Entrepreneur and Former Politician, Co-author of "Trapped In The Shadow of Trump's America. And How We Escape."
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined April 2011
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Here’s your invitation to the OXA lunch on November 19th at the Westin Hotel. Ian Lee and I will discuss our book and comment on the US election and its impact on Canada. Register early. .eventbrite.com/e/an-oxa-lunc…. .
About 70% of Canadian goods exports go to one customer. That is not a partnership. It is a concentration risk we spent 60 years calling a partnership. trapped.net
Check out my latest article: British Columbia voters just proved again – The citizens are always wiser than the politicians. linkedin.com/pulse/british-c… via @LinkedIn
I am pleased to announce that our book, Trapped: In The Shadow of Trump's America, and How We Escape, is now available as an ebook on Amazon. You may purchase your copy at trapped.net. Please note that the book is available at no additional cost to KDP Select members.
ottawalife.com/article/trapp… Ottawa Life magazine just released a full review of Trapped : In The Shadow of Trump's America And How We Escape.
It was a warm and interesting interview with Stefan Keyes. Thank you to CTV.
One-on-one with former mayor Larry O’Brien ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video/2026…
In Ian Lee's and my book In our new book, Ian Lee and I do an in depth analysis of how 60 years of failed policy have created the current Canadian condition.
trapped.net
Falling productivity and a declining standard of living are the direct results of these systemic issues.
We propose a path forward through five key solutions:
1) Release our resources to world markets by building three tidewater ports and the required pipelines.
2) Cut and sunset unnecessary regulations.
3) Cease all interprovincial trade barriers and dismantle supply management systems. We can compete globally without these protections.
4) Improve healthcare by allowing provinces to introduce private sector competition for public funding without penalty. A healthy economy needs healthy people.
5) Rework equalization payments to stop rewarding economic stagnation.
It is time to start becoming competitive again.
#CanadaEconomy #canadastrong
youtube.com/watch?v=JDHDAXVN… Ian Lee and I were delighted to be interviewed on the Brian Crombie Radio Hour tonight on Sauga 960 AM. Insightful questions, some debate. Fascinating hour.
Canada’s cultural problem isn’t a lack of talent, resources, or ideas. It’s that we’ve normalized aiming for the bronze.
For decades we’ve built a system that rewards process over results, vetoes over decisions, and managed decline over ambition. Special interests block projects. Internal barriers keep us trading more with the U.S. than with ourselves. The Laurentian instinct treats Western strength as a problem to manage rather than a national advantage to use.
We celebrate “elbows up” symbolism while accepting third place as the natural outcome. Trump’s pressure didn’t invent this. It just made the cost obvious.
Going for gold means accepting conflict, speeding up approvals, tearing down internal walls, and treating prosperity as the goal instead of the risk. Bronze feels safer. It’s also how you stay trapped.net
Why Canada Answered Trump’s Tariffs as Five Countries obrienl.substack.com/p/why-c…
"Trapped in the Shadow of Trump's America" is now the #1 bestseller in the public policy category and a must-read for Canadians.
Buy at trapped.net
youtube.com/watch?v=rqOC4rXw… An interview on Bloomberg with Ian Lee and me about our book, "Trapped: In the Shadow of Trump's America, and How We Escape." Available on Kindle now and in paperback on October 7. Only on Amazon.
Check out my latest article: Finally, a Pipeline to the Pacific linkedin.com/pulse/finally-p… via @LinkedIn
Trapped: In the Shadow of Trump's America. And How We Escape. Available on Amazon Oct. 7. The last 60 years of political compromise left us vulnerable to a pivot in American trade policy. This book explains how and why. We also offer an escape plan.
obrienl.substack.com/p/trapp…
