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David Crane is an award-winning journalist with special interests in the economics of globalization, innovation, sustainable development and social equity.

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, far right, said she shares concerns about whether Mexico is 'aligned' with Canada and the U.S. on trade policy. Americans care about their country and push hard for its interests. It’s time for Canadians to feel just as strongly about our own country’s interests and future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, far right, said she shares concerns about whether Mexico is 'aligned' with Canada and the U.S. on trade policy. Americans care about their country and push hard for its interests. It’s time for Canadians to feel just as strongly about our own country’s interests and future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, far right, said she shares concerns about whether Mexico is 'aligned' with Canada and the U.S. on trade policy. Americans care about their country and push hard for its interests. It’s time for Canadians to feel just as strongly about our own country’s interests and future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.

Canada’s already afraid of big, bad America

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 18, 2024
  • The best outcome of a new Trump administration is that Canadians will wake up to take greater charge of their own future.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, far right, said she shares concerns about whether Mexico is 'aligned' with Canada and the U.S. on trade policy. Americans care about their country and push hard for its interests. It’s time for Canadians to feel just as strongly about our own country’s interests and future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Think of the next Trump term as Canada’s cold, harsh shower

  • We have to work much more seriously, and much more strategically for our own national interest. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House may be what it finally takes to shake Canada out of its complacency and too easy reliance on the U.S., for trade, finance, technology or defence, forcing our own businesses to be more innovative, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Think of the next Trump term as Canada’s cold, harsh shower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2024
  • We have to work much more seriously, and much more strategically for our own national interest. 

Think of the next Trump term as Canada’s cold, harsh shower

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 7, 2024
  • We have to work much more seriously, and much more strategically for our own national interest. 
Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House may be what it finally takes to shake Canada out of its complacency and too easy reliance on the U.S., for trade, finance, technology or defence, forcing our own businesses to be more innovative, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The transition to a new energy world will not be cheap or easy. But it will deliver great economic opportunity and a more environmentally sustainable world. We need to be part of that world, but we are not there yet, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The transition to a new energy world will not be cheap or easy. But it will deliver great economic opportunity and a more environmentally sustainable world. We need to be part of that world, but we are not there yet, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Productivity and innovation actions are a decade too late

  • If we fail to act with a sense of urgency we could end up as the poor attic of North America.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Canada needs to approach innovation and productivity from a much better base starting with a better institutional framework for policymaking and performance review, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Productivity and innovation actions are a decade too late

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2024
  • If we fail to act with a sense of urgency we could end up as the poor attic of North America.

Productivity and innovation actions are a decade too late

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 28, 2024
  • If we fail to act with a sense of urgency we could end up as the poor attic of North America.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Canada needs to approach innovation and productivity from a much better base starting with a better institutional framework for policymaking and performance review, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting Canadian entrepreneurs is critical

  • The main driver of economic growth and rising productivity is technological progress, much of which comes from ambitious entrepreneurs. Supporting them should be a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 18, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill last May, spends much of his time paying foreign multinationals to locate here and too little time helping to build Canadian successes, writes David Crane, based on Shopify president Harley Finkelstein's recent comments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting Canadian entrepreneurs is critical

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 18, 2024
  • The main driver of economic growth and rising productivity is technological progress, much of which comes from ambitious entrepreneurs. Supporting them should be a

Supporting Canadian entrepreneurs is critical

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 18, 2024
  • The main driver of economic growth and rising productivity is technological progress, much of which comes from ambitious entrepreneurs. Supporting them should be a
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill last May, spends much of his time paying foreign multinationals to locate here and too little time helping to build Canadian successes, writes David Crane, based on Shopify president Harley Finkelstein's recent comments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meeting innovation challenges critical for a better future

  • We're in the midst of a disruptive industrial revolution, facing daunting prospects if we fail to deal with climate change, and must accommodate an
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. While Canada has moved up a notch in the global innovation rankings in two key categories, we have quite disappointing outcomes, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meeting innovation challenges critical for a better future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2024
  • We're in the midst of a disruptive industrial revolution, facing daunting prospects if we fail to deal with climate change, and must accommodate an

