we

Time to think big and be bold

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 4, 2022
  • TORONTO—Both the Liberal and Conservative parties contend that Canada either is, or could quickly become, a world leader in clean-energy technology. But while we
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 21, 2022, in Ottawa. It will take a much more activist and focused government approach if we are to expand our capacity for exports of clean technologies to offset the eventual fall in fossil-fuel exports and capitalize on the huge future market in the green revolution, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to fix its foreign policy in a troubled world

  • TORONTO—There are growing signs of unhappiness with Canada’s foreign policy—or more accurately, perhaps, the lack of a coherent foreign policy, one that safeguards Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 6, 2022, in Ottawa. Too often, Canada has sacrificed its interests or pursued policies contrary to our stated values to curry favour with the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to fix its foreign policy in a troubled world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2022
  • TORONTO—There are growing signs of unhappiness with Canada’s foreign policy—or more accurately, perhaps, the lack of a coherent foreign policy, one that safeguards Canada’s

Canada needs to fix its foreign policy in a troubled world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2022
  • TORONTO—There are growing signs of unhappiness with Canada’s foreign policy—or more accurately, perhaps, the lack of a coherent foreign policy, one that safeguards Canada’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 6, 2022, in Ottawa. Too often, Canada has sacrificed its interests or pursued policies contrary to our stated values to curry favour with the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
What appalled many Canadians about the trucker protests in Ottawa was not only the emergence of extremist groups, but the failure of police forces and other law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to deal with the protesters, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into

Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 20, 2022
  • While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into
What appalled many Canadians about the trucker protests in Ottawa was not only the emergence of extremist groups, but the failure of police forces and other law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to deal with the protesters, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now

  • TORONTO—For those hoping that Jean Charest would lead the Conservative Party away from its ostrich-like policy on climate change to a more responsible and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 6, 2022
Rather than clinging to the fantasy that we can have our cake and eat it too—that we can have a strong oil and gas industry and achieve net zero emissions economy—it is time to wake up as a country and acknowledge that without much stronger action, we face a dire future, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 6, 2022
  • TORONTO—For those hoping that Jean Charest would lead the Conservative Party away from its ostrich-like policy on climate change to a more responsible and

Canada needs to transition to a net-zero economy, now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 6, 2022
  • TORONTO—For those hoping that Jean Charest would lead the Conservative Party away from its ostrich-like policy on climate change to a more responsible and
Rather than clinging to the fantasy that we can have our cake and eat it too—that we can have a strong oil and gas industry and achieve net zero emissions economy—it is time to wake up as a country and acknowledge that without much stronger action, we face a dire future, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexels

Next big existential risk to worry about? U.S. and China

  • TORONTO—We know that the 2020s will be a dangerous decade. Climate change is the biggest existential risk to the future of human society. But
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 30, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. For Canada, this would mean a foreign policy where we are ready to advocate for a multipolar world with effective global institutions to increase  prospects for peace and deal with the big and urgent problems the world faces, starting with climate change, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy of Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next big existential risk to worry about? U.S. and China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 30, 2022
  • TORONTO—We know that the 2020s will be a dangerous decade. Climate change is the biggest existential risk to the future of human society. But

Next big existential risk to worry about? U.S. and China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 30, 2022
  • TORONTO—We know that the 2020s will be a dangerous decade. Climate change is the biggest existential risk to the future of human society. But
U.S. President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. For Canada, this would mean a foreign policy where we are ready to advocate for a multipolar world with effective global institutions to increase  prospects for peace and deal with the big and urgent problems the world faces, starting with climate change, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy of Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On China, Canada cannot blindly follow the U.S. into another Cold War

  • TORONTO—With the conflict in Ukraine, are we headed for an era where war—or the threat of war—becomes the new normal? In an important speech
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
'We know that one day—hopefully one day soon—this war will come to an end,' Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured, said recently to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, referencing the conflict in Ukraine. Which meant, she went on to say, that 'we must contemplate the world order that awaits Canada on the other side.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On China, Canada cannot blindly follow the U.S. into another Cold War

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
  • TORONTO—With the conflict in Ukraine, are we headed for an era where war—or the threat of war—becomes the new normal? In an important speech

On China, Canada cannot blindly follow the U.S. into another Cold War

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2022
  • TORONTO—With the conflict in Ukraine, are we headed for an era where war—or the threat of war—becomes the new normal? In an important speech
'We know that one day—hopefully one day soon—this war will come to an end,' Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured, said recently to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, referencing the conflict in Ukraine. Which meant, she went on to say, that 'we must contemplate the world order that awaits Canada on the other side.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, writes David Crane, has been writing big cheques to pay foreign automakers to produce electric vehicles here, but the intellectually property will  be owned outside Canada and the gains will flow to other countries.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, writes David Crane, has been writing big cheques to pay foreign automakers to produce electric vehicles here, but the intellectually property will  be owned outside Canada and the gains will flow to other countries.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our innovation and productivity challenge is much greater than the federal budget’s claim

