Macdonald-Laurier Institute Event *For full event video, click here Is the CNOOC’s bid for Nexen the thin edge of a Chinese wedge in the natural resource sector or merely a…
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In my latest column for the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and Vancouver Sun, I caution Canadian CEOs to not only have eyes for China. Full column below: CEOs only…
Americans just don’t get it when it comes to understanding deficits. And not only do they not get it, they don’t even understand what it is they don’t get. They…
My latest column in the Ottawa Citizen and Calgary Herald is on inflation and why we should care about it. Why we should worry about inflation By Brian Lee…
About this event: In the 1990s, Canada suffered from the same economic malaise that plagues the U.S. today: slow economic growth, heavy government spending and a rising national debt. Canada’s…
If the current Quebec election standings are confirmed, there is even less reason for Ottawa to regard any PQ government as anything but a weak minority with no mandate to…
September 4, 2012 – Suffering from Breakup Anxiety Syndrome due to the Quebec election? The cure is at hand: See my column for the Ottawa Citizen and Calgary Herald below. PQ governments…
July 28, 2012 – Premier Christy Clark’s recent demands to receive its “fair share” of the proceeds and improved environmental protections from the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is the latest example of…
On August 1, 2012, Brian will speak at the Merck Animal Health’s meeting in Victoria, B.C. His talk will focus on how regulation can keep pace with innovation and technology….
In today’s Ottawa Citizen, my colleague, Ken Coates, and I write an op-ed on First Nations and the future of the natural resource economy. The full op-ed is copied below: …