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Carbon Capture and the Pipeline: Is There Less Quid in the Quid Pro Quo?

In all the hoopla around the July 2 pipeline agreement, little notice has been paid to Ottawa’s reduced demands on the Pathways project partners

14 hrs ago • Peter Nicholson

Sage Newsletter: The State is Driving the Economic Bus and will Ride Solo if Necessary

Edward Greenspon

Jul 12

38:48

Sage Podcast: NATO Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet. Nor the Woodshed. But Its Rebuild Is Picking Up Pace.

Canada's former ambassador to NATO, Kerry Buck and Senator Peter Harder join the Sage Podcast.

Jul 12

Let’s Stop Obsessing Over CUSMA

Martin Coiteux is an economist and former Quebec cabinet minister with more than 35 years of experience in government, central banking, and pension fund…

Jul 10 • Martin Coiteux

When Efficiency Eclipses Equality

Jul 8

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Guest Column: The Roots of Alberta’s 2026 Grievances Go Right Back to the 1860s

Jul 6

Sage Podcast: With a Volatile Adversary and Capricious Partner, NATO is On Course for A Different Future. But Where is it Headed Exactly?

Kerry Buck and Jody Thomas join the Sage podcast ahead of the NATO Summit.

Jul 5

48:16

Who Benefits When Alberta’s Energy Sector Expands? The Answer May Surprise You – Again

Don Wright has served at the Deputy Minister level in the Saskatchewan and British Columbia governments.

Jul 3 • Don Wright

Sage Newsletter: A Social Safety Net the (Surprising) Tommy Douglas Way

As a young reporter in the early 1980s, I interviewed Saskatchewan’s NDP Premier Allan Blakeney.

Jul 1

Sage Roundtable: Canada’s Welfare State Was Built for a World That No Longer Exists. Boomers Got the Deal — Will Anyone Else?

The Sage Roundtable asks whether Canada can still afford the social contract built in the 1960s — and whether younger generations will inherit the same…

Jul 1

Long-Term Interest Rates Flash a Big Yellow Light

Miville Tremblay has over 35 years experience in economics and finance, including at the Bank of Canada and La Caisse.

Jun 30 • Miville Tremblay

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