Meeting innovation challenges critical for a better future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 14, 2024
  • We're in the midst of a disruptive industrial revolution, facing daunting prospects if we fail to deal with climate change, and must accommodate an
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 6, 2024.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. While Canada has moved up a notch in the global innovation rankings in two key categories, we have quite disappointing outcomes, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a Brit problem, it’s a Canadian problem

  • A recent British study argues that one of the top issues for U.K. innovation and industrial policy is the early sale of promising new science
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne at BIOTECanada's BIONation conference in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2024. Overall, Canada needs a new, independent, arm’s length body that can monitor how well our innovation programs are working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a Brit problem, it’s a Canadian problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2024
  • A recent British study argues that one of the top issues for U.K. innovation and industrial policy is the early sale of promising new science

It’s a Brit problem, it’s a Canadian problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 7, 2024
  • A recent British study argues that one of the top issues for U.K. innovation and industrial policy is the early sale of promising new science
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne at BIOTECanada's BIONation conference in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2024. Overall, Canada needs a new, independent, arm’s length body that can monitor how well our innovation programs are working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Standing up for cultural sovereignty requires a steel backbone

  • The U.S. streamers will do all they can to weaken and defeat the Online Streaming Act and its effort to strengthen Canadian identity.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. Canada is far from alone from wanting to create content for its own productions, stories and narratives, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Standing up for cultural sovereignty requires a steel backbone

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2024
  • The U.S. streamers will do all they can to weaken and defeat the Online Streaming Act and its effort to strengthen Canadian identity.

Standing up for cultural sovereignty requires a steel backbone

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 30, 2024
  • The U.S. streamers will do all they can to weaken and defeat the Online Streaming Act and its effort to strengthen Canadian identity.
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. Canada is far from alone from wanting to create content for its own productions, stories and narratives, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need a serious growth plan for Canada, like the EU’s

  • The European Union's recent report sets out priorities, a plan, and an estimated cost. This is what we need: something solid and serious for
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2024
Tiff Macklem
Tiff Macklem
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on the Hill on Feb. 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need a serious growth plan for Canada, like the EU’s

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2024
  • The European Union's recent report sets out priorities, a plan, and an estimated cost. This is what we need: something solid and serious for

We need a serious growth plan for Canada, like the EU’s

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 23, 2024
  • The European Union's recent report sets out priorities, a plan, and an estimated cost. This is what we need: something solid and serious for
Tiff Macklem
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on the Hill on Feb. 1, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic challenges need more than pages for next Liberal platform

  • Mark Carney’s task force may improve things at the margins, but we will need much more than a short-term project.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
Appointing Mark Carney to a Leader’s Task Force on Economic Growth smacks of desperation, with a government urgently in search of something that will keep it in power, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Economic challenges need more than pages for next Liberal platform

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
  • Mark Carney’s task force may improve things at the margins, but we will need much more than a short-term project.

Economic challenges need more than pages for next Liberal platform

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
  • Mark Carney’s task force may improve things at the margins, but we will need much more than a short-term project.
Appointing Mark Carney to a Leader’s Task Force on Economic Growth smacks of desperation, with a government urgently in search of something that will keep it in power, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’

  • On EVs, the feds ignored the process of implementing trade defensive measures, and instead adopted a secretive process to simply appropriate an arbitrary U.S.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
  • On EVs, the feds ignored the process of implementing trade defensive measures, and instead adopted a secretive process to simply appropriate an arbitrary U.S.

Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
  • On EVs, the feds ignored the process of implementing trade defensive measures, and instead adopted a secretive process to simply appropriate an arbitrary U.S.
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

  • Our government, supported by the official opposition, is doing more harm than good by ignoring due process and undermining the global rules-based system.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
  • Our government, supported by the official opposition, is doing more harm than good by ignoring due process and undermining the global rules-based system.

