Why Confederation is both the cause of and the solution to our economic woes

Annamie Paul, the new Green Party leader, and Stephen Poloz, the former Bank of Canada governor, aren’t obvious allies in the struggle to create a resilient economy. But both have identified the biggest pain point and, therefore, an area that deserves serious attention: the Balkanization of the federation. It’s easy to sketch a path out of the COVID-19 crisis: vaccinate the majority of the population, keep as many...