Bea Vongdouangchanh

@meansandways_ca Editor-in-Chief. Sabbatical expert. Broadway enthusiast. (Red) wine & (blue) cheese lover. Leafs fan. #cdnpoli wonk.

[Matina Stevis-Gridneff @MatinaStevis]

Early 2026 take:

Between Carney's Davos speech and Heated Rivalry, Canadian soft power is at historic highs.

[Mackenzie Gray @Gray_Mackenzie]

BREAKING - The Liberals just got another floor crosser from the Conservatives, with Markham–Unionville MP Michael Ma joining the government caucus.

Statement below via the LPC #cdnpoli

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

Congrats to @JacquieLaRocque for building this amazing firm.

On my 5th anniversary at @CompassRoseGr, I wrote about how there was nowhere else I could see myself after my journalism career. It still stands today: https://t.co/12aMEekEhc

#cdnpoli #uncommoncommongood #119Forever

[Compass Rose @CompassRoseGr]

Today, Compass Rose marks a decade of finding the common good. For 10 years, we’ve helped leaders navigate Canada’s most complex policy, political and communications challenges. What started as a small team with a bold vision has grown into a public affairs firm that supports clients and organizations from every sector and region of this country.

To our clients, partners, alumni, friends and colleagues: thank you for the trust, the collaboration and the belief in what we do. This milestone belongs to all of us.
Here’s to 10 years of strategic insight and meaningful impact — and to an exciting decade ahead, powering Canada’s leaders to move forward with clarity and confidence.

Follow along for future posts as we celebrate 10 years and highlight the people and moments that have defined our journey.

#UncommonCommonGood #PublicAffairs #CdnPoli

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

Such a fun evening! Thanks Marlo Glass for the invitation and for letting me hang out with @TheHillTimes crew, like the good ol' days! So great to reconnect with friends old and new at the Press Gallery Dinner. So many laughs and great conversations.

#cdnpoli

[Compass Rose @CompassRoseGr]

Editor-in-Chief of @meansandways_ca @bea_vdc and Public Affairs Counsellor @tromito attended the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner this weekend. Always a great chance to connect with the journalists who shape Canada’s political conversation.

Supporting a strong Canadian media landscape isn’t just important for our work at Compass Rose; it’s essential for a healthy democracy.

We’re grateful for the work press gallery members do every day to inform Canadians and keep our institutions accountable. #CdnPoli #CdnMedia

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

#Budget2025 was made for Bay Street, not Main Street. The latest Means & Ways newsletter is out now, packed with news and analysis from the week that was.

Highlighted stories:
⮕ Carney bets on investors. Is it a sure thing? - A debrief of our post-budget analysis webinar
⮕ @NACOCanada CEO Claudio Rojas: A Canadian innovation pipeline is there for the building
⮕ 10 things to know about Budget 2025, by John Stackhouse
⮕ New @KenPolk11 op-ed ~ The 21st century so far: One damned thing after another
⮕ Tiff Macklem: @bankofcanada has no economic magic wand
⮕ @MarkJCarney nation-building budget misses the point on Canada’s #affordability crisis, writes @leswhittington

Read more: https://t.co/fcVSzkuZn7

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[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget “should help reset Canada’s economic course with a necessary pivot from consumption to capacity,” says Rebekah Young, Scotiabank Vice President, Head of Inclusion and Resilience Economics.

The budget Finance Minister @FP_Champagne tabled was a “credible strategy for a weaker, supply-constrained economy — but delivery is everything and execution risks loom large,” she said.

Read more, including reaction from Derek Holt, @CdnChamberofCom President Candace Laing, Matthew Holmes, Kim G C Moody, Randall Bartlett.

⮕ https://t.co/q7PA5f67KQ

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics

[CPAC @CPAC_TV]

LIVE: Chris d’Entremont comments on his decision to join the Liberal caucus
➡️https://t.co/3im3AM4xOc

EN DIRECT : Chris d’Entremont explique sa décision de rejoindre le groupe parlementaire libéral
➡️https://t.co/lpFqWhoAp8

#cdnpoli | #polcan

[The Hill Times @TheHillTimes]

Photos from budget day

https://t.co/YmZ0a7IA36

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

@FP_Champagne "We will double the pace of housing construction over the next decade while creating a new industry using Canadian technology, Canadian workers, and Canadian lumber."

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

Finance Minister @FP_Champagne delivering #Budget2025 now. Deficit is forecasted to be $65.4 billion.

