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Terence Corcoran: Carney issues ‘forward guidance’. So where are we going?

Carney’s 'hinge' theories drive economic policy, not a trade deal with the U.S.

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Terence Corcoran FP Comment

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about the trade dispute with the United States at the Davie Shipyard in Levis on August 24, 2026.

Jack Mintz: Fix bad policy if Canada wants investment

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Jack M. Mintz FP Comment

Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, during a news conference in Beijing, China, on Jan. 16, 2026.

Opinion: Let’s not put special taxes on successful innovators

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Walter E. Block, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

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Opinion: The next cargo shutdown is coming. Canada isn’t ready

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Mary-Jane Bennett, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

A Canadian National Railway Co. employee wears a "On Strike" sign in front of the Intermodal Terminals in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

Terence Corcoran: Anniversary of the iPhone on the road to AI

Terence Corcoran FP Comment

Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco, California on Jan. 9, 2007.

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Matthew Lau: Who protects the lowly worker? Not unions, not government

The free market, not government and unions, is what makes workers better off

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Opinion: The false green god of LEED building standards

Hitting deep green standards can be very expensive and doesn't guarantee buildings will use less energy than conventional counterparts

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Greg Wilson, Special to Financial Post 5 days ago FP Comment
William Watson: We should not sign free trade’s death warrant

It's not clear Americans favour Donald Trump's aggressive protectionism. We should hold out and wait for a new Congress to reassert itself

William Watson September 5, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Canadian financial regulators keep the bill off the books

Not balancing system safety against the anti-growth effects of tight regulation may end up giving us both less safety and less growth

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Gherardo Caracciolo, Special to Financial Post September 5, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Cost realities threaten pipelines, climate policy

From carbon capture to pipelines, the costs of control are more alarming than the climate threat

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Terence Corcoran September 4, 2026 FP Comment

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Jack Mintz: Wake up Canada! Trade diversification comes with a heavy economic cost

Seventy-three per cent of our exports went to the U.S. last year. Expect diversification to yield lost GDP and lost jobs

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Jack M. Mintz September 4, 2026 FP Comment
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William Watson: We need Amazonian productivity improvement

Lots of people don't like Jeff Bezos' company but it's a wonder of efficiency and service. The rest of the economy needs Amazonian methods

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William Watson September 3, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Where Ontarians get their undergrad degrees isn't key to early success

It does seem to influence whether they go on to do further studies but the effect on initial incomes is smaller than many people think

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Roger Pizarro Milian, David Zarifa and David Walters, Special to Financial Post September 3, 2026 FP Comment
Joe Oliver: For Carney, Trump is the gift that keeps giving

'Elbows-up' benefits the prime minister politically but getting to a deal will require compromises with a president Canadians truly dislike

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Joe Oliver September 2, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: The economics of free trade are being lost in the fog of trade war

Let the market determine the future of Canada’s auto sector

Terence Corcoran September 2, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: We need to stop resenting entrepreneurial success

The answer to Trump's tariffs isn't just less reliance on the U.S. It's also producing more things the rest of the world can't do without

Rajen Ruparell, Special to Financial Post September 2, 2026 FP Comment
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Matthew Lau: Turns out getting things’ names right isn’t that hard

Whether it's Lake Ontario, who's a woman, putting names on streets or what constitutes terrorism, it's simpler than people are making it

Matthew Lau September 1, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Anger with Trump won’t solve our economic problems

We need to begin by tearing down the economic walls between provinces. The obvious way to start is with mutual recognition of standards

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Matthew Lombardi, Special to Financial Post September 1, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: In auto trade, Mexico is the new Canada

Will Canada therefore become the new Australia and pull support for the flagging sector?

Terence Corcoran August 28, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Let's see the last draft. Inquiring voters want to know

It's best to judge the policy sausage itself, not the sausage-making. But when talks blow up we need to know what was left on the table

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William Watson August 29, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: We need to reduce wildfire fuel and zone better

Over the years, effective fire containment has caused fuel to build up in forests, while people have been building closer to wilderness

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Philip Green, Special to Financial Post August 29, 2026 FP Comment
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Jack Mintz: Are we taxing gambling too much?

The rapid growth of online betting that can lead to tax avoidance by joining international websites will pressure governments to lower rates

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Jack M. Mintz August 28, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Fact-checking the Canada-U.S. word grenades

The verbal ordnance incoming from the U.S. needs qualification. Even so, a trade war with a country 10 times our size may not be wise

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William Watson August 27, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Toronto's spiralling costs land on taxpayers

Municipal staff costs were up by double-digit percentages in 2025. No wonder Mayor Olivia Chow has been hiking property and other taxes

Matthew Lau August 27, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: The Trump-Carney trade war against market capitalism

When governments decide where and when to build and invest

Terence Corcoran August 26, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: The trade declaration Carney should make

Our best fallback from a failed U.S. trade deal is not tit-for-tat retaliation but the unilateral free trade that made Hong Kong rich

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Pierre Lemieux, Special to Financial Post August 26, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Our new 'sovereign wealth fund' isn’t what it says

Other countries' funds invest globally to diversify risk. Canada's doubles down on domestic projects using borrowed money

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Harry Margulies, Special to Financial Post August 25, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: More choice would help clean up Ontario school mess

Politicians and teachers unions are both reminding parents the public school system is a mess. Parents should insist they get more choice

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Matthew Lau August 25, 2026 FP Comment
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 August 22, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: We revived a moribund economy before. We can do it again

The good news is that slow growth is because of bad policies that can be reversed. The policy mix of the early 1990s would be a good start.

Philip Cross August 21, 2026 FP Comment

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

Corporate income taxes raise the costs of our exports but don't affect imports from other countries. Maybe we should re-think that

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Jack M. Mintz August 21, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Canada’s new green taxonomy distorts capital markets

Lenders and investors don't need official rankings of how green different companies's investments are. They need free capital markets

Tammy Nemeth, Special to Financial Post August 20, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Canada needs a new national health-care commission

Former investment executive Tony Fell launches campaign to replace silence with solutions.

Terence Corcoran August 19, 2026 FP Comment
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 August 19, 2026 FP Comment
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 August 18, 2026 FP Comment

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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 August 18, 2026 FP Comment
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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 August 18, 2026 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
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
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

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