Barrie McKenna is correspondent and columnist in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau. From 1997 until 2010, he covered Washington from The Globe's bureau in the U.S. capital. During his U.S. posting, he traveled widely, filing stories from more than 30 states. Mr. McKenna has also been a frequent visitor to Japan and South Korea on reporting assignments. A native Montrealer, he has degrees from McGill University (history) and Carleton University (journalism). He is also a two-time finalist for Canada's National Newspaper Award.
Turf wars shouldn’t block a national securities regulator
Even though the Supreme Court struck down the idea, a more rugged regulatory architecture is still needed
The innovation challenge – and the misallocation of capital
PM isn't happy about the return Ottawa gets on its R&D funding. But shrinking the $7-billion envelope isn’t the answer
Stalled on the road to economic recovery
While cash pours into housing despite record household debt, businesses are starved for risk capita to encourage grow and innovation
In Canada, unlike the U.S., the American dream lives on
Our southern neighbours enjoy less economic mobility, new research shows. The challenge here is not falling into the same trap
So-called tax breaks don’t shrink governments, they swell deficits
Ottawa’s policy makers should have to demonstrate whether their tax credits are actually doing any good.
Why the IRS crackdown puts Canadian banks in a tight spot
Coming U.S. hunt for tax cheats has financial institutions uneasy over the cost of implementing the new rules – as yet unreleased – and the potential ramifications
Season’s greetings strikes sour note in declining post office
Canada Post, like its peers in the U.S. and U.K., is in a downward spiral
The ghost of Nortel continues to haunt Canada's tech sector
Canada must figure out how to foster a new generation of tech pioneers, while nurturing existing firms in the sector
Canada’s big problems need more than small thinking
The Harper government has a majority in Parliament, but seems more intent on redressing the past than on tackling the future
Reluctant speculators and the myth of financial literacy
It all sounds good in theory, but in reality, only the banks benefit from this smokescreen
