Opinion
Diane Francis
Diane Francis, Editor-at-Large of the Financial Post, is an entrepreneur, author, broadcaster, speaker and columnist. She became a columnist with the Financial Post in 1987, joined its Board of Directors in 1988 and became its Editor from 1991 to 1998 when the paper was bought and incorporated into the National Post. Diane has been a columnist for 25 years with the Toronto Star, Maclean's, the Southam newspaper chain and Sun newspaper chain as well as a regular broadcast commentator on business and politics.
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Diane Francis: Trump just grabbed the moral high ground with Syria strike, and a stronger negotiating position on trade
Watergate 2.0: Why Donald Trump might already be a lame duck president
Diane Francis: It’s time to clean up the so-called ‘sharing’ economy
Diane Francis: It’s time to slay those sacred cows, before the populists do it for us
Diane Francis: Trump adviser’s suggestion that the media should ‘shut up and listen’ is good advice
While Davos’ political elite frets over Donald Trump, the corporate elite looks for profit
Diane Francis: Trump poised to undo much of what Davos has tried to accomplish
Diane Francis: Bracing for the Amazon revolution — job losses and all
Diane Francis: Why Rex Tillerson will be a friend to Canada, but not necessarily to Russia
Diane Francis: With any luck, Trump election means “hola” to a revived Free Trade Agreement
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