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Author: Jim Rushton

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Let’s be pragmatic, that’s what working people do all the time

Canada is already a continental energy superpower, but it can it go global?
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Life in a federation is hard, but worth the effort

"It is intellectually dishonest not to acknowledge the shattering of investor confidence and the erosion of trust among global customers in Canada’s
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When education outcomes don’t match jobs, they alienate youth 

More than half of graduates are over-credentialed, and job vacancies in trades are at record highs.
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We need to get more out of our resources

"The challenge is not to resist efficiency, but to add manufacturing variety and expand logistics capacity. We need some imagination to appreciate
national interest projects big ideas
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Projects in the national interest should spark big ideas

From pipelines to highways to corridors, Canada needs big ideas that strengthen communities and secure working-class jobs, writes Jim Rushton.
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Nation-building takes hard work and goodwill 

Major projects in Western Canada are essential, but they require broad and genuine coalitions.
Salmon farms
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British Columbia’s salmon farmers need our support

Another case where the world needs more of what Canada has, writes Jim Rushton.
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Scarcity always results in rationing, and British Columbia’s electricity supply is running low

The province has major ambitions, but a stretched power supply will hurt ordinary people the hardest.
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How Vancouver’s economy became alienated from the rest of British Columbia

Despite diversification, British Columbia’s economy remains heavily reliant on resource industries for prosperity, with hopes of rebuilding urban-rural connections through Indigenous-led initiatives.