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Margareta Dovgal

Publishing · On our record since 2025

Where this writer stands

Energy8 pieces

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“We shouldn't accept without scrutiny the idea that pipelines are trade concessions, rather than a safe, necessary, common and obvious form of critical infrastructure for an energy-producing nation.” Read the piece

Climate6 pieces

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“Ottawa intends to price carbon to discourage production, subsidize capture to permit production, fast-track a pipeline to move production, and suspend electricity rules to power it.” Read the piece

Federalism4 pieces

Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“To secure our sovereignty, Ottawa must pass legislation that amends the Criminal Code to ban foreign funding for third-party political advocacy at all times, not just during election campaigns.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy3 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“The smarter move would be to generate that wealth in the first place by getting government out of the way. With sound fundamentals, a competitive private sector can carry the risk and deliver wins for the public purse.” Read the piece

Trade2 pieces

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“We need a pragmatic approach that protects our economic interests without poking the U.S. president in the eye.” Read the piece

Public safety1 piece

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“The answer is not tougher policing. Police were already involved. What we actually need is upstream care that would have made the police interactions unnecessary.” Read the piece

Health1 piece

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Most crucially, we need broader structural change toward solid wraparound programs that prevent policing interactions in the first place. That means supportive housing, community treatment teams that follow patients between hospital and home, and help for families struggling to provide care.” Read the piece

Agriculture1 piece

Defend supply managementLiberalize supply management
“The supply management cartel is a different case: it is in Trump's crosshairs because it keeps American producers out. Canadians should dislike it because quotas and over-quota tariffs, defended as "food security," transfer wealth to fewer than 15,000 quota-holding dairy, poultry and egg farms, most of them in Quebec and Ontario.” Read the piece

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