They are blowing windfalls. They are creating government agencies to subsidize favored schemes. They are concerned about infrastructure. And they shrug at Canada’s uncompetitive tax regime. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal policies, confirmed in last week’s economic update, are increasingly giving off strong Justin Trudeau vibes, as Brian Lilley discusses Ian Lee, a professor at Carleton’s Sprott School of Business, and Carlo Dade, at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. They consider how, a year after being re-elected on promises to undo the damage of Trudeau’s destructive decade and make Canada more economically resilient, the Liberals appear to have no new playbook. And they warn of more destruction, especially in the face of US trade negotiations, if the party doesn’t find it soon. (Registered on April 29, 2026.)