#cdnpoli #cdnecon

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

"With this plan, in five years, we will see one trillion dollars in total investments in this country," @FP_Champagne says.

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

Happy #Budget2025 day! #cdnpoli

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

The government will table its first budget tomorrow. Join Means & Ways for an exclusive post-budget webinar that cuts through the headlines to uncover what the numbers really mean for business, Canadians and the broader economy.

Join us online Nov. 6 from 8-9 a.m.

Register today: https://t.co/iPl5sDKKWG

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics #Budget2025

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget will take a long-term view of the economy, says Scotiabank’s Rebekah Young, who doesn’t believe the opposition parties will defeat the government.

Young said the budget’s success will hinge on Canada’s ability to shift from short-term consumption toward sustainable growth. “Canada’s model of ever-rising current consumption is unsustainable, especially under a new global regime increasingly dictated by U.S. policy,” she said.
“Simply priming near-term demand without fixing structural issues would leave Canada looking more like its low-growth European peers,” she said. “On the other hand, across-the-board austerity would weaken the country now and leave it less prepared for whatever is coming.”

Read more: https://t.co/OH3WfQcBTs

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics #Budget2025

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

The latest newsletter is out now! It's a meaty one, featuring the following stories:

⮕ A high bar and higher stakes for Carney’s first budget
⮕ AI & The Economy Series: ‘Mass theft’ of copyrighted songs by AI companies poses economic risks: music executives
⮕ AI & The Economy Series: Clara Silcoff writes about a rural lens being needed on Canada's AI ambitions
⮕ ‘Canada’s #productivity performance has deteriorated’: Deloitte’s Dawn Desjardins
⮕ Ottawa has to stop dancing to Trump’s forestry tune, says Hon. Lisa Raitt at the Forest Products Association of Canada policy conference
⮕ Canada ‘has to lose in this conflict,’ The Atlantic's @davidfrum says, urges Canada to avoid retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
⮕ For @PierrePoilievre annoying polite opinion is the point: @KenPolk11

Read more: https://t.co/njFBQSO7uG

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics

[Bea Vongdouangchanh @bea_vdc]

@meansandways_ca is hosting a #Budget2025 analysis webinar on Nov. 6! Register now to hear from these very smart people!

➤ https://t.co/ac8ZTbtzff

#cdnpoli #cdnecon

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

Excited to announce our #Budget2025 analysis panel. Join us online on Nov. 6 from 8 - 9 a.m. to hear from:

⮕ @MarciSurkes, Managing Director, @CompassRoseGr

⮕ Kevin Page, President & CEO, @IFSD_IFPD

⮕ @jenangelns, CEO, Evergreen Canada

⮕ Moderated by @LucyvanOlden

On Nov. 4, @MarkJCarney’s government will deliver its first budget — a defining moment for Canada’s economic direction amidst a backdrop of a trade war and geopolitical tensions.

Join Means & Ways for an exclusive post-budget webinar that cuts through the headlines to uncover what the numbers really mean for business, Canadians and the broader economy. Our expert panel will analyze the government's decisions and provide insights on the impacts, challenges and opportunities for the Canadian economy, businesses and Canadians.

Register today! ⮕ https://t.co/iPl5sDLiMe

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics

[Means & Ways @meansandways_ca]

Canada is making a bold bet on artificial intelligence to jumpstart its stalled #productivity — pouring billions into a new national strategy it says could be as transformative as railroads or the printing press. With studies projecting multi-billion-dollar payoffs, the stakes for Canada’s economic future have never been higher, writes @bea_vdc.

Every dollar companies invest in generative AI returns $3.70, according to a 2024 International Data Corporation study commissioned by Microsoft. Widespread AI adoption could raise Canada’s real #GDP by between 5 & 8% over the next decade, equivalent to annual productivity growth of 0.3 to 0.7%, Deloitte estimates.

How do we seize the moment? Canada’s AI strategy must account for the nuances of different industries and investment stages, a process that requires detailed, often overlooked work, said Mark Schaan, Deputy Minister to AI Minister @EvanLSolomon.

“It’s highly, highly unsexy work, but it’s actually super important across all of the verticals of an AI adoption or AI strategy for a country,” Schaan said during a Canada 2020 panel.

Read the first in the AI & The Economy series and comment below with your ideas on how AI can help solve Canada's productivity issues:
https://t.co/9EHtRTauX7

#cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics