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Swift Wisdom | April 10, 2026

Floor crossing fraudsters

Many Canadians may think that the floor-crossing bonanza in the House of Commons these days is not unusual and just…

Swift Wisdom | April 3, 2026

Canada’s woke weekend

Last weekend saw both the federal NDP leadership convention take place, and the Juno awards. It was an amazing confluence…

Swift Wisdom | March 31, 2026

Whither goest net zero?

Our current global instability, most recently driven by the Iran war and what it has done to energy markets, has…

Swift Wisdom | March 20, 2026

Housing Market Dreams Hit Reality

The Canadian housing market seems set for a sluggish year in 2026. There is certainly some stabilizing going on in…

Swift Wisdom | March 17, 2026

The New Mr. Dithers

Back in 2005, The Economist magazine dubbed then-prime minister Paul Martin “Mr. Dithers” for Martin’s indecisive leadership during his first 14 months…

Swift Wisdom | March 13, 2026

Death by Taxes

It is often said that the only sure things in life are death and taxes. In Canada currently, one of…

Swift Wisdom | March 10, 2026

Property rights and wrongs

Most Canadians are at least vaguely aware that there are some pretty big issues taking place in British Columbia right…

Swift Wisdom | March 6, 2026

PBO fiasco

For the first time in almost 20 years, Canada does not have a Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). This role was…

Swift Wisdom | March 3, 2026

The Silent Productivity Killer

A number of recent news stories, combined with some things I have heard from several business owners, has all led…

Swift Wisdom | February 24, 2026

Let’s dump dumping

Dumping has been an ongoing practice in the international trade world for some time. Dumping is simply defined as the…

Swift Wisdom | February 20, 2026

B.C.’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad budget

The B.C. NDP government was first out of the gate among provinces in announcing their 2026 budget. Unfortunately, it was…

Swift Wisdom | February 17, 2026

Climate policy SNAFU

Last week a report was published that finally admitted Canada was not on track to meet any of its many…