Paul Deegan

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The next federal election needs to be about the economy, stupid

The next federal election needs to be about the economy, stupid

Federal law says there has to be an election by Oct. 20 of next year. The current level of rancour...

It’s Time for Corporate Canada to Take Action on Antisemitism

It’s Time for Corporate Canada to Take Action on Antisemitism

In a recent op ed in The Globe and Mail, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist wrote about “the...

The Geopolitical Economy: Nationalism, Populism and a New ‘Yes, We Can’

The Geopolitical Economy: Nationalism, Populism and a New ‘Yes, We Can’

The reality today is an uncomfortable mix of geopolitical turmoil, rising nationalism and rampant populism. A useful lens to try...

A Global Context for Canada’s Budget: The IMF’s ‘Policy Tests’

A Global Context for Canada’s Budget: The IMF’s ‘Policy Tests’

“Without a course correction, we are indeed heading for ‘Tepid Twenties’ – a sluggish and disappointing decade.” While International Monetary...

Dismissal of Royal Bank CFO is no run-of-the-mill firing

Dismissal of Royal Bank CFO is no run-of-the-mill firing

When corporations have bad news to deliver, they often put it out late on a Friday. Article content That’s exactly...

Budget 2024 Preview: Time for the Long View

Budget 2024 Preview: Time for the Long View

A year ago, we wrote in these pages that “The ‘new normal’ for Canada is slow economic growth.” We wish...

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

There are fewer than 300 days to the American presidential election, and Donald Trump is leading Joe Biden in almost...