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Canada can stop surveillance pricing before it reaches the checkout

A grey-haired man in a hard hat looks out over a factory floor.

Canada has been dealt its demographic cards. Now it has to play them better

Three men sit, kneel or stand on the roof of a home covered in metal brackets.

Canada’s electricity strategy is overlooking its most powerful asset

In a hanger, Carney stands in front of a long row of people in military fatigues and a grey aircraft.

Canada’s national-security strategy needs three pillars

Row after row of university students sitting at tables in a large hall.

How the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada and other wealthy countries

Carney walks across a clearing in the forest. An excavator and roller sit nearby.

Canada’s industrial ambitions require robust environmental governance

A gaggle of reporters in the foreground with the three men at a podium in the background.

New federal agencies won’t fix old problems with delivery

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Canada can’t fix the gender wealth gap until it measures it

The cost-of-living crisis for social-assistance recipients

Une femme debout à un bureau tient une tablette à la main. Sur le bureau en face d'elle se trouvent un ordinateur portable et des papiers avec des graphiques. Sur un bureau en bois, à sa gauche, se trouve un écran d'ordinateur rempli d'images. La photo est recouverte d'une série de symboles blancs représentant le courrier électronique, les achats en ligne, l'argent, les graphiques, le wi-fi, les appareils, les engrenages et le globe terrestre.

A $4-billion idea gone wrong: the Canada Digital Adoption Program

Making Greenland a full part of North America should be a priority for Canada

Changes to mortgage policy can make owning a home more affordable

A scramble and scrutiny of the public service not seen in more than 20 years

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presents the 2024-2025 budget to the National Assembly.

Quebec needs solutions to its long-term financial challenges

Does Vienna have the answer to Canada’s housing crisis?

Doug Ford waves at a photographer as he walks into a room with brick walls and a monitor on the wall.

Doug Ford avoids hard questions to ‘get it done’ in Ontario

An abstract image of pixelated multicolour characters representing a stream of data.

In an age of Big Data, measurement error can be costly for smaller communities

Mulroney’s “pink slips and running shoes” yielded to a trust of the public service

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard stands with Premier François Legault as he holds up the province's 2024 budget.

The Quebec budget : Time for alarm or calm?

Un petit groupe de manifestants, dont une femme en fauteuil roulant battant un petit tambour, se rassemble à côté d'une banderole représentant un poisson et des cœurs avec les mots « Nous sommes ici pour protéger l'eau ».

Minority language media outlets treat Indigenous issues differently

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Canada needs deepfake legislation yesterday

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Regulators should remain independent as Canada moves away from fossil fuels

L'homme et son lit sont entourés d'un enchevêtrement de tubes et de cordons, avec deux moniteurs à proximité le long d'un poteau métallique avec des poches de liquide.

Where are the reviews of government action on COVID-19?

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Multinationals are taking over veterinary clinics

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