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Senate reform by press release
An apparently hot take: constitutional reforms probably shouldn’t be announced as one of a string of press releases while on a trip out of the country?
Ok, ok, we had a whole Supreme Court reference on whether different changes to how Sena...
YOLO policymaking
Nine years ago, a giant rubber duck sailed into Toronto’s harbour.
One thing you should know about this giant rubber duck is that it was in fact very large, as far as rubber ducks go. Six stories tall, 13,600 kg.
Another thing you should...
When a tax cut isn't quite what it sounds like
Sometimes it seems like the government instinct to message track everything until it is unrecognizable in human language is an unstoppable force, like some kind of linguistic quicksand. That’s how we get press releases like “Building Canada...
Think nationally, act provincially?
When you spend a chunk of your career working on intergovernmental relations, it sticks with you longer than you might expect. Call it getting “federalism pilled.” It does not make you popular at parties, but it’s a good defence against a c...
Welcome to the casino economy
Two news stories that paint a picture about the Canadian economy in 2026.
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Wealthsimple is the second firm to get regulatory approval to offer “events contracts” (i.e., prediction markets) in Canada.
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The rate of young men calling...
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