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
  • Our government, supported by the official opposition, is doing more harm than good by ignoring due process and undermining the global rules-based system.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation

  • Providing patient, long-term capital for our future winners is critical.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It’s vital for government to be a source of patient capital if we are to successfully grow our promising firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
  • Providing patient, long-term capital for our future winners is critical.

Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
  • Providing patient, long-term capital for our future winners is critical.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It’s vital for government to be a source of patient capital if we are to successfully grow our promising firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a new growth agenda

  • More Canadian talent will be motivated to move south unless we can do much better on innovation and productivity.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Dynamic growth should be our national priority. We know we have much talent and potential in the Canadian population for remarkable innovation, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a new growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2024
  • More Canadian talent will be motivated to move south unless we can do much better on innovation and productivity.

Canada needs a new growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 19, 2024
  • More Canadian talent will be motivated to move south unless we can do much better on innovation and productivity.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Dynamic growth should be our national priority. We know we have much talent and potential in the Canadian population for remarkable innovation, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has to focus on becoming a genuine innovation nation

  • If Canadians want a better-performing economy, then much more attention will have to be focused on innovation-driven productivity, skills training, and bringing more Canadians
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
Another Statistics Canada study published earlier this year—Canada’s Gross Domestic Product Per Capita: Perspectives on the Return to Trend—underlined that improvements in real GDP per capita can come from three sources: labour productivity, the number of hours worked, and the percentage of the population that is working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has to focus on becoming a genuine innovation nation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
  • If Canadians want a better-performing economy, then much more attention will have to be focused on innovation-driven productivity, skills training, and bringing more Canadians

Canada has to focus on becoming a genuine innovation nation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
  • If Canadians want a better-performing economy, then much more attention will have to be focused on innovation-driven productivity, skills training, and bringing more Canadians
Another Statistics Canada study published earlier this year—Canada’s Gross Domestic Product Per Capita: Perspectives on the Return to Trend—underlined that improvements in real GDP per capita can come from three sources: labour productivity, the number of hours worked, and the percentage of the population that is working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
Both the U.S. presidential contender, Donald Trump, left, and Canada’s potential new prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, have a record of downplaying the seriousness of climate change and favouring the interests of the oil and gas industry, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off
Both the U.S. presidential contender, Donald Trump, left, and Canada’s potential new prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, have a record of downplaying the seriousness of climate change and favouring the interests of the oil and gas industry, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to seize our potential now for young Canadians

  • There remain too many troubling signs that the concern is still not enough to redefine our priorities to ensure young Canadians have good cause
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
The latest Bank of Canada quarterly survey of the business outlook found that the majority of businesses are lowering planned wage increases over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to seize our potential now for young Canadians

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
  • There remain too many troubling signs that the concern is still not enough to redefine our priorities to ensure young Canadians have good cause

We need to seize our potential now for young Canadians

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
  • There remain too many troubling signs that the concern is still not enough to redefine our priorities to ensure young Canadians have good cause
The latest Bank of Canada quarterly survey of the business outlook found that the majority of businesses are lowering planned wage increases over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
Peace Towe
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
  • A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation

  • Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
  • Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic

Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
  • Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic
Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bumpy road ahead for CUSMA negotiations

  • Would it be better to have a bad deal than no deal at all? The very question would test Canadian unity.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2024
Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden. A Trump administration may be quite ready to get rid of CUSMA, while a Biden—or other Democratic—administration would nonetheless push hard for more and more concessions by Canada, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bumpy road ahead for CUSMA negotiations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2024
  • Would it be better to have a bad deal than no deal at all? The very question would test Canadian unity.

