Getting emotional about carbon
Pierre Trudeau learned in 1972 that he could be a prophet or a politician, but he couldn't be both
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 23, 2018 January 10, 2019
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Out of chaos, a strategy
With trade deals revised, the U.S. looks determined to remake the world’s trading system to isolate China
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 9, 2018 January 10, 2019
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Tories have much to learn
Maxime Bernier's comment that his former party seems to have lost its soul has some validity
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 26, 2018 January 10, 2019
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USMCA won’t end trade spats
The negotiations that wound up on Sept. 30 are likely to be only the first in a litany of disputes with Washington
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 12, 2018 January 10, 2019
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Inviting damage to investor confidence
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- September 21, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:01
Harsh lessons for Trudeau
The Trans Mountain Pipeline decision and NAFTA negotiations may lead to major policy changes for Canada
- By: Gord McIntosh
- September 21, 2018 January 10, 2019
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Populism is nothing new
Political branding - as practised by Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán and Doug Ford - is harming democracy
- By: Gord McIntosh
- August 24, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:00
Trade, or “governtainment”
There is more than a tit-for-tat trade war going on between China and the U.S. And Canada should be paying attention
- By: Gord McIntosh
- July 27, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:00
Method to King Donald’s madness
Trump's tariffs and his personal attack on Justin Trudeau may be part of a strategic retreat from his original threat
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 22, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:00
NAFTA 2.0 won’t end trade disputes
Protectionism in the U.S. may not be as severe as it was in 1930, but it remains very much a part of that country's DNA
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 1, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:00
The brokerage business’s remarkable resilience
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- April 27, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:01
Is Big Tech getting too big?
Technology giants such as Facebook and Alphabet dominate the economy. Can limits be placed on that dominance?
- By: Gord McIntosh
- April 27, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:00
The budget deserves a closer look
Not long ago, journalists would spend a week or more parsing and analyzing the budget document
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 29, 2018 January 10, 2019
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Whither the Opposition?
The Liberals survived a terrible autumn in Parliament. Yet, they appear entrenched in power
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 1, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:03
The irony of pipeline politics
Killing the Trans Mountain pipeline puts climate change strategy in jeopardy
- By: Michael Ganley
- March 1, 2018 January 10, 2019
- 00:02
National regulator losing its lustre
Editorial