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A worker in a hardhat wearing in a black T-shirt with a yellow reflective vest inspects a long, curved piece of aluminum.

Why the productivity “super-deduction” falls short

Carney stands in front of a painting that is twice as tall as he is. It depicts a bird’s wing in black lines with red and green accents on a white wood surface.

Canada needs to be the partner it keeps claiming to be

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Short termism is costing Canada billions

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Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

A white BrightDrop cube van at the entrance of a GM assembly plant with Made in Canada written on the side.

What one factory closure tells us about building resilient communities

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The Cowichan ruling isn’t a threat to private property

Tiff macklem gestures with his hands while speaking at a microphone with a Canadian flag in the background.

Canada needs an open finance roadmap, not just open banking

Putin and Trudeau sitting in easy chairs with strained smiles as they shake hands.

How Canada can navigate its Russia dilemma in a multipolar era

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Reconciliation in the age of AI and social media

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South Korea just changed the game and Canada needs its own grand bargain

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Universities can’t indigenize from inside. Co-governance is the missing catalyst

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

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Bring Canada’s pension funds back home to build our own economy

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

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Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

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Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

The members of the AI task force appointed by Ottawa noticeably lacking in diversity.

Why I boycotted Ottawa’s AI task force

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Empowering civil society and Indigenous communities in higher education decision making

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