Ken Boessenkool

January 28th 2025 - Border - The Hub

Just how permanent will Trump’s tariffs be?

The answer to that key question will determine our strategic response As Canada prepares to respond to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, we need to pay less attention to what he says and more attention to what he does. We…

January 21st 2025 - Border - The Hub

Eliminate the GST—and other ways to respond to future Trump trade tariffs

The United States supplies half of Canada’s fruit, nuts, and vegetables. A 25 percent tariff on those imports would increase the cost of those imported fruits, nuts, and vegetables by 25 percent in less than a month (to let supply…

November 17th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

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…

November 16th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Flipping the Line: The conservative coalition constantly changes. That’s fine.

FPTP isn’t a problem. It means you can shed portions of the right furthest from, or most offensive to, the mainstream. The Line welcomes angry rebuttals and responses to our work. The best will be featured in our ongoing series,…

November 1st 2021 - Alberta - Globe and Mail

The battles have been won, and the old political axioms are dead. Carbon taxes are here to stay

KEN BOESSENKOOL AND MIKE MOFFATT SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED OCTOBER 29, 2021 After more than a decade of hard, public democratic debate between the “no carbon tax” crowd and those advocating for a “carbon tax now,” the…