  • TORONTO—In the 2022 budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promises a growth agenda to make Canada not only “a world leader in technology and innovation,”
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 9, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Dec. 13, 2021, arriving at a press conference with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem. But does Freeland or anyone at Finance Canada, know how you would determine whether Canada was a world leader in innovation, research, and development, or what it would take to get there? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our innovation and productivity challenge is much greater than the federal budget’s claim

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 9, 2022
  • TORONTO—In the 2022 budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promises a growth agenda to make Canada not only “a world leader in technology and innovation,”

Our innovation and productivity challenge is much greater than the federal budget’s claim

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 9, 2022
  • TORONTO—In the 2022 budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promises a growth agenda to make Canada not only “a world leader in technology and innovation,”
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Dec. 13, 2021, arriving at a press conference with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem. But does Freeland or anyone at Finance Canada, know how you would determine whether Canada was a world leader in innovation, research, and development, or what it would take to get there? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s big, urgent economic priority is dynamic growth

  • TORONTO—Canada’s big and urgent economic priority is a dynamic growth agenda that can promise good jobs, deliver the wealth we need to pay for
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, greeting the media and store clerks at the shoe store in the Rideau Centre where she bought her budget-day shoes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s big, urgent economic priority is dynamic growth

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada’s big and urgent economic priority is a dynamic growth agenda that can promise good jobs, deliver the wealth we need to pay for

Canada’s big, urgent economic priority is dynamic growth

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada’s big and urgent economic priority is a dynamic growth agenda that can promise good jobs, deliver the wealth we need to pay for
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, greeting the media and store clerks at the shoe store in the Rideau Centre where she bought her budget-day shoes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Growth is the new mantra

  • TORONTO—Get ready. We are going to be blitzed with growth summits, growth conferences, growth speeches, and growth strategies. The federal budget, enthusing that, “we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 25, 2022
These shoes are made for walking: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, buying her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. David Crane argues that the federal government's big growth challenge will be how to reform our institutions so that we can accelerate the transition to an economy based on ideas and intangibles, which is where a new growth agenda must focus. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Growth is the new mantra

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 25, 2022
  • TORONTO—Get ready. We are going to be blitzed with growth summits, growth conferences, growth speeches, and growth strategies. The federal budget, enthusing that, “we

Growth is the new mantra

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 25, 2022
  • TORONTO—Get ready. We are going to be blitzed with growth summits, growth conferences, growth speeches, and growth strategies. The federal budget, enthusing that, “we
These shoes are made for walking: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, buying her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. David Crane argues that the federal government's big growth challenge will be how to reform our institutions so that we can accelerate the transition to an economy based on ideas and intangibles, which is where a new growth agenda must focus. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland’s budget bases Canada’s future heavily on attraction and retention of foreign direct investment

  • TORONTO—When members of the European Union, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced plans to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas, Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, out shopping for her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. While some foreign investment can help, it is really up to our own companies to deliver prosperity. That won’t happen if we rely on subsidizing foreign investment, without regard for Canadian enterprise benefits, and if we continue our policy that means almost all of our companies are for sale to the highest foreign bidder, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland’s budget bases Canada’s future heavily on attraction and retention of foreign direct investment

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2022
  • TORONTO—When members of the European Union, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced plans to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas, Canada’s

Freeland’s budget bases Canada’s future heavily on attraction and retention of foreign direct investment

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 18, 2022
  • TORONTO—When members of the European Union, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced plans to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas, Canada’s
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 6, 2022, out shopping for her budget-day shoes at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. While some foreign investment can help, it is really up to our own companies to deliver prosperity. That won’t happen if we rely on subsidizing foreign investment, without regard for Canadian enterprise benefits, and if we continue our policy that means almost all of our companies are for sale to the highest foreign bidder, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is at a tipping point on productivity

  • TORONTO—When will our politicians smarten up? There was Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, we are told, telling reporters after her budget speech that “talking about
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 11, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 7, 2022, at a press conference in Ottawa on budget day. Contrary to what Freeland is saying, a really smart politician would engage with all Canadians on how we build a more successful economy and society. And that means talking much more about productivity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada is at a tipping point on productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 11, 2022
  • TORONTO—When will our politicians smarten up? There was Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, we are told, telling reporters after her budget speech that “talking about

