Ken Boessenkool
@KenBoessenkool
Partner @ Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips Make Better Policy | Adjunct Professor @MaxBellSchool | Executive Director @cdncleangrowth | Contributor @the_lineca |
.@tylermeredith and I are excited to welcome @SPhillipsAB as our newest partner as we launch Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips. With Shannon’s expertise in public policy and leadership, we’re ready to make even better policy with bigger impact for clients. MBPolicy.com
As Premiers meet in the shadow of a trade war, even if a deal is reached with the United States, the uncertainty and unpredictability of the President require us to continue to work to build one national economy. After commitments to major nation-building projects, the next…
Opinion: The premiers’ top priority should be unlocking labour mobility for Canadian workers theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
A thoughtful read on the work still to be finished to build a truly integrated Canadian labour market by Mark Lawson and @BenWoodfinden As we head in to this week’s Council of the Fed meetings, don’t forget what the provinces still have to do #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Here’s @stephenharper after Trump threatened 25% tariffs back in February. Are we really in any different position today? Trump’s threatened actions for August 1 tell me we are. Time to get back to this view.
Canadians are keeping their elbows up. All our governments need to do the same. Don’t capitulate. Retaliate.
Canadians are keeping their elbows up. All our governments need to do the same. Don’t capitulate. Retaliate.
Tourism from Canada is down. The President’s actions and rhetoric are alienating one of our strongest allies, and our tourism-dependent businesses are suffering as a result.
Toyota is up +8% on the news of a 15% tariff. Why? It's simple. Ford, GM, Tesla, and all the other American manufacturers are going to be paying 50% more for their steel, 50% more for their copper, 25% more for their Canadian production, 25% more for their Mexican production,…
There are a lot of downsides to the Trump’s retrograde protectionism. One upside though is that it has turned the Canadian Left into neoliberal free traders. Let’s hope that it’s a durable political change and not mere affective polarization. I’m skeptical.
With August 1 looming, so important for 🇨🇦 trade negotiators to stay firm. A bad deal with Trump (including tariffs that would hit Canada harder than almost any other country) is worse than no deal at all. See our @futurework_cda report: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/07/22/a-b… #cdneon #canlab /2
A very interesting read from Jim. There has been very little quantitative analysis of the potential impact of US trade tariff threats. This paper fills in some of those data gaps - and should widely read by anyone with a stake in the Canada - US tariff negotiations. #cdnpoli
With August 1 looming, so important for 🇨🇦 trade negotiators to stay firm. A bad deal with Trump (including tariffs that would hit Canada harder than almost any other country) is worse than no deal at all. See our @futurework_cda report: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/07/22/a-b… #cdneon #canlab /2
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
Cool. Cool. Cool. Now let’s do autos, steel and aluminum, three sectors severely threatened by Trump tariffs.
Canada’s common sense coalition to expand pipeline access just got stronger! Ontario Premier Doug Ford and I are proud to welcome Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe as the newest signatory to our growing alliance. Together, we’re standing up for pipeline access across provinces to…
Mere weeks after a final amazing performance. Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces - live updates - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0q…
David Eby gets it. The world wants our - critical minerals - oil, gas and electricity - potash & ag exports - lumber - tourism $ - pension capital - AI talent And much more. We have leverage. We shouldn’t act like we can be broken by threats of annexation or imperial tarifs.
No matter what Trump’s ambassador says, Canadians aren’t “mean and nasty” for choosing to buy Canadian and travel locally. We’re taking a stand against Trump’s threats to our sovereignty and standing on our own two feet. Let's hold the line.
Finally able to announce what we've been cooking up for months. Welcome aboard, @RobBreakenridge! readtheline.ca/p/announcement…
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Conservatives calling on the government to pass a law to end the longest ballot scam. See our letter.
Excellent.
"We need to make sure we match tariff by tariff, dollar for dollar, and hit him back as hard as we possibly can," Ford says, adding he speaks only for himself and not the other provinces.
Me to @CBCNews: "When I think about the tariff impact on Stellantis, I think about Brampton assembly plant & Windsor assembly plant. The company can survive the tariff. Those plants can't. That's why it's important that we get the tariff removed." cbc.ca/news/canada/wi…
More nasty please.
Trump thinks Canadians ‘nasty’ for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze: ambassador ctvnews.ca/canada/article…
Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
POSTSCRIPT: @MissedApexF1 released a podcast of this event. In the last section on Verstappen, you’ll hear why I think he’ll become one of the greats in @Formula1. Thanks again @SpannersReady for a great event. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mis…
Attending the @MissedApexF1 event with @SpannersReady and the gang in Milton Keynes to talk all things @F1. Cool to meet them all in person after all these years!