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Mark Carney walking beneauth the barrel of a launch tube with soldiers in the background.

The secret to a successful defence industrial strategy is procurement reform

A younger woman dancing with an older woman while several people sit and stand in a circle around them, playing tambourines and other instruments.

Canada’s aging population needs more personal support workers

Closeup of the arms of someone in a lab coat and gloves working on a blue sample in a beaker.

Bridging the gap between publicly funded research and markets

Green smoke rises of a glob of molten copper.

Canadian critical mineral policy has evolved and now it’s time to level up

Two men walk in a vast parking lot of bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks and front-end loaders among many other pieces of equipment.

Bulldozer or bystander? Canada’s stakes in the new global economy 

In bright turquoise, red-orange, yellow and green, an illustration that is a jumble of faceless people, robots, mechanical arms, a pencil, a pointing finger and a hand on a laptop.

Only targeted industrial policy will fulfil Canada’s value-adding potential 

Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

Here’s why the income gap and its growth both matter

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks behind Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is carrying a wreath.

Canada can soften possible trade turbulence with U.S. by embracing India

The screen is a large billboard sitting high above the ground next to a few tall buildings along a tree-lined street. In the distance are two temples with curved roofs with a green-covered mountain behind them.

Canada has to be more than a “bridgehead” to North America for South Korea

Anita Anand wearing a purple coat speaks at a table with Canadian flags in soft focus in the background.

The federal government plans to expand the “25-and-out” pension

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

A white bus drives through the snowy streets of Montreal

Follow the U.S. lead on inter-regional bus service

A person in a uniform standing in front of their booth speaks to a driver in a silver Toyota SUV. Several vehicles are lined up behind them.

Border guards try to set a new frontier in labour dispute

Capital gains: How to maintain objectives while offering greater flexibility

Canada needs to start seeing Africa as a collaborator

More female peacekeepers essential to protect children in conflict zones

Young woman with down syndrome leans against a brick wall while she texts on a cell phone. She has a straw hat and a navy blue short-sleeved shirt with white and red stripes across it.

The disability tax credit needs immediate reform

Vêtu d’un complet bleu, le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau est assis bien droit dans une chaise. À côté de lui, le premier ministre indien Narendra Modi est également assis sur une chaise, les mains liées, et regarde à l’extérieur du champ de la caméra.

How will Canada react to Narendra Modi’s reelection?

Bikini-clad girl on the beach is holding a smartphone with the OnlyFans app on the screen. Everything but the phone is in soft focus.

Canada must end financial discrimination against sex workers

Tiff Macklem, in grey suit and blue tie, uses his hand to demonstrate a level. Two Canadian flags are out of focus in the background.

Beyond the peak: Higher-for-longer interest rates will impact many Canadians

Gros plan sur des billets de 50$ en devise canadienne.

For the good of the country, rich Canadians need to pay higher taxes on passive income

It’s a wide intersection, with three pedestrians in the crosswalk, and a person on a motor scooter in traffic along with cars and trucks.

Ontario auto insurance reforms offer no real “choice” for low-wage workers

The growing burden of sustainability standards

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