February 26th 2022 - Politics - Globe and Mail

On climate change, are the Conservatives about to make the same mistakes again?

On climate change, are the Conservatives about to make the same mistakes again?

After the federal Conservatives lost the 2019 election, in part because of a weak climate plan, some people in the party started to think about policy shifts that could help lead to future victories. Strategist Ken Boessenkool, who had worked…

Read More...

December 14th 2021 - Archive - The Line

Boessenkool and Carroll: Quebec is imposing its own religion on the public

Boessenkool and Carroll: Quebec is imposing its own religion on the public

If you are a Muslim with a hijab, you must discard this portion of your identity and take on the identity preferred by the Quebec government. By: Ken Boessenkool and Jamie Carroll You don’t have to be a member of…

Read More...

December 11th 2021 - Archive - Globe and Mail

Opinion: Governments seem to be missing the point on Canada’s housing crisis

Opinion: Governments seem to be missing the point on Canada’s housing crisis

KEN BOESSENKOOL AND MIKE MOFFATT SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED DECEMBER 10, 2021 UPDATED DECEMBER 11, 2021 Ken Boessenkool has worked on past provincial and federal Conservative platforms, teaches at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at…

Read More...

December 3rd 2021 - Monetary Policy - Globe and Mail

Conservatives want to pin rising prices on the Trudeau government. Will Canadians be convinced?

Conservatives want to pin rising prices on the Trudeau government. Will Canadians be convinced?

MARK RENDELL PUBLISHED DECEMBER 1, 2021 Pierre Poilievre has been spoiling for a fight about inflation for the past year and a half. With the return of Parliament coinciding with the biggest surge in consumer prices in nearly two decades,…

Read More...

November 17th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: It’s time for the banana talk, Mr. Macklem

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: It’s time for the banana talk, Mr. Macklem

The Bank of Canada needs to clearly communicate to Canadians what’s happening with inflation. By: Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt Canada’s headline inflation rate (the Consumer Price Index) is bursting through the upper end of the Bank of Canada’s target…

Read More...