Bumpy road ahead for CUSMA negotiations

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 8, 2024
  • Would it be better to have a bad deal than no deal at all? The very question would test Canadian unity.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden. A Trump administration may be quite ready to get rid of CUSMA, while a Biden—or other Democratic—administration would nonetheless push hard for more and more concessions by Canada, writes David Crane. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
A parachuter, pictured July 1, 2022, in Ottawa. In a memorable 1999 speech, former prime minister John Turner, spoke as a Canadian patriot. 'It is our good fortune as Canadians to occupy the most beautiful land on earth.' But 'it is our good sense which has made this country one of the most free and open democracies in the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment
A parachuter, pictured July 1, 2022, in Ottawa. In a memorable 1999 speech, former prime minister John Turner, spoke as a Canadian patriot. 'It is our good fortune as Canadians to occupy the most beautiful land on earth.' But 'it is our good sense which has made this country one of the most free and open democracies in the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our political leaders are afraid to confront Canadians with the challenges we face for a better future

  • The big issues facing Canada will likely be sidelined since neither Liberals nor Conservatives want to face up to them even though this country’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Our political leaders are afraid to confront Canadians with the challenges we face for a better future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2024
  • The big issues facing Canada will likely be sidelined since neither Liberals nor Conservatives want to face up to them even though this country’s

Our political leaders are afraid to confront Canadians with the challenges we face for a better future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2024
  • The big issues facing Canada will likely be sidelined since neither Liberals nor Conservatives want to face up to them even though this country’s
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. 'The problem is that Canada is pursuing an alternative economic strategy—relying on foreign multinationals to locate here in return for massive taxpayer subsidies,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. 'The problem is that Canada is pursuing an alternative economic strategy—relying on foreign multinationals to locate here in return for massive taxpayer subsidies,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Longer-term trends on climate change are truly ominous

  • We know that life on Earth will become more difficult if we fail to act with a heightened sense of urgency,  But we also
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa on April 23, 2024. Guilbeault said in a 2023 report that 'Climate scientists are unequivocally telling us that we must drastically reduce our emissions by 2030 … if we are to leave a habitable world to our children.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Longer-term trends on climate change are truly ominous

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
  • We know that life on Earth will become more difficult if we fail to act with a heightened sense of urgency,  But we also

Longer-term trends on climate change are truly ominous

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 3, 2024
  • We know that life on Earth will become more difficult if we fail to act with a heightened sense of urgency,  But we also
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Ottawa on April 23, 2024. Guilbeault said in a 2023 report that 'Climate scientists are unequivocally telling us that we must drastically reduce our emissions by 2030 … if we are to leave a habitable world to our children.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces a dangerous tipping point on its economy

  • We are not developing the kind of industries—and hence the kind of jobs, productivity and wealth—we need to preserve, sustain and improve the kind
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 27, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on May 8, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces a dangerous tipping point on its economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 27, 2024
  • We are not developing the kind of industries—and hence the kind of jobs, productivity and wealth—we need to preserve, sustain and improve the kind

Canada faces a dangerous tipping point on its economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 27, 2024
  • We are not developing the kind of industries—and hence the kind of jobs, productivity and wealth—we need to preserve, sustain and improve the kind
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on May 8, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation will continue with or without capital gains tax hike

  • It’s unlikely that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, or any of their early-stage investors were fixated on the capital gains tax rate when
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2024
The current scare-mongering on capital gains is a needless distortion, but that doesn’t let Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, off the hook, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation will continue with or without capital gains tax hike

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2024
  • It’s unlikely that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, or any of their early-stage investors were fixated on the capital gains tax rate when

Innovation will continue with or without capital gains tax hike

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 20, 2024
  • It’s unlikely that Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, or any of their early-stage investors were fixated on the capital gains tax rate when
The current scare-mongering on capital gains is a needless distortion, but that doesn’t let Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, off the hook, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Solving the productivity puzzle is our most urgent challenge

  • Without better economic performance, we can't advance the Canadian dream of individual opportunity for advancement and an inclusive society of high-quality public services. In
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 31, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tests out an F-35 fighter jet simulator at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solving the productivity puzzle is our most urgent challenge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 31, 2023
  • Without better economic performance, we can't advance the Canadian dream of individual opportunity for advancement and an inclusive society of high-quality public services. In

