The David Lin Report · Thursday, September 17, 2026
There are concerns that Canadian leadership is emulating a European model of state intervention, which is argued to have a failed track record. Despite this, the government plans significant stimulus, including $7.5 billion in new aid on top of existing spending, and a $1 trillion investment in joint ventures.
“My worry is that he wants to follow the European model which has been a disaster. You know, immigration gets a lot of their headlines, but their financial, you know, big state intervention model has failed.”
“The Chancellor of Germany, uh, Friedrich Merz, I think nailed it when he says, you cannot have a monetary union without a fiscal union without a lot of problems.”
“The government's, uh, seems to want to make sure to, uh, well, they want to step in and intervene and provide, uh, new stimulus. There's $7.5 billion in new help on top of nearly $25 billion already spent since the trade fight began, or I guess reignited, shall I say, earlier in the summer.”