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Montreal City Hall, close-up view from below, with the flags of Canada and Quebec flying in the foreground.

Staying the course toward sound public finances

A white semi-truck passes through a forest of evergreens on a two-lane stretch.

Four ways Ottawa can throttle ‘Driver Inc.’

A truck carrying two containers rolls in front of a stack of red, orange and white containers on a ship.

Why no trade deal with Trump might be good for Canada

A dozen bundles of copper wire tied together with white string.

New approach needed in mining critical minerals

A big fish follows a smaller fish, which follows an even smaller fish.

The Competition Act favoured concentration from the start

Three men in a small boat with the houses of a modern subdivision in the background. The water is about halfway up a stop sign and the garage doors.

Drowning in risk, Ottawa must fund a national flood insurance program

A verdant mountain valley with a numerous ponds and a stream winding stream running through it.

Canada must improve environmental reviews to speed major projects

Mark Carney in the distance speaking to a crowd of people in a room decorated with Indigenous symbols such as paintings and totem poles.

Carney’s “nation-building” is nothing but a blast from the past

Mark Carney, wearing a suit, is surrounded by soldiers in green camouflage fatigues and military vehicles.

How Mark Carney is turning military spending into a force for economic renewal

Les premiers ministres marchent dans un couloir. Wab Kinew et Mark Carney semblent amusés par quelque chose.

One Canadian economy needs one competition policy

Two low-rise buildings are underway next to each other, with a handful of workers on the roof of one and a crane hovering over-head.

Breaking down interprovincial barriers can tackle the housing crisis, too

The woman is wearing a blue hat and sunglasses and is walking away form the photographer on a leafy sidewalk.

The case for using several ways to measure the economic reality of older adults

Illustration of a grocery cart with two full paper bags surrounded by single items of food including fish, milk, sausage, bottle of olive oil, cheese, bread, berries, eggs etc.

A national plan to end food insecurity in Canada is within reach

Floods, fires and mudslides: The climate-insurance crisis in real estate

Three men stand near the top of a metal tower, dressed in orange tops, black pants and hard hats.

A national grid should accelerate – not stifle – the energy transition

Stylistic drawing of a white man leaning on an elbow at a desk, twirling a pencil in his other hand. On the desk is a laptop and a small plant.

The public service needs to get better at firing its underperformers

Four workers stand at a long stainless-steel table. They are in white coats. Blue plastic is used for their aprons and to cover their heads and forearms. They all wear high boots and stand on red rubber mats. Many lengths of salami links hang from a metal frame. The room is all grey with no windows.

Trade war heightens risks for immigrant factory workers

Écran d’ordinateur affichant le site Pornhub avec une page de vérification de l’âge où l’utilisateur doit confirmer qu’il a 18 ans ou plus.

Why Canada needs age verification laws for porn

Illustration depicting deals done, with four puzzle pieces fitting together, overlaid with a handshake.

The missed opportunities of public procurement

A few people stroll along the wood walkway that winds through bodies of water among tall grasses in different shades of green. A dense forest of evergreens is in the distance.

Canada’s natural capital is a key in the Trump era but requires a new approach

Canadian currency being pulled out of a wallet.

How to build a well-designed national basic income program – at half the cost

Two technicians wearing yellow high visibility coats and hard hats walking past racks of equipment in a data centre.

Canada must ensure its digital sovereignty in the face of U.S. threats

A bunch of green bananas. Growing in a greenhouse in Quebec.

Regulatory uncertainty hurts critical innovation in Canada’s food industry

How Carney can use policy to unite the country

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