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Bjorn Lomborg: We need better fire policy, not climate sermons

Some countries are having very bad fire seasons but the world as a whole is not. In fact, 2026 may be the lowest fire season in 100 years

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Bjorn Lomborg, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

A firefighter from Alberta Wildfire douses controlled burns against wildfires near Saprae Creek south of Fort McMurray on April 24, 2025.

Philip Cross: We revived a moribund economy before. We can do it again

Philip Cross FP Comment

Dock workers load and unload shipping containers in the Port of Montreal on August 1, 2025.

Jack Mintz: The best response to tariffs is competitive tax policy

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Jack M. Mintz FP Comment

A worker displays a "Made In Canada" clothing tag for a photograph at the WS & Co. production facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, June 9, 2017

Opinion: Canada’s new green taxonomy distorts capital markets

Tammy Nemeth, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media during a press conference in Saguenay, Que., on Aug. 6, 2026.

Terence Corcoran: Canada needs a new national health-care commission

Terence Corcoran FP Comment

Attempts to solve wait times or the doctor shortage may lead to local reforms, but they will not begin to deal with the larger issue: The Canada Health Act needs to be renewed.

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Opinion: Wildfires can’t wait on climate-change policy

Blaming wildfires on climate change mainly lets politicians off the hook for not doing enough in the way of prevention and firefighting

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Andrew Roman, Special to Financial Post 5 days ago FP Comment
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Opinion: Entrepreneurs deserve greater respect and lower taxes

The good they do providing better goods and services far exceeds any effects of their philanthropy, however worthy and effective it may be

Michel Kelly-Gagnon, Special to Financial Post 6 days ago FP Comment
Matthew Lau: No data would be better than spun data

When politicians see data they can't resist trying to spin it. Numbers don't lie but the people who quote the numbers often try to

Matthew Lau 6 days ago FP Comment
Opinion: Canada's tough talk is not reality-based

We should give up on the idea of competing with the U.S. and aspire to be a country the Americans can't afford to ignore

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Harry Margulies, Special to Financial Post 6 days ago FP Comment
William Watson: 'Free' but dumb vs. freedom

As an educated population should understand, controlling prices leads to many bad outcomes. What's our excuse for not knowing that?

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William Watson August 15, 2026 FP Comment

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Terence Corcoran: Industrial strategy — a global push to crush capitalism

At September's Canada Investment Summit, corporate elites will learn how the country is ditching free market principles

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Terence Corcoran August 14, 2026 FP Comment
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Jack Mintz: Picking today's winners and tomorrow's losers

If we continue the current world trade war, we will find that, as in real war, even the winners suffer severe losses

Jack M. Mintz August 14, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Let’s make a deal

All the palliative measures Ottawa has responded to Trump's tariffs with are damaging to the economy in ways that will be hard to un-do

William Watson August 13, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Canadian families spend more on taxes than basic necessities

The rising cost of food, clothing and shelter has been the big political story this year but the cost of taxation is higher

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Grady Munro and Jake Fuss, Special to Financial Post August 13, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Oil superpowers dodge the climate change ‘crises’

As high carbon emissions continue, adapt and mitigate is the new climate change mandate

Terence Corcoran August 12, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Lenders, beware — a Kenyan court case may invalidate 'odious debts'

Loans made outside normal parliamentary channels and held offshore may soon find themselves less likely to be repaid

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Patricia Adams, Special to Financial Post August 12, 2026 FP Comment
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Philip Cross: Why tariffs haven’t reduced the U.S. trade deficit

Investment inflows have boosted both the economy and the dollar, which has encouraged imports and made balanced trade less likely

Philip Cross August 11, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Protectionists live in economic wonderland

The world is upside-down with a Republican president practicing socialism and Republican voters supporting free trade less than Democrats

Matthew Lau August 11, 2026 FP Comment
Jack Mintz: High speed derails in North America

Bullet trains have been a big success in China, Japan and Europe. Why have they utterly failed on this continent?

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Jack M. Mintz August 7, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: The old trade order isn’t dead. Let’s not kill it

The Churchill-Roosevelt 1941 charter created the global free-trade boom that still exists

Terence Corcoran August 7, 2026 FP Comment

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William Watson: Who isn’t 'far-right' about mass beach invasions?

