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William Watson: A house repeatedly riven by secessionism cannot stand

Canadians must remain free to lobby for their country's dissolution, if that's what they want. How do we persuade them it really isn't?

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A sign in support of separatism sits in front of the Parlour in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, on October 19, 2026.

Opinion: Mark Carney’s climate ambitions still threaten Canada’s economy

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Gina Pappano, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

Special envoy to the United Nations for climate change Michael Bloomberg and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney (R) attend a press conference during the One Planet Summit at the Seine Musicale on the Ile Sequin on December 12 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France in 2017.

Terence Corcoran: Market freedom should be our ‘national interest’

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Terence Corcoran FP Comment

Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on during a press conference at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Oct. 22, 2026.

Opinion: The leading cause of 'heat poverty' on Canada’s reserves? Politics

Guy Lonechild and Shannon Joseph, Special to Financial Post FP Comment

Chief Christine Longjohn of Sturgeon Lake First Nation at Buckingham Palace on March 11, 2026 in London, England.

William Watson: Is an Economist cover peak Carney?

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists before chairing Liberal Party caucus meeting at West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2026.

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Opinion: Ditching ethanol mandates would be an easy trade win for Canada

Ethanol's benefit to the environment is disputed. Its benefit to U.S. corn farmers is big, costing Canadians up to $3.5 billion in imports

Ron Barmby, Special to Financial Post 2 days ago FP Comment
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Opinion: Latest changes help but project reviews need still more certainty

Project approval is still too political, too concerned with proposals' tangential rather than direct effects, and too slow to consult

Kate Koplovich, Special to Financial Post 2 days ago FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Maybe Carney really wants to take over Stelco

Could it be that Ottawa’s objective is to establish a new 'Fortress Canada' industrial sector protected against U.S. trade?

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Terence Corcoran 3 days ago FP Comment
Opinion: We need to focus on the best ways to help the poor. Climate isn’t one

Relatively inexpensive investments in public health, nutrition, cheap energy and education have much bigger payoffs in poverty reduction

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Indermit Gill and Bjorn Lomborg, Special to Financial Post 3 days ago FP Comment
Matthew Lau: We taxpayers are on the wrong side of the money flows

Too often government takes from everyone and gives, not to the poor, but to people who are already doing just fine

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Matthew Lau 4 days ago FP Comment

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Joe Oliver: Two questions Mark Carney needs to answer

Had he agreed to become Justin Trudeau's finance minister? And how does he reconcile building pipelines with a career in climate alarmism?

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Joe Oliver 4 days ago FP Comment
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Opinion: Trump’s tariffs hurt Ontario but don’t explain its economic decline

Ontario's economy was flatlining before the U.S. president began his trade war. Better policies don't require a tariff ceasefire

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Jake Fuss, Special to Financial Post 5 days ago FP Comment
Jack Mintz: We need to fix mining taxation

Our effective tax rates are competitive but our system is too complex and tilts too much toward exploration and development, not processing

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Jack M. Mintz October 16, 2026 FP Comment
Terence Corcoran: Stelco caught in an unwinnable trade war

U.S. steel CEO wants PM Carney to join ‘Fortress North America’

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Terence Corcoran October 16, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Carney should take his own no-meddling advice

Too much government involvement is bad for investment, he tells others. Well, yes, but that's true in Canada, too

William Watson October 15, 2026 FP Comment

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Opinion: Ottawa needs to stop fuelling the underground nicotine market

Treating legal nicotine products as if they were as harmful as smoked tobacco only encourages Canadians to pursue unauthorized suppliers

Jasmine Odlin, Special to Financial Post October 15, 2026 FP Comment
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Terence Corcoran: Is Carney's Canada joining the UN war on inequality?

So far, there's been no response to an invitation from UN economist Joseph Stiglitz to help lead international panel

Terence Corcoran October 14, 2026 FP Comment
Philip Cross: Governments' bigger bite out of Canadian incomes

Governments have been taking more from Canadians' income both in income taxes and social insurance 'contributions.' They need to back off

Philip Cross October 14, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: More taxes, less civilized society in both B.C. and Toronto

Voters will soon have a chance to un-do the damage wrought by NDP politicians

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Matthew Lau October 13, 2026 FP Comment
Joe Oliver: AI could help with productivity, if we let it

To keep up in the AI race, we need to expand our infrastructure fast. Do we have the will to make the policy changes that will allow that?

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Joe Oliver October 13, 2026 FP Comment

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William Watson: What Statistics Canada data said one day in October

Central planning of labour would be a disaster. Still, you wonder if we wouldn't do better with fewer lawyers and more engineers

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William Watson October 10, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: The port of Churchill needs a more modest vision

Big ambitions are not bad. But a smaller-scale vision for Churchill would be more achievable and of greater ultimate benefit

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Jackson Walling, Special to Financial Post October 10, 2026 FP Comment
Jack Mintz: Canada risks losing sight of western values

Identity politics, Marxist-driven oppression theories and antisemitism are at odds with Enlightenment principles and Canadian values

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Jack M. Mintz October 9, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: What Ottawa should give Quebec is benign neglect

More special treatment will only encourage inter-regional jealousy. Good government is what all Canadians want. Focus on giving them that

William Watson October 8, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: The new ‘mega-deduction’ changes when you pay tax, not whether to spend

Letting businesses write off the cost of investment immediately rather than gradually will bring changes. But best not exaggerate them

Daryl Ching, Special to Financial Post October 8, 2026 FP Comment

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Terence Corcoran: Join the debate — AI-faked Keynes vs. real Sam Altman

Should we be alarmed that AI 'bad things' can happen?

Terence Corcoran October 7, 2026 FP Comment
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Opinion: We need to cut red tape for charities and nonprofits, too

Businesses aren't the only victims of over-zealous oversight. Nonprofits also face unreasonable requirements that eat up time and money

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Keyli Loeppky and Alexia Riche, Special to Financial Post October 7, 2026 FP Comment
Gwyn Morgan: We’re heading toward another failed government in Ottawa

The pivot toward a declining Europe, the staggering federal deficit, the secular sag in investment: these are all bad long-term signs

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Gwyn Morgan, Special to Financial Post October 6, 2026 FP Comment
Matthew Lau: There are some cultural battles business does need to fight

As a rule, businesses should stay out of politics and stick to providing goods and services people want. Sometimes that rule has to be broken

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Matthew Lau October 6, 2026 FP Comment
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 October 3, 2026 FP Comment

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Terence Corcoran: Carney leads ‘entrepreneurial state’ takeover

The creeping rise of government control of the economy

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Terence Corcoran October 2, 2026 FP Comment
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Jack Mintz: 'Toronto the good' has become 'Toronto the mediocre'

If only the mayoralty candidates in Canada’s largest city had some innovative ideas for fixing transportation, housing and crime

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Jack M. Mintz October 2, 2026 FP Comment
William Watson: Maybe AI can help solve language stupidities

French won Quebec's language wars a long time ago. So why are we still regulating who can say how much in English at polling stations?

William Watson October 1, 2026 FP Comment
Opinion: Next B.C. government must end land-use and property-rights crisis

The province needs investment but who will provide it if ownership rights remain in judicial and legislative limbo?

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Julio Mejia and Tegan Hill , Special to Financial Post October 1, 2026 FP Comment
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 September 30, 2026 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 September 30, 2026 FP Comment
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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 September 29, 2026 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 September 29, 2026 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 September 29, 2026 FP Comment
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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