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Le Premier ministre Mark Carney, debout derrière un pupitre, regarde la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, assise à sa gauche, alors qu’il s’adresse au Parlement européen.

Nine years under a European trade agreement show tariffs were only the starting point

The yellow CL-415 flies in contrast against a bright blue sky.

Canada needs to plan further ahead to diversify its trade

Pink coloured minerals.

Potash could anchor a new Canada-India trade partnership

Three stacks of burlap sacks hold 15 bags of beans.

Canada’s trade pivot has a blind spot: the food we import

Brightly coloured crayons in pots with an empty daycare centre in the background.

Child-care policy should serve families, not just the economy

A portrait of Mark Carney surrounded by the yellow stars of the European Union flag.

Effective trade diversification depends on small and medium businesses

A row of white two-storey homes sits across from a couple standalone homes.

It should be easier to invest savings in community projects

Beans, fruit, tomatoes and bread in a waste bag.

Canada should borrow the EU’s playbook to cut food waste

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

A young man in a wheelchair works in his adapted kitchen. He regulates the temperature of his stainless steel oven.

The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises

M. Aylward est représenté de profil, vêtu d'un blazer à carreaux de couleur claire, avec trois autres hommes debout à l'arrière-plan devant des drapeaux provinciaux.

Building a culture of public service on hybrid work

Two roofers are bent over the plywood-covered roofs of a set of two-storey townhouses clad in pressboard, some of them covered in deep-blue and white membrane material.

Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act will do the exact opposite

A non-descript steel box painted in two tones of green that appears to be about the size of an extra-tall two-car garage with a yellow ‘caution’ cone in front of it.

Ontario’s nuclear option is the wrong path to meet green energy targets

An auditorium with dozens of rows of turquoise desks side by side.

Universities must move past research and teaching, and do more to help society

The prime minister has the sleeves of his white dress shirt rolled up. He’s wearing black gloves while reaching for strawberries from a bowl. Several children seem bemused.

National school food program won’t solve food insecurity for families. Here’s what can.

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