Solving the productivity puzzle is our most urgent challenge

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 31, 2023
  • Without better economic performance, we can't advance the Canadian dream of individual opportunity for advancement and an inclusive society of high-quality public services. In
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tests out an F-35 fighter jet simulator at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear government: don’t be pressured by the hype from natural gas producers and pipeline owners

  • While the resource industries are naturally frustrated by the challenges of government impact assessment hearings, there is no evidence Canada is undermining the energy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 24, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. All Canadians have an interest in the setting of the national policy agenda, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear government: don’t be pressured by the hype from natural gas producers and pipeline owners

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 24, 2023
  • While the resource industries are naturally frustrated by the challenges of government impact assessment hearings, there is no evidence Canada is undermining the energy

Dear government: don’t be pressured by the hype from natural gas producers and pipeline owners

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 24, 2023
  • While the resource industries are naturally frustrated by the challenges of government impact assessment hearings, there is no evidence Canada is undermining the energy
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. All Canadians have an interest in the setting of the national policy agenda, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives should seize the policy opportunity on climate change, but will they?

  • A party committed to dismantling much of what has been put in place—rather than improving what we have—is not a party that deserves to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 10, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who is within range to become our next prime minister should Canadians decide they're done Justin Trudeau, has so far had little to say on climate change, mainly engaging in angry attacks on the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives should seize the policy opportunity on climate change, but will they?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 10, 2023
  • A party committed to dismantling much of what has been put in place—rather than improving what we have—is not a party that deserves to

Conservatives should seize the policy opportunity on climate change, but will they?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 10, 2023
  • A party committed to dismantling much of what has been put in place—rather than improving what we have—is not a party that deserves to
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who is within range to become our next prime minister should Canadians decide they're done Justin Trudeau, has so far had little to say on climate change, mainly engaging in angry attacks on the Liberal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be aspiring to be more than a branch-plant economy

  • If we want a more independent Canada, we have to build the talent, own the tech, and grow firms so wealth is created here
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 3, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured June 1, 2023, speaking at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa. Can the government focus on building a Canadian-owned and headquartered corporate community that has the scale, talent, and intellectual property to make us a serious player, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be aspiring to be more than a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 3, 2023
  • If we want a more independent Canada, we have to build the talent, own the tech, and grow firms so wealth is created here

Canada should be aspiring to be more than a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 3, 2023
  • If we want a more independent Canada, we have to build the talent, own the tech, and grow firms so wealth is created here
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured June 1, 2023, speaking at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa. Can the government focus on building a Canadian-owned and headquartered corporate community that has the scale, talent, and intellectual property to make us a serious player, asks David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Parliament matter anymore?

  • Politics is in bad shape. Without real reform, Canada will become more difficult to govern, and we'll pay the price. Is there not a
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 26, 2023
As economic commentator Martin Wolf, writes in his book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, there is an urgent need to restore a sense of citizenship: 'This is the tie that binds people together in a free and democratic society,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Parliament matter anymore?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 26, 2023
  • Politics is in bad shape. Without real reform, Canada will become more difficult to govern, and we'll pay the price. Is there not a

Does Parliament matter anymore?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 26, 2023
  • Politics is in bad shape. Without real reform, Canada will become more difficult to govern, and we'll pay the price. Is there not a
As economic commentator Martin Wolf, writes in his book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, there is an urgent need to restore a sense of citizenship: 'This is the tie that binds people together in a free and democratic society,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada better start playing the long game, now

  • We need an economic council of some of our best minds who can, with the future in mind, analyze policy issues, better frame public understanding
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 19, 2023
Even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has committed much more public funding for business investment to generate more investment, Canada may 'still lag global peers, fall behind in global competitiveness, and experience a slow erosion of living standards,' Bennett Jones' recent economic outlook warns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada better start playing the long game, now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 19, 2023
  • We need an economic council of some of our best minds who can, with the future in mind, analyze policy issues, better frame public understanding

