54+ min ago   (749+ words) The investment tax credit program comes as Canada is entering a period of unprecedented electricity demand growth A key federal program designed to reduce carbon emissions and spur investment in clean electricity has been beset by delays, with only a…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago   (317+ words) The decline in investment wasn't even across Canada. The Trudeau government's climate policies hit energy-producing provinces harder It’s widely acknowledged that Canada’s stagnant investment performance, which began around 2014, has hurt productivity and living standards. Less discussed is the substantial disparity…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago   (376+ words) Modern politics is all about announcements and ribbon-cutting. We need a way to get people excited about ending programs that don't work “Highway robbery” isn’t actually a reference to highways being stolen. Highways are hard to steal, for obvious reasons....

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (349+ words) The pushback against the Fed chair is unwarranted as he drives much-needed reform That is the equivalent of what has happened to Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the Federal Reserve. Judging from his initial actions, he is committed to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (577+ words) Homegrown companies continue to struggle to access capital and move from research to commercialization Silicon Valley chip giant Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced on Thursday that it will buy Toronto-founded Taalas Inc. for an undisclosed price, making Taalas the latest…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (538+ words) Other sectors have outpaced the oilpatch, where employment 'remains largely unchanged' Alberta is Canada’s job creation star so far this year, but no thanks to the energy sector, says a new report from Royal Bank of Canada. The province had…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (270+ words) Bullet trains have been a big success in China, Japan and Europe. Why have they utterly failed on this continent? High-speed rail (HSR), which enables passengers to travel at 300 km/h or more over long distances, diverting demand from roads…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (520+ words) The Churchill-Roosevelt 1941 charter created the global free-trade boom that still exists Exactly 85 years ago this coming weekend, on Aug. 9, 1941 — in the thick of World War Two — British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt met secretly for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (542+ words) Karl Dhaene: Benefits of deepening trade ties extend from energy and critical minerals to technology Belgium and Canada, though separated by the Atlantic Ocean, are remarkably close. Our relationship is rooted in history, forged through the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (326+ words) Pity poor, desperate immigrants, yes, but immigration needs to be controlled. If rich countries let everyone in, everyone will show up The Daily Telegraph interviewed a 15-year-old sea-invader named Omar who had been learning English at home since the age…...