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A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

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Canada’s “comfort trap” is stalling long-term economic growth

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Traditional African mutual aid and savings systems deserve recognition in Canada

A woman working on an aircraft engine.

The missing work of co-ordination in Canada’s skills ecosystem

An illustration featuring a person in red boots stands at a metaphorical starting line before a Canadian flag painted onto the pavement.

Opaque immigration screening threatens Canada’s global talent strategy

An overhead view of a combine harvester cutting a swath through a field of brown plants, alongside a tractor towing a grain trailer.

Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security

An illustration of some bank cards stacked on top of a red $50-bill with "Bank of Canada" written on it.

Why Canada’s open banking risks repeating Australia’s failure

Two plumes of black smoke and fire rise from an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates.

War in the Gulf will only accelerate oil’s long-term decline

A young man drives a motorcycle past a small grassy area where the sign stands next to five white wooden crosses with one or two words on them. In the distance is a city block with apartment buildings in white stucco.

The unfairness of Canada’s Latin American humanitarian program

An aerial photo of the town shows the street grid of the commercial and residential areas bordered by an inland waterway on one side and the harbor on the other, with eight jetties dotted with ships and sailing vessels. Some of the waterfront buildings are bright red or blue.

Why the carbon tax often costs more in Atlantic Canada

A colourful long wall is made up of many black-framed squares showing images of people and things.

The missing voices at AI conferences

Black public servants locked in three-year legal battle with Ottawa with no end in sight

Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online

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Catherine Luelo named clerk’s adviser on digital transformation

Where has the last five years’ growth in Quebec’s tax revenues come from?

Quebec and Ottawa must aim for balanced budgets

How sleepy Quebec City became an economic tiger

Cities can speed up climate action by slowing down traffic

Le Canada a besoin d’un programme national de repas à l’école.

A national school food program would do more than feed students

Canadians sharply more dissatisfied with direction of country at end of 2023

Boxing week sales should remind us of garment workers’ fight for a living wage

Colourful illustration of five hands each holding a puzzle piece that together make up a red heart in the middle of the drawing. The hands are connected to arms coming from five directions. Each arm is clothed in a different patterned sleeve. The sleeves are dark blue, pink, white or forest green.

Canadians are becoming less generous. But not all is lost

Canadian household purchasing power has increased despite inflation

A clearer right-to-repair picture emerges in Canada, but uncertainties remain

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