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Thomas Courchene in a suit standing for a portrait.

Tom Courchene showed how economists can shape public policy

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

An abstract illustration with drawings evoking thought, networks, sharing, etc.

Innovation sovereignty needs ecosystems, not isolation

A wind turbine next to a coal-fired power plant with smokestacks belching smoke and power lines in the background.

Two uncomfortable climate truths

A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

Man lying in hammock.

Canada’s “comfort trap” is stalling long-term economic growth

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Traditional African mutual aid and savings systems deserve recognition in Canada

A woman working on an aircraft engine.

The missing work of co-ordination in Canada’s skills ecosystem

How economic principles help shape cannabis taxation

A“don’t-do” list for Trudeau on climate and energy

Unresolved issues for cannabis excise duties

Don’t overlook product substitution when taxing cannabis

La logique financière imposera sa loi au marché du cannabis

Perspectives économiques de la légalisation du cannabis

Which provinces will get cannabis retail sales right?

Positioning Alberta as Canada’s cannabis leader

Divvying up government cannabis revenues will be tricky

Will medical cannabis undercut the recreational market?

Deploying capital wisely in the cannabis craze

Cannabis as a catalyst for Indigenous governance

Pulling levers to mitigate health costs of cannabis

The ramp off Canada’s road to trade hell

Canada must guard against unrestricted drug exports to the US

What ride-sharing means for Canada’s cities

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