Canada is at a tipping point on productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 11, 2022
  • TORONTO—When will our politicians smarten up? There was Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, we are told, telling reporters after her budget speech that “talking about
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 7, 2022, at a press conference in Ottawa on budget day. Contrary to what Freeland is saying, a really smart politician would engage with all Canadians on how we build a more successful economy and society. And that means talking much more about productivity, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds’ zero emissions plan a good first step, but getting there will be an enormous challenge

  • TORONTO—The federal government has taken an important and necessary step in publishing its first Zero Emissions Reduction Plan, which sets out how it might
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 4, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Jan. 31, 2022, on the Hill. It is very much in the broad public interest that Canada, and the world, make the transition to a decarbonized way of life, and that we do it as rapidly as we can. But it will take hard choices, not hype, to succeed. Leadership is about hard choices, not sugar-coating the changes that must be made, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ zero emissions plan a good first step, but getting there will be an enormous challenge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 4, 2022
  • TORONTO—The federal government has taken an important and necessary step in publishing its first Zero Emissions Reduction Plan, which sets out how it might

Feds’ zero emissions plan a good first step, but getting there will be an enormous challenge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 4, 2022
  • TORONTO—The federal government has taken an important and necessary step in publishing its first Zero Emissions Reduction Plan, which sets out how it might
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured Jan. 31, 2022, on the Hill. It is very much in the broad public interest that Canada, and the world, make the transition to a decarbonized way of life, and that we do it as rapidly as we can. But it will take hard choices, not hype, to succeed. Leadership is about hard choices, not sugar-coating the changes that must be made, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After the horrors of Ukraine, Canada should aim to be a major player in helping the world meet its future food needs

  • TORONTO—The Russian invasion of Ukraine is triggering many responses in Canada, including calls for more aid to Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, accelerated welcoming
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 28, 2022
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 15, 2022, virtually addressing Canada's Parliament. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is triggering many responses in Canada, including calls for more aid to Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, accelerated welcoming of displaced Ukrainian families, dramatic new defence spending and ways for our oil industry to profit, writes David Crane. Screen capture image courtesy of CBCNN

After the horrors of Ukraine, Canada should aim to be a major player in helping the world meet its future food needs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Russian invasion of Ukraine is triggering many responses in Canada, including calls for more aid to Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, accelerated welcoming

After the horrors of Ukraine, Canada should aim to be a major player in helping the world meet its future food needs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Russian invasion of Ukraine is triggering many responses in Canada, including calls for more aid to Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, accelerated welcoming
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured March 15, 2022, virtually addressing Canada's Parliament. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is triggering many responses in Canada, including calls for more aid to Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, accelerated welcoming of displaced Ukrainian families, dramatic new defence spending and ways for our oil industry to profit, writes David Crane. Screen capture image courtesy of CBCNN

Climate change remains the most significant existential threat to human society

  • TORONTO—Canada’s oil and gas companies, along with wheat and many other commodity producers, all stand to gain from sharply rising raw material prices as
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 21, 2022
Minster of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, in Ottawa with staffers James Hutchingame, left, and Ian Cameron. Much of the focus today is on how to profit from the European and American decisions to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas. Wilkinson is hoping to pump an extra 200,000 barrels a day of high-carbon Canadian oil exports to the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate change remains the most significant existential threat to human society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada’s oil and gas companies, along with wheat and many other commodity producers, all stand to gain from sharply rising raw material prices as

Climate change remains the most significant existential threat to human society

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada’s oil and gas companies, along with wheat and many other commodity producers, all stand to gain from sharply rising raw material prices as
Minster of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, in Ottawa with staffers James Hutchingame, left, and Ian Cameron. Much of the focus today is on how to profit from the European and American decisions to wean themselves off Russian oil and gas. Wilkinson is hoping to pump an extra 200,000 barrels a day of high-carbon Canadian oil exports to the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World must resolve conflict in Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse

  • TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 14, 2022
Vladimir Putin's Eyes, art installation. Re-establishing that 'legitimacy' is the world’s biggest future challenge if we are to minimize future risks of conflict and solve global problems. This won’t be achieved as the U.S. is trying to do by dividing the world into a zero-sum competition between democracies and autocracies. It will be achieved by designing the guidelines for a workable world community. That requires a different kind of statesmanship, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Flickr

World must resolve conflict in Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once

World must resolve conflict in Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once
Vladimir Putin's Eyes, art installation. Re-establishing that 'legitimacy' is the world’s biggest future challenge if we are to minimize future risks of conflict and solve global problems. This won’t be achieved as the U.S. is trying to do by dividing the world into a zero-sum competition between democracies and autocracies. It will be achieved by designing the guidelines for a workable world community. That requires a different kind of statesmanship, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Flickr

Canada should make next-generation manufacturing a national priority, like U.S. and Germany