Canada better start playing the long game, now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 19, 2023
  • We need an economic council of some of our best minds who can, with the future in mind, analyze policy issues, better frame public understanding
Even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has committed much more public funding for business investment to generate more investment, Canada may 'still lag global peers, fall behind in global competitiveness, and experience a slow erosion of living standards,' Bennett Jones' recent economic outlook warns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s not broken, but it can do much better

  • Canada needs to create an economic council that brings together our best minds in non-partisan work for a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future. Canada
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 12, 2023
Many things work well in our country, thought many setbacks and failures can also be found. It’s not that Canada is broken, but it’s that we can and must do better. The most important place to start is with our economic performance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s not broken, but it can do much better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 12, 2023
  • Canada needs to create an economic council that brings together our best minds in non-partisan work for a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future. Canada

Canada’s not broken, but it can do much better

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 12, 2023
  • Canada needs to create an economic council that brings together our best minds in non-partisan work for a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future. Canada
Many things work well in our country, thought many setbacks and failures can also be found. It’s not that Canada is broken, but it’s that we can and must do better. The most important place to start is with our economic performance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
A turbo train in original CN livery, before VIA Rail took over the passenger service, seen in Calgary in 1975. Four of our country’s major Canadian-owned and Canadian headquartered corporations today—Potash Corp., Cameco, Air Canada, and CN Rail—all originated as Crown corporations, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
A turbo train in original CN livery, before VIA Rail took over the passenger service, seen in Calgary in 1975. Four of our country’s major Canadian-owned and Canadian headquartered corporations today—Potash Corp., Cameco, Air Canada, and CN Rail—all originated as Crown corporations, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

G7 must adjust to the reality of a multipolar world

  • If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 29, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The recent G7 summit was based on the false assumption that the West, led by the U.S., can set the rules for the rest of the world, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 must adjust to the reality of a multipolar world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 29, 2023
  • If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our

G7 must adjust to the reality of a multipolar world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 29, 2023
  • If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The recent G7 summit was based on the false assumption that the West, led by the U.S., can set the rules for the rest of the world, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Copyright is king in the battle for Canadian content

  • It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
Jean Yoon, left, of 'Kim's Convenience' and Kevin Hanchard of 'Orphan Black' at a Canada Media Fund event in 2017. Canadian content rules and fiscal incentives have worked, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Copyright is king in the battle for Canadian content

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
  • It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities. 

Copyright is king in the battle for Canadian content

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
  • It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities. 
Jean Yoon, left, of 'Kim's Convenience' and Kevin Hanchard of 'Orphan Black' at a Canada Media Fund event in 2017. Canadian content rules and fiscal incentives have worked, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We say Canada is open for business, but the reality is that our country is for sale

  • The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 11, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum, introduced Bill C-34 which proposes to revise the Investment Canada Act. The House Industry Committee's study of the bill offers MPs the chance to propose broader changes to address Canada's economic security, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We say Canada is open for business, but the reality is that our country is for sale

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 11, 2023
  • The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these

We say Canada is open for business, but the reality is that our country is for sale

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 11, 2023
  • The Trudeau government is pushing for a branch-plant economy with key business decisions for our economic future made elsewhere, while the wealth generated from these
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum, introduced Bill C-34 which proposes to revise the Investment Canada Act. The House Industry Committee's study of the bill offers MPs the chance to propose broader changes to address Canada's economic security, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investment Canada not serving the country’s best interests

  • There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 8, 2023
The committee will meet to discuss amendments to the Industry Canada Act proposed by Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne aimed primarily at curtailing China's investment in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investment Canada not serving the country’s best interests

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 8, 2023
  • There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks

