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Andrew Saxton: Trudeau’s carbon tax is all about ideology, not the climate or...
Donald Trump’s surprise election has caused pundits, media and leaders in government and industry around the world to revisit their ideas and analysis. Everyone, that is, except for Prime Minister...
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Terence Corcoran: Trudeau’s Liberals just got struck by the first shot in...
During a now-notorious town hall in Peterborough, Ont., Prime Minister Trudeau last week came face to face with an issue that could become his electoral undoing — not just in Ontario, but across all of...
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Complacency in the face of President Trump puts investors at risk
We live in interesting times, probably the most challenging that I have seen in my career as an investor and money manager. There remains much uncertainty, with the near-term future to be shaped in...
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In the Trump era, the plan for a Canadian-U.K.-Australia-New Zealand trade...
Erin O’Toole, one of the candidates for the Conservative Party leadership, has made one of the key planks of his campaign his determination to “pursue a Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand trade and...
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Donald Trump says the Republican border tax could ‘lead to a lot more’ U.S. jobs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke favourably about an export-boosting border adjustment tax proposal being pushed by Republicans in the U.S. Congress, but did not specifically...
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NAFTA will see some big changes when talks begin late in the year, says U.S....
WASHINGTON — NAFTA negotiations will probably start late this year, might take about a year, and will include serious changes that could include the addition of several entire new chapters to the...
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Cancel, not cancel, cancel, not cancel NAFTA: What’s Trump up to?
WASHINGTON — First, Donald Trump threatened to rip up NAFTA. Then he didn’t. This week he did again. Now, he’s saying he won’t. But maybe, he says, he’ll change his mind again and rip it up if he can’t...
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Matthew Lau: Ontario actually found the worst way to ‘balance’ its budget
The Ontario budget, we are told, is finally balanced. Sure, it was balanced two years later than originally planned, relies on some pretty questionable accounting, and doesn’t actually do much to solve...
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From Libertarian to Populist: Conservative leadership candidates lay down...
Most of the economic positions taken by Conservative leadership candidates won’t surprise you. Lower taxes and smaller government are popular themes. Deficits and red tape are bad, jobs and innovation...
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Why Ottawa should have red-flagged — not approved — Chinese takeover bid for...
Ottawa inked the takeover by the People’s Republic of China of a tech company called Norsat International in Vancouver. The company sells satellite-communication systems to the U.S. military and...
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Trudeau says no security risks in Chinese takeover of Canadian satellite firm
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his strongest defence yet of his government’s decision to allow a Chinese telecom giant to take over a Canadian satellite technology company. Trudeau says an...
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The Latest: Illinois governor promises tax-hike veto
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Latest on the Illinois budget stalemate (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will veto an income-tax increase that the House has approved. The House...
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The Latest: China says Arabs and Qatar should solve crisis
DOHA, Qatar — The Latest on the crisis between four major Arab nations and the tiny Persian Gulf country of Qatar (all times local): 1:20 a.m. China’s U.N. ambassador says the best way to resolve the...
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EU, Japan have ‘agreement in principle’ on free trade deal
BRUSSELS — The European Union and Japan have agreed “in principle” on a free trade deal that will affect an overwhelming majority of commerce between the two economic giants and will be officially...
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Mexico eyes NAFTA deal by end of 2017, Trump hails progress
HAMBURG — U.S. President Donald Trump hailed progress on trade after meeting his Mexican counterpart on Friday, as Mexico’s government said it expected a general agreement on reworking the North...
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Military procurement officials hopeful years of troubles finally behind them
OTTAWA — For anyone hoping the Liberal government plans to blow up Canada’s much-maligned military procurement system, Patrick Finn has some advice: Don’t hold your breath. Finn is the Defence...
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Border tax adjustment is dead, Republican negotiators say
By Ginger Gibson A Republican proposal in the House of Representatives to institute a border tax on imported items has been killed, party leaders said Thursday, saying they did so as part of a tax...
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‘Astoundingly clean’ balance sheet: Canada’s auto parts makers just keep...
TORONTO — It’s hard to be a Canadian auto-parts bull when U.S. car sales are falling, NAFTA negotiations are about to start and the loonie is rising, but there are reasons for investors to hold their...
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Do no harm in Nafta talks, Canadian businesses tell Trudeau
The Canadians with the most to lose in Nafta negotiations have a message for Justin Trudeau: Don’t let Donald Trump blow the thing apart. Key industry groups, companies and stakeholders are urging the...
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Canadian lumber producers hit by BMO downgrade as NAFTA talks loom
By Solarina Ho Shares of Canadian lumber producers slumped on Monday after BMO Capital Markets downgraded much of the sector on concerns that punitive U.S. duties, a stronger Canadian dollar and...
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