2025

December 26th, 2025

In a joint Op-Ed, Ryan Manucha and Senator Deacon argue that Canada’s patchwork of provincial rules is dragging down competitiveness, and that consensus‑based industry standards are a practical tool that Canada can use to finally dismantle internal trade barriers. By updating outdated regulatory frameworks and modernizing the country’s standards institutions, they say Canada can unlock major economic gains and build a more resilient, innovation‑ready economy.

Read the article here.

June 12th, 2025

In this Op-Ed co-written with Ari Pandes (Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School Business), Senator Deacon and Mr. Pandes make the case for why years of banking and financial sector consolidation has negatively impacted Canada’s economic competitiveness. Click here to read the full opinion piece.