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People holding small Canadian flags and a sign saying “never 51st” sit in front of a larger Canadian flag.

How much are Canadians willing to pay to diversify trade?

A hospital waiting area.

Why it’s time to move past the Canada Health Act

An aerial perspective shows two tractors moving side by side along long rows of carrots as they are loaded into boxes on the two flatbeds.

Canada’s food security strategy leaves too much off the table

A dozen men in fatigues stand around a small opening in the ground where a man is either coming out or going down.

What Canada should require when backing critical mineral projects in Africa

A wallet, with some cash peaking out, sitting on a tax form.

Broad tax reform belongs at the centre of Canada’s growth agenda

As he stands in a line of his coworkers, a man holds a sign high in the air that says: “Unpaid work won’t fly.”

We live in an age of underwork and overwork

Carney walks across the loading area in front of gantry cranes and a container ship alongside the port facilities.

Canada’s major-projects agenda has a carbon blind spot

Construction workers Alt text: Single worker stands on a partially framed house.

Skilled-trades training needs a rethink

The word "immigration" is written on a white line that divides an asphalt surface in two. On one side, the Canadian flag, painted on the ground. On the other, a red travel bag and a pair of feet in blue sneakers.

What good does immigration bring?

Defining fossil fuel projects by climate impact is critical

Ottawa must think carefully about subsidies for oil and gas emission reductions

Cash-flow modeling shows carbon capture and storage can help meet climate goals

Austerity in public education financing is fostering growing inequities in Canada

Governments more ambitious than Canadians on electrification

Under hazy skies, opportunities for ground-up climate disaster policy changes

A long view of a gently sloping field covered in small pink blossoms. On the right, a country road with a swath of green grass on either side of it cuts through the crop. The horizon darkens in the distance on a day with a pale blue sky.

Why we need to help farmers plant more cover crops

Des taxes régressives… et progressistes!

Artificial intelligence + basic income = Canadian innovation

L’image montre un clavier, mais à la place des lettres, chaque touche porte le logo d’une grande entreprise de technologie ou de médias sociaux.

Taming the tech giants will cause collateral damage

A hand with a remote control in front of a TV screen showing a menu with a myriad of choices.

Involve more ordinary Canadians in implementing the Online Streaming Act

High in the air on a cloudy day, two men in orange uniforms and hardhats work on the fixtures at the top of a power pole connected to high-tension wires. Each man is standing in a mechanical bucket that’s been raised from a hydro truck. A few stray wires are dangling.

Four conditions for the new Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit

The little heart is fashioned out of plywood and is attached to a long piece of plastic with purple ribbons a couple of inches long hanging from it. The wooden piece would fit in the palm of your hand. The woman holding it has wraparound sunglasses and a white shirt. She’s standing in a row of women who are holding similar items. The mood is somber, with shadows and sunlight intermingling across the faces of the group.

Historic meeting of ministers needs to look at international human rights

How did Turks abroad vote in Turkey’s election?

Un homme est écrasé dans une presse pendant que son patron la resserre sur lui. Sur la partie supérieure de la presse, qui écrase l’ouvrier, il est écrit « bas salaires » en grosses lettres, accompagné des mots « capitalisme », « monopole », « esclavage salarial » et « plutocratie ». Sur la partie inférieure, on peut lire « loyer élevé ».

Inflation : it’s always easier to blame the workers

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