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1. William Watson: There’s no such thing as a free ‘saved job.’ Or is there?

   Donald Trump started off his “Thank You” tour this week in Indianapolis with a visit to that Carrier air conditioner plant that had been such a big talking and tweeting point for him during the primaries and general election because it ...

2. Trump’s NAFTA plans—what they mean for Canada

   President-elect Donald Trump’s economic plans are taking form as he chooses his cabinet and announces his agenda for his first 100 days in office. One clear message is that the United States will withdraw from the Trans-Pacific ...

3. Trump pharmaceutical policy may help raise Canadian drug prices to American levels

   A statement from Donald Trump’s health reform proposal poses a potential problem for Canadians: Remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products. Congress will need the courage ...

4. Trump at two weeks, and what he could mean for Canadian energy

   It has been two weeks since the world order (and some of my research agenda for the next four to eight years) was thrown into complete turmoil by the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. (I hope at this point ...

5. The 2016 U.S. Presidential election—who won, who lost?

   Much ink has been spilled trying to explain the surprise election of President-elect Donald Trump. This post isn’t meant to make any comment or provide analysis regarding the pros or cons of the election but rather to empirically clarify ...

6. The consequences (and benefits) of a Trump Administration for Canada

   Having defied the pollsters, political pundits and betting markets in one of the most divisive elections in recent history, Mr. Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States. Now that the dust of the campaign is ...

7. William Watson: Trimming the rigging on the American ship of state

   President-elect Donald Trump was right. The election was rigged. The candidate that got the most votes lost. As of this writing, the Associated Press reports that with 99 per cent of the vote counted Hillary Clinton has 59,814,018 votes ...

8. Putting Trump's views on Canadian health care to the test

   Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, it’s worth revisiting the evolution of his views on Canada’s health-care system. Although Mr. Trump started his campaign by stating that “[a]s far as single payer, it works in Canada,”- ...

9. Trump win puts Canadian trade policy at a crossroads

   The election victory of Donald Trump has added dramatic new uncertainty to the global trade and investment regimes coming on the heels of the Brexit vote. Canada is now caught up in the uncertainty, and uncertainty is not good for the ...

10. Trump victory checked by constraints of modern constitutional republics

    Norman Rockwell’s 1943 painting “ Freedom of Speech ” is a visual encomium to the wonders of the democratic process. At the town meeting, everyone gets a chance to speak his or her mind. The blue-collar worker who has risen to say what ...