Investment Canada not serving the country’s best interests

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 8, 2023
  • There are two big issues here: Investment Canada's lack of transparency, and the loss of young domestic firms scooped up by foreign multinationals thanks
The committee will meet to discuss amendments to the Industry Canada Act proposed by Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne aimed primarily at curtailing China's investment in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The federal government is pursuing a role for Canada in electric vehicles, batteries and critical minerals, and is spending billions of dollars on foreign corporations in pursuit of investment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The federal government is pursuing a role for Canada in electric vehicles, batteries and critical minerals, and is spending billions of dollars on foreign corporations in pursuit of investment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian ownership is critical if we are to prosper from minerals strategy

  • Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson described critical minerals as presenting a 'generational opportunity for Canada.' But Canadian ownership will be necessary if we want to retain some of the profitable wealth from our own natural resources, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Canadian ownership is critical if we are to prosper from minerals strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2023
  • Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector

Canadian ownership is critical if we are to prosper from minerals strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2023
  • Some degree of long-term public equity may be the only answer if we want to ensure that a reasonable share of our mining sector
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson described critical minerals as presenting a 'generational opportunity for Canada.' But Canadian ownership will be necessary if we want to retain some of the profitable wealth from our own natural resources, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 24, 2023. The U.S.-led geo-economic war against China poses huge risks to the future world economy and its ability to prevent or to deal with future crises. Sadly, Canada is part of this zero-sum U.S. crusade to fragment the global system, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 24, 2023. The U.S.-led geo-economic war against China poses huge risks to the future world economy and its ability to prevent or to deal with future crises. Sadly, Canada is part of this zero-sum U.S. crusade to fragment the global system, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Budget does little to support Canada’s self-proclaimed global leadership

  • While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 10, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured, has set a diplomatic tone which seems openly hostile to a re-engagement with China and intended mainly to please the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget does little to support Canada’s self-proclaimed global leadership

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 10, 2023
  • While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we

Budget does little to support Canada’s self-proclaimed global leadership

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 10, 2023
  • While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured, has set a diplomatic tone which seems openly hostile to a re-engagement with China and intended mainly to please the U.S., writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured March 28, 2023, doing a press conference inside the budget lockup for the media. Not surprisingly, this year's federal budget fails to show how its massive new supports for corporations will improve Canada’s overall economic growth prospects, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured March 28, 2023, doing a press conference inside the budget lockup for the media. Not surprisingly, this year's federal budget fails to show how its massive new supports for corporations will improve Canada’s overall economic growth prospects, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Humanity has reached a critical moment in history

  • The latest IPCC report warns: 'In this decade, accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential to close the gap between existing adaptation
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 27, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Now comes a truly serious warning from the world’s top climate scientists that we are at a critical point where it may be impossible to avert catastrophic climate change, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Humanity has reached a critical moment in history

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 27, 2023
  • The latest IPCC report warns: 'In this decade, accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential to close the gap between existing adaptation

Humanity has reached a critical moment in history

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 27, 2023
  • The latest IPCC report warns: 'In this decade, accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential to close the gap between existing adaptation
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Now comes a truly serious warning from the world’s top climate scientists that we are at a critical point where it may be impossible to avert catastrophic climate change, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the world needs now is multilateral reform

  • Chrystia Freeland should pay attention to the warnings of Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and now Australian ambassador to the United States. 'We have
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum. In her much-publicized Washington speech on Oct. 11, 2022, she endorsed the misguided and dangerous American policy that would divide the world into competing blocs—democracies versus autocracies—as the organizing system for the future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the world needs now is multilateral reform

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
  • Chrystia Freeland should pay attention to the warnings of Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and now Australian ambassador to the United States. 'We have

What the world needs now is multilateral reform

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 20, 2023
  • Chrystia Freeland should pay attention to the warnings of Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and now Australian ambassador to the United States. 'We have
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a Hill scrum. In her much-publicized Washington speech on Oct. 11, 2022, she endorsed the misguided and dangerous American policy that would divide the world into competing blocs—democracies versus autocracies—as the organizing system for the future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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