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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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A voter walks away from an advanced polling station located at Campbell Collegiate before the Canadian Federal Election on Monday, April 21, 2025 in Regina.

Opinion: No one can fire the CRA, and it shows

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Daryl Ching, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarter photographed in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Philip Cross: Iran shows Trump what it's like dealing with him

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Philip Cross FP Comment

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House on July 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Opinion: Ontario’s tired auto strategy doesn’t work anymore

Michael Nitefor, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

Ontario Premier Leader Doug Ford holds up a piece of sheet metal with the words 'PROTECT ONTARIO WORKERS' cut into it at AMBICO Ltd., a manufacturer in Ottawa, Ont., on Feb. 4 2025.

William Watson: A couple of things we could learn from the British

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Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he visits social care organization Jewish Care in north west London on July 29, 2026.

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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 4 days ago 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 5 days ago 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 6 days ago 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 6 days ago 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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Opinion: Thanks to Ottawa, you’ll pay for Alberta’s new pipeline

Because federal over-regulation has frightened off private investors a new pipeline will only get built if taxpayers finance it

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Julio Mejia and Elmira Aliakbari, Special to Financial Post July 22, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Canada has its own Strait of Hormuz

Anti-oil activists have periodically tried to block access to B.C ports and pipelines. Governments need to be ready for a new blockade

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Shannon Joseph, Special to Financial Post July 22, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Risk is the price of progress

People and governments need to accept that profit is the return to challenging uncertainty. Without it nothing useful would ever be done

Harry Margulies, Special to Financial Post July 21, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Why Canada Post management needs more bonuses, not fewer

For a better-performing mail service, we should stop giving management so much guaranteed compensation and put more of their pay at risk

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Matthew Lau July 21, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: TACO Trump vs. CAFE Carney — Carney Always Funds Everything

Donald Trump has TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out. An acronym to summarize Mark Carney's governing style would focus on travel and spending

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William Watson July 18, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: We need more honesty in electricity pricing

Electricity demand is set to rise over the next two decades. Marginal costs will go up and that needs to be reflected in prices

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Cole Diepold, Special to Financial Post July 18, 2026 FP Comment
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Terence Corcoran: Despite the heat, fossil fuel use keeps on growing

We learn to live with smoke and heat as economic reality overcomes alarming climate science claims

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Terence Corcoran July 17, 2026 FP Comment
Jack Mintz: How do we stop business and capital from heading south?

Continued trade uncertainty is doing our economy no favours

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Jack M. Mintz July 17, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: Higher incomes require faster economic growth

What's holding Canada back is not redistribution to the rich or profits taking up more income. The problem is slow growth

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Philip Cross July 16, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Canada's dairy sector is built on what I warn every client against

Margin-protection schemes are bad for the firms they supposedly benefit. The loss of competitive discipline is fatal

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Daryl Ching, Special to Financial Post July 16, 2026 FP Comment

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Terence Corcoran: The ’taboo’ push to make the military a growth industry

Can a new international 'defence' bank really trigger economic gains?

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Terence Corcoran July 15, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Reality check: top earners already pay the most taxes in Canada

The top 20% of income-earning families earn less than half of all income but pay almost two-thirds of all income taxes

Jake Fuss and Grady Munro, Special to Financial Post July 15, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Europhile Carney should cut licensing to European levels

The more a country requires occupational licenses, the slower it grows. Surprisingly, a new study suggests Europe outsmarts us that way

Matthew Lau July 14, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: You shouldn’t have to bet your home on your start-up

Founders of small businesses often have to mortgage everything to get the funding they need to get going. There has to be a better way

Jon Lomow, Special to Financial Post July 14, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Why we need 'Econ for MPs'

Ideas like rent control remain alarmingly popular, even among people who should know better, despite breaking the basic laws of economics

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William Watson July 11, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Bank of Canada should ignore the Fed and keep talking

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is going to be terser in discussing how it sees the economy evolving. The Bank of Canada should not do the same

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Steve Ambler and Jeremy Kronick, Special to Financial Post July 11, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Carney should be the anti-Trump and jettison Brookfield from his portfolio

Continuing connections that require the prime minister to skip policy meetings create a perceived conflict of interest

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Gina Pappano, Special to Financial Post July 10, 2026 FP Comment
Jack Mintz: Welcome to the world of creative funding for public works

A foundation to finance the renovation of 24 Sussex Drive makes sense but will trigger tax credits and may reduce gifts to other causes

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Jack M. Mintz July 10, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: A beautiful neoliberal game

No market is more global than that for soccer players and teams and yet the World Cup shows how much we all still love our countries

William Watson July 9, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Volatile rail pricing plagues Canada’s grain industry

Ottawa controls the total amount railways can earn from hauling grain but short-term rate changes cause problems during peak periods

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Mary-Jane Bennett, Special to Financial Post July 9, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: The West Coast tanker ban still defies logic

Sending a new oil pipeline to B.C.'s south coast saves Mark Carney a political fight but makes little sense economically or scientifically

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Robert Lyman, Special to Financial Post July 8, 2026 FP Comment
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Terence Corcoran: How the greens killed Canada's pipeline economy

Governments are having to buy pipelines because their own policies and their activist allies have killed the return to investing in them

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Terence Corcoran July 8, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Bill C-22 will be a hacker's dream

Law enforcement is a noble goal but requiring data companies store every Canadian's internet activity for six months invites disaster

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David Clement and Sabine Benoit, Special to Financial Post July 7, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Maybe AI can solve tax complexity

The cost of personal tax assistance keeps rising. New technology may help but only governments can fix the tax system by simplifying it

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Matthew Lau July 7, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: PMs shouldn’t be for turning — much

Keir Starmer's reputation for policy U-turns eventually did him in. But inflexibility can be harmful, too. Mark Carney should take note

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William Watson July 4, 2026 FP Comment

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