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Opinion: Time to lower our elbows and make a deal Original
Skip to Content The delaying tactic of refusing to renegotiate CUSMA until the current American tariffs are addressed has clearly failed Mark Carney strikes a fighter's pose at a 2025 campaign rally. Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz write that it's time for Canada to get back to the table to negotiate a new trade agreement with the U.S. Canada’s “elbows-up” approach to American tariffs has been unique among market-based economies.
Opinion: 'Duty to consult' court ruling causes major uncertainty for pipelines
Janice MacKinnon is an executive fellow at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy. Photo by Gavin Young /Postmedia Network Article content An Alberta King’s bench judge’s decision that a proposed referendum question supporting separation is unconstitutional because the province had a duty to consult First Nations has implications for the referendum question and for the Alberta-Canada MOU proposing a pipeline to the Pacific Coast.
Opinion: 'Duty to consult' court ruling causes major uncertainty for pipelines
Calgary Herald | Janice MacKinnon Updated Sat, June 6, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice MacKinnon is an executive fellow at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy.
Opinion: 'Duty to consult' court ruling causes major uncertainty for pipelines
Opinion: 'Duty to consult' court ruling causes major uncertainty for pipelines Referendum ruling could impact MOU for getting oil to the Pacific coast Last updated 7 hours ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Janice MacKinnon is an executive fellow at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy.
Opinion: Ottawa's tariffs protect Ontario and slam Western Canada. Again
Sir John A.'s National Policy protected central Canada's manufacturing at the expense of western farmers. History is repeating itself Machinery and workers at Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Current discussions about tariffs focus on their use by U.S. President Donald Trump to advance American interests. But tariffs have been used in Canada since 1879 when John A.
Opinion: Ottawa needs to stop picking 'winners and losers'
Advertisement 1 We've seen this movie before: megaprojects were all the rage in the 1980s. Governments spent the 1990s cleaning up the fiscal mess Article content I was Saskatchewan’s finance minister during the fiscal crisis of the 1990s, which we successfully weathered. I think the current debate about the sustainability of Canada’s finances would benefit from some lessons from the past.
Opinion: Ottawa needs to stop picking 'winners and losers'
I was Saskatchewan’s finance minister during the fiscal crisis of the 1990s, which we successfully weathered. I think the current debate about the sustainability of Canada’s finances would benefit from some lessons from the past. First, comparisons of Canada’s current fiscal situation with the 1990s need to go beyond traditional measures like the ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP).
Opinion: Carney's emissions cap flip-flop casts doubt on his pro-growth claims
The Liberal party may have a new face but it still has the same old environmental policies Author of the article: Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz, National Post Published Mar 28, 2025 • Last updated 9 hours ago • 4 minute read A pumpjack is silhouetted by the setting sun. A proposed emissions cap on Canada's oil and gas sector will have dire consequences for the economy, warn Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz.
Opinion: Carney's emissions cap flip-flop casts doubt on his pro-growth claims
Advertisement 1 The Liberal party may have a new face but it still has the same old environmental policies • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content By Janice MacKinnon and Jack Mintz Last week, Liberal Leader Mark Carney said he wanted Canada’s oil and gas sector to be “as competitive as possible,” as opposed to having an emissions cap that would prescribe a preset limit on GHG emissions with a preset timeline.
Janice MacKinnon: Carney repackages Trudeau's climate plan, hopes we won't notice Original
Advertisement 1 They both favour economically stifling regulations • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content Mark Carney portrays himself as a political outsider and Liberal leadership candidate who represents change.
Jack Mintz and Janice MacKinnon: Alberta must assert itself over oil and gas against unilateral emissions cuts
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In Canada, both the federal and provincial governments have significant jurisdiction over climate change policy as it affects natural resources. Both levels of government share jurisdiction over the environment. The federal government has significant capacity to implement policies deemed in the national interest. And natural resources, including oil and gas, are under provincial jurisdiction.
Jack Mintz and Janice MacKinnon: Alberta must assert itself over oil and gas against unilateral emissions cuts
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In Canada, both the federal and provincial governments have significant jurisdiction over climate change policy as it affects natural resources. Both levels of government share jurisdiction over the environment. The federal government has significant capacity to implement policies deemed in the national interest. And natural resources, including oil and gas, are under provincial jurisdiction.
Opinion: Notley's otherwise worthwhile health bill is flawed by excluding private service delivery
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley recently introduced , the Public Health Care Delivery Standards Act, that contains some worthwhile initiatives, but one provision would significantly reduce available choices to reduce wait times and costs. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Opinion: Notley's otherwise worthwhile health bill is flawed by excluding private service delivery
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley recently introduced , the Public Health Care Delivery Standards Act, that contains some worthwhile initiatives, but one provision would significantly reduce available choices to reduce wait times and costs. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Opinion | The Saturday Debate: Is giving parents money the best way to fund child care?
By Janice MacKinnonContributors Alex Laurin Armine Yalnizyan Sat., Aug. 28, 2021timer7 min. read “Paying parents directly allows the government to link benefits to income so that those who struggle most to afford child care get the greatest support,” write Janice MacKinnon and Alex Laurin.
MacKinnon: In a pandemic, there are higher priorities than considering new taxes
Author of the article: Janice MacKinnon Publishing date: Feb 23, 2021 • 31 minutes ago • 3 minute read The middle of a pandemic is not the time to consider adding new taxes to the burden of Albertans, writes former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon. Postmedia file Article content The Alberta Business Council has made a convincing case for Alberta to diversify its revenue sources beyond volatile and declining resource revenues, but its recommendations raise some questions.
Opinion: Alberta can’t keep spending more than it brings in
Janice MacKinnon, a former Saskatchewan finance minister, and chair of a blue-ribbon panel announced to examine the Alberta government's financial situation. Greg Southam / 00087441A Talking about fiscal discipline is easy. Practising it can be difficult, but incredibly important to protect the future of our generation, and generations to come. When I was finance minister in Saskatchewan in the 1990s, I faced the prospect of the province going into bankruptcy.
Instead of clubbing them with carbon taxes, Ottawa might try co-operating with provinces
As we usher in 2019, four provinces — Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan — will be subject to a federal carbon tax because they lack a provincial carbon tax or a provincial cap-and-trade policy. The federal Liberal government claims that its plan to impose a carbon tax on provinces that do not price carbon is the effective way to fight climate change. It chastises non-complying provinces for being unconcerned about the environment and having no plan to reduce emissions.
Cannabis legalization. Ready or not, here it comes... - The School of Public Policy
Cannabis legalization. Ready or not, here it comes… Wednesday, November 22, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m Calgary, AB It’s not just the policy makers who are scrambling. The impact of cannabis legalization could have far-reaching impacts on policing, the economy and even corporate HR policy. The good news is that Canada is not the first jurisdiction to go through this. Colorado has years of experience, and Canada has lessons to learn.
Trudeau’s budget: Delaying decisions on Trumpian matters
Janice MacKinnon is a former Saskatchewan minister of finance and current professor of public policy at the University of Saskatchewan The 2017 federal budget is a stand-pat budget that primarily fleshes out spending announced previously; though it adds little new spending, the country’s debt increases and difficult decisions are postponed.
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