Canada is pricing itself out of major infrastructure projects
Canada pays two to five times more to build major infrastructure than other countries, reducing investment returns and driving private capital away
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Alberta is betting billions on an unpredictable AI future
The province is making a multibillion-dollar wager that demand for massive AI data centres will keep growing
The next oil shock could hit even harder
Oil reserves have plummeted to historic lows following recent Middle East supply shocks, leaving global crude markets dangerously exposed to new crises
Ottawa’s industrial policy comes at the Prairies’ expense
Prairie farmers are forced to foot the bill for the industrial failures in Central Canada
Iran may have won the battle over Hormuz but lost the war
The unintended consequence of Iran’s threat to the Strait of Hormuz may be the permanent erosion of its greatest strategic advantage
Canada pays a high price for not having enough pipelines
The pipeline debate has overlooked a crucial question: what does the country lose when its oil can’t reach enough buyers?
Canada can’t build prosperity on political promises
Governments can announce projects all they want. But without more workers and faster project approvals, economic growth is a pipe dream
Canada self-destructive war on success
By treating our best and brightest as liabilities, we are actively guaranteeing our own economic decline
Canada can’t trade its way back to prosperity
No trading partner can reverse years of weak productivity
Ottawa’s AI strategy is a cynical bait-and-switch
The benefits of artificial intelligence are front and centre. The risks barely make the brochure
Releasing crown land can help solve Canada’s housing crisis
A modern Homestead Act will rescue the middle class by turning Canada’s vast, empty geography into affordable communities
Canada has a way to break the oil pipeline deadlock
Micro-modular nuclear reactors could help Canada expand energy exports while reducing emissions
The Iran war may end, but rebuilding Gulf energy will take years
Markets are focused on when the war ends. They should be paying closer attention to what comes next