Pity poor, desperate immigrants, yes, but immigration needs to be controlled. If rich countries let everyone in, everyone will show up

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William Watson August 6, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Who should pay for damage caused by forest fires?

Right now Ottawa steps in as a sort of insurer of last resort. We need a system that prices risks properly and takes prevention seriously

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Jimmy Lou and Joanna Klimczak, Special to Financial Post August 6, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Central bankers drop ‘Odyssean’ forward guidance

What will markets do without Odysseus to guide them?

Terence Corcoran August 5, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Don’t count daycare costs as benefits

Estimates of the benefits of public daycare are wrong to include wages paid to workers or construction costs of new facilities

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Matthew Lau August 4, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: We need to fix how we charge refugees for health care

Co-payments on essential care do bring in revenue. But cutting the time refugees spend being processed and in appeals could save much more

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Tingting Zhang, Special to Financial Post August 4, 2026 FP Comment

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William Watson: 'One fogey, one vote' is seniors’ hill to die on

Elder power may be a political problem but giving seniors only a fraction of the vote younger Canadians get is no way to try to solve it

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William Watson August 1, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: No one can fire the CRA, and it shows

A business that answered queries incorrectly, held customers' money for months and gave them a new representative every quarter would fail

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Daryl Ching, Special to Financial Post August 1, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: Iran shows Trump what it's like dealing with him

The president is learning that drafts or even deals that can be changed on a whim or after the fact aren't worth the negotiating effort

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Philip Cross July 31, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Ontario’s tired auto strategy doesn’t work anymore

As industry employment declines, shovelling money in to preserve jobs makes less and less sense. Stop the subsidies and cue the entrepreneurs

Michael Nitefor, Special to Financial Post July 31, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: A couple of things we could learn from the British

They're taking a more balanced view of the labour market and when parliamentary seats fall vacant they call their byelections very fast

William Watson July 30, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Canada's hospitals do poorly in online reviews

Only two out of 84 get four or more stars out of five. The average is just 2.88. Would you go to a restaurant with that rating?

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Colin Craig and Bacchus Barua, Special to Financial Post July 30, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Corporations renting out single-family homes? No problem

Lots of families who can't afford to buy a house might still want to live in one. Why would anyone want to make that impossible for them?

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Peter Shawn Taylor, Special to Financial Post July 29, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: We can’t diversify our trade with uncompetitive ports

The World Bank ranks ports by processing time and performance. Our biggest ports are hundreds of places from the top. We need to do better

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Gabriel Giguère, Special to Financial Post July 28, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Toronto bungles transit, now wants to sell groceries

Not-for-profit groceries won't be much cheaper even if the municipality runs stores efficiently. And who thinks it will?

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Matthew Lau July 28, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Conservatives should stay conservative

Margaret Thatcher said that on a difficult ocean voyage you need stars to steer by — and they can't be shooting stars

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William Watson July 25, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Canada needs a tax review and real reform, not tinkering

The last comprehensive look at our tax system was in the 1960s. Many small changes since then have added complexity and reduced efficiency

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Allan Lanthier, Special to Financial Post July 25, 2026 FP Comment
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Jack Mintz: Life with the U.S. ain’t easy these days

We need to lower our elbows and, as soon as possible, shake hands on whatever reasonable trade deal we can get

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Jack M. Mintz July 24, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: After Trudeau, investors' 'animal spirits' are low

Business provides the investment that brings productivity growth and higher incomes. But the past decade curbed its profit enthusiasm

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Philip Cross July 24, 2026 FP Comment
Bjorn Lomborg: Climate change isn't taking food off your table

Despite some short-term price increases food continues to be more and more plentiful. Rising CO2 levels aren't likely to change that trend

Bjorn Lomborg, Special to Financial Post July 23, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Remember, Trump too will pass

Americans still think well of Canada and future presidents aren't likely to pursue Trump’s WWE tactics: bluff, bluster, threaten and renege

William Watson July 23, 2026 FP Comment

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