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Opinion: England’s Michaela model offers education lessons for Canada

Students at a London, U.K. school that has gone back to basics get results rivalling those of peers at England's most famous private schools

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Bacchus Barua, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

A general view of Michaela Community School on January 23, 2024 in the Brent area of London, England.

Terence Corcoran: Carney leads ‘entrepreneurial state’ takeover

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Terence Corcoran FP Comment

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media in Fort McMurray, Alta., announcing that the Pacific Link pipeline has been listed as a project of national interest on Oct. 1, 2026.

Jack Mintz: 'Toronto the good' has become 'Toronto the mediocre'

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Jack M. Mintz FP Comment

Potholes along Bloor Street West, near Royal York Road in Toronto.

William Watson: Maybe AI can help solve language stupidities

William Watson FP Comment

A bilingual election notice delivered to a home in the Lachine borough of Montreal on Sept. 29, 2026. Elections Quebec was ordered by a judge to provide them after the original cards were in French only.

Opinion: Next B.C. government must end land-use and property-rights crisis

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Julio Mejia and Tegan Hill , Special to Financial Post FP Comment

The historic British Columbia Parliament Building in Victoria with its distinctive green dome and a Canadian flag, a colorful totem pole in the foreground and manicured lawns on a cloudy day

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Terence Corcoran: Nvidia's Jensen Huang is the voice of AI reason

CEO outlines competitive reality in the midst of artificial intelligence craziness

Terence Corcoran 4 days ago FP Comment
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Joe Oliver: Canada needs to focus on its vital interests

A strong economy is Canada's biggest foreign policy need and Ottawa can pursue that goal without triggering Donald Trump

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Joe Oliver 4 days ago FP Comment
Opinion: Whoever our next BFF is, we need to open up dairy

Canadian consumers shouldn't have to accept the high prices and limited choice imposed on them by our supply-managed industries

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Aidan Wakely-Mulroney, Special to Financial Post 5 days ago FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Ontario’s fiscal news is bad all around

Yes, last year's deficit was lower than budgeted but the improvement was mainly due to luck and the budgeted deficit was too high by far

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Matthew Lau 5 days ago FP Comment
Bjorn Lomborg: The Great Barrier Reef refuses to die on schedule

Experts have been predicting its imminent demise for 20 years, but in terms of coral cover, the past five years were the best on record

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Bjorn Lomborg, Special to Financial Post 5 days ago FP Comment

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William Watson: Some points about tipping tipping-points

If we've reached the point where people want government to start regulating tipping, is there anything at all we won't ask of government?

William Watson September 26, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: UN taxes should be a step too far for Canadians

The UN's aviation and maritime agencies are about to begin overseeing emissions taxes. The cost of shipping and flying will be going up

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Brenda Shaffer, Special to Financial Post September 26, 2026 FP Comment
Jack Mintz: Higher real interest rates are very bad news

Stalled growth, higher rates and uncontrolled public debt an explosive combination

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Jack M. Mintz September 25, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Trade and patent policies cut pharma shipments to U.S.

Canadian firms to end delivery of cheaper drugs to Americans

Terence Corcoran September 25, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: The smoking endgame likely involves nicotine

Right now it's easier to buy cigarettes than non-combustible nicotine products that are much less harmful and help many smokers quit

Ian Irvine, Special to Financial Post September 24, 2026 FP Comment

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Terence Corcoran: Canada’s global ambitions are more than a little confusing

Strong at home, maybe. But not so much regarding EU, Greenland, EV policy, Mexico trade

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Terence Corcoran September 23, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: Trump says Canada has 'Big Unemployment.' The data tell a different story

Take a deeper dive into Statistics Canada's labour force survey results

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Mikal Skuterud, Special to Financial Post September 23, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: Government spending squeezes out charitable giving, and that’s bad

As government social spending rises, private giving becomes rarer. But private charities can do things governments can't

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Matthew Lau September 22, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Pro sports will save the idea of globalization

Sports fans know that winning requires competing in global talent markets. Economic success also requires competition, not protection

William Watson September 19, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: We seem to be living through an unhinged moment

The 'hinge of history' has turned into a time of craziness

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Terence Corcoran September 18, 2026 FP Comment

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Jack Mintz: The ‘mega productivity’ tax deduction — good intentions, wrong policy

A better policy would be to lower tax rates on all investments and eliminate various deductions and credits so as to broaden the tax base

Jack M. Mintz September 18, 2026 FP Comment
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William Watson: Canada truly strong would stay out of Europe

If we got all the benefits of EU membership and none of the red tape, that would be one thing. But that's not going to be the deal

William Watson September 17, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Iceland and Norway keep saying no to Europe. We should, too

Canada has no need for closer ties with the EU. Going beyond the access we have will ensnare us in Brussel's growth-killing regulatory net

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Tammy Nemeth, Special to Financial Post September 16, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Canada took itself to market before it was ready

Politics is probably the reason Ottawa didn't spend another two months preparing more persuasive data for potential foreign investors

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Daryl Ching, Special to Financial Post September 16, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: The rise of ‘national sovereignty’

New Bob Rae book champions the end of neoliberalism, free market ideas and capitalism

Terence Corcoran September 16, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Carney should scrap punitive Trudeau-era Clean Fuel Regulations

The extended tax holiday will provide some temporary relief at the pumps. But to increase long-term affordability, the CFR should go

Julio Mejia and Elmira Aliakbari, Special to Financial Post September 16, 2026 FP Comment
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Matthew Lau: To preserve rights, abolish human rights commissions

Taxpayer-funded ideological enforcement and punishment of ordinary citizens need to end

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Matthew Lau September 15, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: An elite summit won't fix Canada's economic woes

Despite what misleading headlines say, our economy continues to steadily fall behind

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Niels Veldhuis, Special to Financial Post September 15, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: Surprise! British Columbia is now a major energy player

Despite opposition from activists and governments, the province's oil and gas industry is now a key player, with more growth possible

Philip Cross September 14, 2026 FP Comment
Gwyn Morgan: Five not so easy pieces at summer’s end

Quite apart from trade and Trump, the country faces a number of serious policy problems, several caused by governments themselves

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Gwyn Morgan, Special to Financial Post September 14, 2026 FP Comment

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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 September 11, 2026 FP Comment
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Jack Mintz: Fix bad policy if Canada wants investment

Get the government out of the way rather than in way of investors

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Jack M. Mintz September 11, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Let’s not put special taxes on successful innovators

Some inventors aren't motivated by financial considerations and give their patents or profits away. The rest of us need incentives

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Walter E. Block, Special to Financial Post September 10, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: The next cargo shutdown is coming. Canada isn’t ready

Canada’s labour laws governing transportation disputes were designed decades ago. A new approach is needed

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Mary-Jane Bennett, Special to Financial Post September 10, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Anniversary of the iPhone on the road to AI

Many thought the iPhone would be a disaster. Instead, it transformed a world on its way to artificial intelligence

Terence Corcoran September 9, 2026 FP Comment

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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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Matthew Lau September 8, 2026 FP Comment
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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 September 8, 2026 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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