  • TORONTO—Without a much stronger and more innovative manufacturing industry, it’s hard to imagine a post-pandemic “Build Back Better” strategy that delivers good jobs and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 7, 2022
While next-generation manufacturing is a national priority in the United States and countries such as Germany, it so far has not been a clear priority for Canada. U.S. President Joe Biden, for example, highlighted U.S. manufacturing in his State of the Union speech last week. Germany has published its own industrial strategy, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should make next-generation manufacturing a national priority, like U.S. and Germany

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Without a much stronger and more innovative manufacturing industry, it’s hard to imagine a post-pandemic “Build Back Better” strategy that delivers good jobs and

Canada should make next-generation manufacturing a national priority, like U.S. and Germany

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Without a much stronger and more innovative manufacturing industry, it’s hard to imagine a post-pandemic “Build Back Better” strategy that delivers good jobs and
While next-generation manufacturing is a national priority in the United States and countries such as Germany, it so far has not been a clear priority for Canada. U.S. President Joe Biden, for example, highlighted U.S. manufacturing in his State of the Union speech last week. Germany has published its own industrial strategy, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada’s greater potential, bigger strengths are hydrogen and fuel cells technology

  • TORONTO—If it plays its cards right, Canada should benefit much more from pursuing an aggressive strategy for hydrogen and fuel cells than it would
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
We should do what we can to be part of the battery-powered future. But our bigger strengths and greater potential are in hydrogen and fuel cells technologies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s greater potential, bigger strengths are hydrogen and fuel cells technology

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—If it plays its cards right, Canada should benefit much more from pursuing an aggressive strategy for hydrogen and fuel cells than it would

Canada’s greater potential, bigger strengths are hydrogen and fuel cells technology

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 28, 2022
  • TORONTO—If it plays its cards right, Canada should benefit much more from pursuing an aggressive strategy for hydrogen and fuel cells than it would
We should do what we can to be part of the battery-powered future. But our bigger strengths and greater potential are in hydrogen and fuel cells technologies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Asset price inflation may pose a greater threat

  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. David Crane says the overpriced housing market and unrealistic increases in stock prices have the potential for a dangerous reckoning ahead, both for the Bank of Canada and for Freeland's forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Asset price inflation may pose a greater threat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more

Asset price inflation may pose a greater threat

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 21, 2022
  • TORONTO—While much attention is now being focused on the consumer price index and what it may mean for the economy, a perhaps much more
Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. David Crane says the overpriced housing market and unrealistic increases in stock prices have the potential for a dangerous reckoning ahead, both for the Bank of Canada and for Freeland's forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester dances on the sidewalk across from the Prime Minister’s office on Feb. 10, 2022. This crusade for freedom and freedom of choice is misdirected. Freedom of choice is not a legal right. There is no freedom of choice in many areas of our daily lives because the welfare of the community comes ahead of preferences of individuals, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the

‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the
A 'Freedom Convoy' protester dances on the sidewalk across from the Prime Minister’s office on Feb. 10, 2022. This crusade for freedom and freedom of choice is misdirected. Freedom of choice is not a legal right. There is no freedom of choice in many areas of our daily lives because the welfare of the community comes ahead of preferences of individuals, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
So what to do? The fundamental problem is that we lack the analysis that would let us do better. Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland, in her mandate letter from the prime minister, is instructed to establish a permanent Council of Economic Advisers to 'provide the government with independent advice and policy options on long-term economic growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we

Canada’s trying to become a true nation of innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 7, 2022
  • TORONTO—Canada is trying to become a true nation of innovation, as it must. Our future prosperity, including our ability to generate the taxes we
So what to do? The fundamental problem is that we lack the analysis that would let us do better. Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland, in her mandate letter from the prime minister, is instructed to establish a permanent Council of Economic Advisers to 'provide the government with independent advice and policy options on long-term economic growth,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. Champagne’s mandate letter instructs him to work with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to implement the promise with 'a uniquely Canadian approach' modelled on DARPA The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect

Champagne has to help boost Canada’s capacity for successful innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 24, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Liberals have promised a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private “bridge” to “help unleash bold, new research and ideas, protect
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2020. Champagne’s mandate letter instructs him to work with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to implement the promise with 'a uniquely Canadian approach' modelled on DARPA The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured arriving at a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Dec. 13, 2021, with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem to announce the Bank of Canada’s inflation mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of

Canada needs to raise the rate of productivity growth so there’s more to share

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 17, 2022
  • TORONTO—There is something wrong when productivity is growing but the typical worker doesn’t share in that growth. Yet that has been the experience of
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured arriving at a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Dec. 13, 2021, with Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem to announce the Bank of Canada’s inflation mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade