Canada cannot allow this rail dispute to disrupt our entire supply chain for the 9th time in 6 years. This strike will negatively impact all facets of our national economy. Senator Rob Black & I sent this letter to cabinet ministers urging swift & effective action. Senate of Canada

A rail lockout puts billions of dollars of Canadian ag exports at risk. Tell Ottawa to broker a deal and keep our grain moving by# visiting StopTheStrike.ca #StoptheLockout

I certainly hope that the Government is going to quickly recall Parliament so that back-to-work legislation can be tabled and passed. There is enormous harm that will be caused every hour of this strike… especially to families, farmers & small businesse cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

One thing I love about listening to CBC Radio One in the summertime is catching past episodes of favorite shows that I missed first time around. This morning, Paul Haavardsrud was chatting with Jim Balsillie about how Canada is not strategically positioned to capture the enormous

If we’re to succeed in our existential fight to reverse the #ClimateCrisis, we must begin to prioritize CO2 reduction AND CO2 removal. We need an all-hands-on-deck approach that catalyzes innovation and innovators as we work to find and optimize the most effective and scalable

Entrepreneurs can lead our fight to reverse the climate crisis! Watching the news lately makes it very clear that the economic, social and environmental costs of the #ClimateCrisis are increasing rapidly. Delays in climate policy action only increase the economic impacts and

…and nothing is impossible. Wow. Determination, focus, hard work and the ability to tell those who say it can’t be done to get the f#*k out of the way of those who are doing it… well, clearly anything is possible. Thank you Sheetal Devi for the inspiration you deliver.

If Canadians don’t invest in our economy, who will? The answer is, well, just about everybody else. As a result, our most promising businesses continue to leave. I don’t think we can blame those businesses — we’re better off focusing on our regulatory regimes (federal and

Canada’s deteriorating labour stability comes at a high cost. A shutdown of Air Canada’s services would be another serious blow. The federal government must act quickly to protect the public interest if the parties can’t reach a negotiated settlement. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Completely agree Kyle. Time is of the essence.

You can’t keep handing out slices of pie unless you bake more pies. That’s not what’s been happening. Our continued prosperity has been taken for granted. The result? Real GDP per capita in Canada is lower today than it was in 2014. “Without improved productivity growth, workers

At a medical appointment this morning & really troubled to see the number of #NoShows. The staff say it’s happening across the healthcare system. When so many have no family doc & limited access? Deeply troubling & incredibly disrespectful. ⁦Health & Wellness⁩ ⁦Tim Houston⁩

We are getting poorer & this puts every social program at risk. Real GDP/person in 🇨🇦 is lower than in 2014. Regardless of whether you only care about social programs or economic well being, protecting our prosperity needs to become a #1 priority rather than something we take for

I learned a ton by moderating a panel about how marketplaces are changing due to rapid advances in AI. Thanks to the Competition Bureau Canada, Robin Shaban, Ben Bergen, Prof Jennifer Quaid and Queen's University’s Prof Robert Clark for helping all of us to learn, and consider the policy implications

NEWS: The Justice Dept is overhauling its review of bank mergers, Jonathan Kanter, the agency’s top antitrust cop, tells me. Focus on branch overlap and deposits ignores the rise of fintech, private equity, etc. New rules could come as soon as tomorrow. semafor.com/article/09/16/…

I had the honour of being an election observer in polls east of Kyiv during 🇺🇦’s 1st presidential election of 2019 (the 2nd was a runoff between incumbent Poroshenko & challenger Zelenskyy). We all know who won. The first ballot was 44 names long. I never thought 🇨🇦 would exceed

Today, I had the great pleasure of engaging with Canada’s forestry leaders thanks to FPAC (this is something that I want to post on separately because there was no shortage of discussion of the enormous opportunities, and the barriers that we can and must overcome). But