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Edward Greenspon
Last published Oct. 2025 · On our record since 2007
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“The heroic 1995 efforts to wrestle federal spending down to the 13 per cent of GDP levels of the postwar boom have been relinquished as we top 16 per cent again.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: For Canada’s finances, it’s looking like 1995 all over again. How will today’s Liberals handle it?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 9, 2025
- Edward Greenspon: Mark Carney’s energy tightrope act: can he save Canada’s economy, its environment — or both?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 20, 2025
- Edward Greenspon: On his first trip as PM, Carney can help restore Canada to its rightful place: as a leader on international tradeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 17, 2025
- Opinion: Canada’s era of outright dependence on the U.S. must endOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2025
- Opinion: Canada must take control of our relationship with TrumpOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 7, 2024
- Opinion: Bretton Woods birthed a genius world economic order. That order is now under threatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 11, 2024
- Edward Greenspon: How to accelerate Canada’s clean energy transition? Treat it like health careOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 4, 2024
- Opinion: Canada needs to have a plan for the U.S., no matter who becomes president. That starts with making us matter moreOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 26, 2024
- Edward Greenspon: A courageous plan required for primary care reformOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 6, 2023
- Opinion | A courageous plan required for primary care reformOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2023
- Opinion: With demand surging, Canada must upgrade its electricity grid. Can we overcome our unique challenges to do so?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 26, 2023
- Opinion: Canada needs a massive rebuild — in infrastructure, products, people and ideasOpinion · National Post · Nov 2, 2022
- The three next steps required to preserve journalism in the digital ageOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 3, 2021
- Greenspon: A proposal to combat harms to democracy on the InternetOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 26, 2021
- Opinion: A Keystone of carbon could be our 21st-century Auto PactOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Nov 25, 2020
- Opinion: A Keystone of carbon could be our 21st-century Auto PactOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 25, 2020
- Greenspon: Good journalism in Canada has become mission-critical. Here's how to help it surviveOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2020
- Greenspon: Good journalism in Canada has become mission-critical. Here's how to help it surviveOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 5, 2020
- Journalism is in crisis — here’s how to save itOpinion · Toronto Star · May 5, 2020
- Greenspon: Good journalism in Canada has become mission-critical. Here's how to help it surviveOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2020
- As the federal election looms, these are the challenges that will shape our future | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 9, 2019
- Define journalists by what they do | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2018
- Negotiating the nuances of free speech in a world awash in hate and misinformation | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2018
- We can save democracy from destructive digital threatsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 19, 2018
- It’s time for Parliament to regulate third-party political activityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 12, 2018
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2017
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2017
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2017
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2017
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2017
- Journalism matters more than ever. We need help to save itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 12, 2017
- Our China conundrum needs a national discussionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 25, 2017
- Our China conundrum needs a national discussionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 25, 2017
- Our China conundrum needs a national discussionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 25, 2017
- ‘Fake news 2.0’: A threat to Canada’s democracy Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 28, 2017
- ‘Fake news 2.0’: A threat to Canada’s democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 27, 2017
- ‘Fake news 2.0’: A threat to Canada’s democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 27, 2017
- ‘Start the presses!’ A plan to save the news: OpinionOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 10, 2017
- ‘Start the presses!’ A plan to save the news: Opinion | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 9, 2017
- Purple is the colour of Canada's future growthOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 12, 2016
- The perks and limits of cosying up to Washington | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 9, 2016
- The roots of Rob Ford Nation's anger: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2013
- The assisted suicide debate: 'Whose body is this?': Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 14, 2013
- Canadian economy has turned into a policy-free zone: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2013
- PQ gives in to temptations of intolerance: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 26, 2013
- Lessons on democracy from Berlin’s Nazi ghosts | Toronto StarEditorial · Toronto Star · Aug 3, 2013
- Stephen Harper speech we’d like to hear: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 22, 2013
- Economy looms as 2015’s big issue: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 24, 2013
- Parliamentary press gallery has got its mojo back: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 27, 2013
- Prime Minister Harper needs to put substance into his ‘energy superpower’ boast: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 5, 2013
- Stephen Harper’s new coalition will be tested by happy warrior Justin Trudeau: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 1, 2013
- Stephen Harper’s new coalition will be tested by happy warrior Justin Trudeau: Greenspon | Toronto StarEditorial · Toronto Star · Apr 1, 2013
- Is Stephen Harper taking the “public” out of public servant? | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 24, 2013
- Washington’s Looney Tunes politics: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 4, 2013
- Bitumen bubble gives Alberta the vapours: Greenspon | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 4, 2013
- A tale of two disastersOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 24, 2011
- A tale of two disastersOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2011
- A tale of two disastersOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2011
- Greenspon: Canadians rose up against cynicism | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 1, 2011
- Greenspon: Progressive Conservatives in our future? | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 24, 2011