Carmichael: Carney the prime minister still manages risk like a central banker
During the Ottoman siege of Malta in 1565, the Turks tried to intimidate the badly outnumbered Knights Hospitaller…
Carmichael: Canada’s biggest companies aren’t wired for growth. That’s a problem for us all
A few of Canada’s most important companies reported second quarter earnings last week. All three—Shopify, Suncor and Canadian…
Carmichael: Canada’s culture of risk aversion has created an economic doom loop
I grew up on a farm in rural New Brunswick. I’m writing this instead of protecting potato fields…
Don’t rebuild the tariff wall. Demolish it
They have fewer procedural requirements and would apparently override the exemptions built into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that have…
Carmichael: Services are Canada’s true ace in the game of global trade
The best example of Canada’s fixed mindset is the conversation about trade. Everyone agrees that reducing our dependence…
Carmichael: The age-old trade problem Carney’s trying to solve with food
It’s the heuristic at the core of modern globalization. Classical economist David Ricardo explained his theory of comparative…
The spiking threat: Mexican cartels in Europe, Canada, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America
Dear Chairman Cornyn, Co-Chair Whitehouse, and distinguished members of the caucus, Thank you for holding this hearing entitled…
Carmichael: Canada’s wartime economic triumph can teach us something today
Thomas Edison spent the final years of his life in the weeds. Literally. The bringer of electric light…
Editorial: Ottawa’s social media bill is welcome. It won’t save us from ourselves
Read: 3 min It will be no surprise to longtime readers of Canadian Affairs that we welcome Ottawa’s…
Op-Ed: Canada must move at the pace of global business
Read: 2 min At a recent Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event, Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a…
Editorial: Canada’s extraordinary new citizenship rules
Read: 3 min There has been a flurry of stories recently about Americans seeking Canadian citizenship under new…
Op-Ed: Canada needs a national disability insurance program
Read: 3 min The federal government often says it wants to build Canada strong. But when it comes…