August 14, 2019
The Confederation of Tomorrow
When it comes to how Canadians feel about federalism, it turns out there aren’t easy answers. Some provinces and territories are feeling shortchanged while their neighbours are satisfied; our...
August 14, 2019
The need for Canadian (business) diplomacy
Canadian businesses of all sizes feel the impacts of global standards, directly or indirectly. These standards affect Canadian companies because they either form the basis for our domestic laws...
August 13, 2019
Parliamentary renovations need real public engagement
The UK’s Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, are in dire need of refurbishment. The palace is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and...
August 13, 2019
Decades later, abortions in Canada are still hard to get
When several American states established some of the most restrictive abortion laws since Roe v. Wade this spring, waves of Canadian millennials took to the web. They not only...
August 12, 2019
Protecting public health should drive climate policy
Every day there are thousands of Canadians who are suffering as a direct result of wildfires, flooding or other climate-related illnesses. They are reclaiming their basements from mould, because...
August 9, 2019
Recharge Canadian international development assistance
In the same decade that saw the most dramatic global decline in democratic values since the Second World War, Canada all but abandoned aid for international democracy support. So...
August 8, 2019
Moving in and out of the public service shouldn’t be so hard
Unpaid leaves, if their accompanying policies are designed well, offer enormous benefits to the public service. They can serve as professional development or formal training, giving employees valuable insights...
August 7, 2019
Voters respect politicians who follow their conscience
The SNC-Lavalin affair, which continues to reverberate, raises many issues in a democracy dominated by political parties — and all these issues take on greater relevance with a federal...