Opinion
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Political Communications In The Time of Pandemic
When crisis comes, the traditional communications tools of politics will backfire A time of crisis is no time for partisanship. It’s a fool’s errand that will only reduce one’s political capital as quickly as a compulsive gambler at the craps table. In both cases, the game is fixed. When it comes to winning, pandemics have…
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Canada Applies The Breaks On Foreign Takeovers
Canada is definitely not fully open for business “until the economy recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.” In a terse announcement in the middle of this past weekend, the Investment Review Division of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada moved to protect from foreign takeovers, businesses: “related to public health or involved in the…
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We Need To Plan For The World After COVID-19
In this thoughtful piece below, Campbell Strategies business associate, Steven Bright, urges us to start to think now about post COVID-19 economic and social reconstruction. The last time Canada faced a similar challenge and opportunity was in the aftermath of World War II. We have to think about the future before we get there and…
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Government Measures To Combat The Economic Impact Of COVID-19
Over the past 10 days federal and provincial governments and regulators have announced a dizzying array of measures to support workers and businesses. Some measures, like those introduced by the Bank of Canada and OSFI, are highly technical and designed to provide liquidity to ensure the smooth functioning of the economy. Other initiatives promise direct…
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COVID-19 & Governments – The Future of Your Business May Be at Stake
At Campbell Strategies, we are getting lots of calls from clients wanting to keep their businesses on the radar screens of government decision-makers. For them, its mission-critical. All levels of government- federal, provincial, and municipal – are dealing with COVID-19, and in real time. This makes for a dynamic decision-making environment (and not always the…
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Government Digs Deep With $82B For Individuals And Businesses
The federal government has announced the first phase of its economic support plan in response to COVID-19. $82 billion is being released to support Canadian individuals and businesses, including $27B in direct support and $55B to meet liquidity needs through tax deferrals. These measures are in addition to the liquidity support announced last week by…
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An Eventful Day In Ottawa – The Government Addresses The COVID-19 Threat
First the bad news: The Coronavirus is here and it is a significant threat to the health of Canadians. It is already having significant economic impacts reflected in unprecedented stock market gyrations. This virus has struck close to home for the Prime Minister whose wife is ill; but as Justin Trudeau noted in his mid-day…
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Throne Speech 2019: More Positioning Than Policy
The Throne Speech opens a new session of Parliament. No speech, no Session. The Throne that the Governor General “GG” (as he/she/they is known in a town full of acronyms) sits on, is not in a throne room; but in the Senate Chamber. The GG is a stand in for the Sovereign. The elected MPs…
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New Liberal Minority Cabinet Announced
The new Liberal cabinet was announced this afternoon. It is gender balanced – 18 women, 18 men – and it includes seven new faces. However, the real indication of the government’s direction and strategy for survival will be signaled by the priorities announced in the Throne Speech on December 5th. Stay tuned! Below is a…