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Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate

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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
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Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges

Douglas Sarro, Edward J. Waitzer
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No Ivy League Here: Little Variation in Early Income for Grads 

Roger Pizarro Milian, David Walters, David Zarifa
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Let’s Get Our Existing EU Deal Up and Running Before any Membership Talk

Lawrence Herman
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Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts

Marc Desormeaux
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Revisiting Limited Liability for Corporate Leaders 

Edward J. Waitzer, Elie Waitzer
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Ignore the Noise; Here’s How to Assess the August Job Numbers

Mikal Skuterud
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?
The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
Demographics and Immigration
October 8, 2026
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?
The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
Demographics and Immigration
October 8, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Let’s Get Our Existing EU Deal Up and Running Before any Membership Talk
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
October 6, 2026
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Canada wants closer EU ties. But we already have close EU ties – and they’re a mess
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
September 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Alberta’s International Competitiveness: An Economic Perspective on the Referendum Debate 
Edy Wong
Trade and International Policy
September 16, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities
Kate Koplovich, Jeremy Kronick
Demographics and Immigration
September 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Ports Needed Fixing Long Before Trump and Export Diversification Hove into View 
Charles Lammam
Public Investments and Infrastructure
September 10, 2026
Intelligence Memos

We Should Have Pulled the Plug on CUSMA Talks Earlier 
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
August 31, 2026
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Why Canada Walked Away, And What to Consider for the Future
Steve Verheul
Trade and International Policy
August 28, 2026
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The Canada-US trade relationship has long operated on good faith. Donald Trump ended that
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
August 27, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Canada was too soft on the U.S. for too long. That was our blunder
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
August 26, 2026
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An independent Alberta would need to negotiate its trade and treaty relationships
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
August 19, 2026
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An Independent Alberta Would Face a Long and Winding Trade Road
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
August 19, 2026
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A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits
Al Mussell
Trade and International Policy
August 18, 2026
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The US Tariff Shock Exposes Canada’s Real Trade Failure 
Jerzy Konieczny
Trade and International Policy
July 30, 2026
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Canada Needs Better Ports to Reduce US Trade Reliance Amid Tariff Threats
Trade and International Policy
July 27, 2026
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Canada’s CUSMA problem is a productivity problem
Parisa Mahboubi, Tingting Zhang
Business Cycle
July 23, 2026
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Trade Diversification Ambitions Face a Container Port Reality 
Charles Lammam
Public Investments and Infrastructure
July 22, 2026
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Fortress North America is a Threat to Canada’s Sovereignty
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
July 14, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

‘Fortress North America’ is a bad idea in service of a bad deal
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
July 9, 2026
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