Dear senators: Maritime Union isn’t the answer; the effort required would be gargantuan and the likely results meagre at best. You have the region’s best interests at heart, so cut…
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In determining whether Ottawa should allow Chinese state-owned enterprise CNOOC Ltd. to buy Canadian energy firm Nexen Inc., much hangs on one question: Is Canada in a position of weakness…
Harper is wise to stay clear of premiers’ talks. The premiers are trying to save face by turning the PM’s absence into a “snub” that will prevent them from having…
With more than two billion more people expected to be living on Earth by 2050, more food will be eaten in the next 50 years than in the whole rest…
The U.S. fiscal cliff was designed to provoke exactly the reaction we are all having. It was to strike fear into the hearts of politicians, journalists and voters, so that they…
If you’re interested in understanding the fiscal cliff looming in the US by the end of the year you might like to look at this interview I did with CTV…
The 2012 GrowCanada Conference taking place in the nation’s capital will feature Brian as keynote speaker. Brian will participate in the conference session entitled, “Keeping Canada at the top of its…
Today at the University of Saskatchewan, Brian will discuss thought leadership in Canada as part of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy lecture series. The lecture will take place between 1 pm…
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance has invited Brian to be keynote speaker at their 2012 National Forum. At tonight’s event, he will speak to the potential the aquaculture industry has to feed…
Is Canada sending conflicting signals, claiming on the one hand we are open for business and on the other looking askance at CNOOC? We can be open for business but…