Deloitte policy guy. Fmr Editor-in-Chief, Ottawa bureau chief The Globe and Mail. Fmr CEO Public Policy Forum. Author #shatteredmirror Double Vision #habsfan
Toronto and Ottawa, Canada
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Sage Newsletter: Alberta Has Been My Good Fortune. Let’s Make It Canada’s Good Fortune.
My small ode to Alberta
sagecanada.substack.com/p/al…
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Michael Russo: Dylan Larkin wants to come to Minnesota; as we know, the Wild want Larkin badly and still believe they have a chance to get him and are still very much motivated to get him - Worst Seats in the House (10/8)
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Major Michael Hage rumor confirmed as he prepares to join the Canadiens in Montreal. Read More | montrealhockeyfanatics.com/n… #GoHabsGo #Canadiens
Congratulations Steve and to your colleagues who made this happen. Welcome to Canada (at least policy-wise)!
"This is a big deal," said @GovPressOffice signing the historic Community NEWS Act: tax credits to news orgs to hire & retain local journalists. Most significant law to revive local news. Content-neutral, nonpartisan, digital, print, b'cast, forprofit & non, old & new. THANK YOU.
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The Habs lines at practice today:
Caufield - Suzuki - Kreider
Slafkovsky - Newhook - Demidov
Texier - Danault - Dach
Bolduc/F. Xhekaj - Evans - Anderson
Matheson - Dobson
Hutson - Carrier
Struble - A. Xhekaj
Guhle (non-contact) - Engstrom
Dobes
Montembeault
Thoughts? 🤔
Scherzer is the first Jay on the field in the 6th. Already thrown 86 pitches closing in on high for the year!
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As expected
Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les termes d’une prolongation de contrat de plusieurs saisons avec l’entraîneur-chef Martin St-Louis.
The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension with head coach Martin St-Louis.
#GoHabsGo
National unity is imperative now but a lot of people say Alberta isn't pulling its weight. Here's an idea from Alberta's past to keep oil flowing while contributing to Team Canada.
How About Alberta Keeps Exporting Its Oil, But Lends Its Windfall – Again sagecanada.substack.com/p/ho…
When Efficiency Eclipses Equality
I’m delighted John Hancock writes for Sage. He's a magnificent political-economy thinker. Here he is on the unique challenge the AI-tech economy of ideas poses - you can have growth or fairness, but both ... that's hard.
open.substack.com/pub/sageca…
Will Widespread Adoption of AI Lead to Significant Job Loss? Let’s Hope So! open.substack.com/pub/sageca…
Sage Roundtable: Is Canada Overdoing the Rupture Rhetoric: The Yays and Nays open.substack.com/pub/sageca…
Sage guest column by John Hancock: Limited Leviathans: The Paradox of Power in an Interdependent Global Economy
"America derives its power from a global system that simultaneously constrains how that power can be used." sagecanada.substack.com/p/gu…
Guest Column: Limited Leviathans: The Paradox of Power in an Interdependent Global Economy open.substack.com/pub/sageca…
Against all odds, I had nothing to do with this!
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The Sage Podcast is out: Canada Finally Hits 2%, Now Things Get Hard
Is defending the Arctic w/o the US realistic? Is NATO salvageable? Will politics deny our pilots the best plane? Will Canadians support defence spending increases all the way to 5%?
open.substack.com/pub/sageca…
Worth a listen on Carney Year 1. Sample:
Why isn't Mary Barra a spokesperson for this?
Because they're afraid to take Trump. They're all terrified of Trump.
Aren't they more terrified of their businesses going bankrupt?
Well, you would have thought so. open.substack.com/pub/sageca…