Category: Business

Business

by Ian Madsen | Feb 7, 2026

Canada does not lack the tools to grow faster than the U.S. It lacks the will to use them

What looks like a far-off political mess is exposing how vulnerable Canada really is, especially on energy

For years, Canada relied on the U.S. to take its oil. Now that bet is coming back to haunt us

Canada may feel risky, but compared with other countries, it is still one of the safest places to invest and do business

Scott Moe and Danielle Smith responded very differently to Mark Carney’s trade agreement with China

A web of regulations, compliance costs, carbon pricing and interprovincial trade barriers is quietly pushing food prices higher

Trump is moving quickly to monetize Venezuelan oil, but major companies remain cautious about committing capital

Canada keeps trying to regulate its way out of a housing shortage. Argentina tried something else, and the rental market improved

Sounds reasonable until the work starts backing up

Canada ran out of options. Years of damage to farm exports made delay a luxury Canada could no longer afford

McDonald’s isn’t being generous. Cheap burgers come with consequences, especially for Canadian processors and farmers already under strain

Follow the oil and the dollar, and the logic behind U.S. actions toward Venezuela becomes clear

Saskatchewan scrapped the industrial carbon tax, but Ottawa is applying pressure to bring it back