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How Carney can use policy to unite the country

Nine people stand under a white canvas tent surrounded by mud and puddles on a cloudy day. A long line of men in fluorescent orange and lime-green work vests and hardhats is behind them along with a couple of crane trucks.

Equity and transparency: how to even the playing field in infrastructure spending

Cartoon drawing of half a dozen men and women holding large, interlocking puzzle pieces.

It is easy to pretend to be progressive at no cost

A line graph showing Canada’s GDP per person sliding compared to that of the United States from a peak of 93.9 per cent in 1981 to 75.5 per cent in 2021. It stood at 78 per cent in the most recent year, 2023.

The perils of per capita GDP: No, Canada is not poorer than Alabama

A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill.

The misleading use of per capita GDP: Numerators, denominators and living standards

A row of four adults sits in front of computers. Two men and a woman smile and lean in to look at something on one screen. They are all at least 40. One man has greying hair. They are in a classroom with a wall covered in posters.

For better social equity, invest in adult education and close the digital divide

About a dozen young people pass through a crosswalk on a street lined with trees that have lost their leaves. A glass building sits opposite a modern brick building.

Youth unemployment isn’t just a summer problem

Changes to permits for international students reward the worst colleges and hurt serious researchers

The river runs parallel to the highway. Its waters are brown and moving, spilling onto the lowest stretch of road. Traffic is stopped in several lanes, unable to proceed. The river is lined with some trees. In the distance are some downtown towers.

Inclusive approach to climate-change adaptation is needed in Canada

For Canada, the 15-minute city is made trickier by sprawl

An older white man and woman sit on a sofa, looking through sheets of paper on a coffee table in front of them. He is using a calculator.

Shooting a fly with an elephant gun: The Bloc’s ultimatum on seniors’ benefits

Seen from the side of a length of rail line, the locomotive is yellow with an illustration of a waving American flag painted on its side.

A new trade policy for the “geopolitical turn”

The struggle for affordable internet in remote Canada

Several dozen one- and two-storey buildings are clustered near a body of water with mountains in the near distance. Dark rocks sit in the foreground. There are no trees.

Canada must stop using Nunavut’s fisheries to solve crises in Atlantic Canada

Illustration showing six diagonal rows of people in colourful clothing, each person standing a few feet apart. Some of the rows are short; others are long.

The troubling rise of income and wealth inequality in Canada

More female peacekeepers essential to protect children in conflict zones

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