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Six pots of coffee beans.

Canadians aren’t imagining the cost-of-living crisis

Wab Kinew signs a barrel with a truck with the purple Crown Royal sign on its side in the background.

Mark Carney preaches co-operative federalism but doesn’t practise it

Corn on the cob in closeup, with other produce and a store worker in the blurry background.

Slaying myths about income support

Mark Carney in closeup with the World Economic Forum sign in the background.

Giving life to the Carney vision for Canada

A large red sun behind an overpass with traffic in the foreground.

Why new EVs alone won’t deliver Canada’s biggest health gains

The Prime Minister of Canada stands inside an auto parts factory, surrounded by industry representatives, workers, and journalists, in front of a vehicle.

Chinese EVs : the wrong security debate

A worker in a yellow safety vest wrangles three shopping carts in a driving snowstorm.

A youth employment supplement could rebalance Canada’s generational divide

Workers work on a house frame wrapped in plastic against a clear blue sky.

Build Canada Homes: The shift to prefabricated housing is more complex than it seems

On a four-lane highway, traffic is bumper to bumper in one direction. Bordering the highway are low-rise industrial buildings, a lot with trucks parked, billboards, and in the distance a treed area and high-rise towers beyond them.

Allow competitor collaboration to help fight climate change

Public opinion on migration could sour amid food insecurity and climate change

Will the “Freeland Doctrine” make an appearance at climate talks in Egypt?

A photo illustration showing a man in a suite before a wall of sticky notes with question marks.

Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform

Nuclear energy plays a key role in meeting Canada’s net-zero goals

Climate resilience will need a federal, enforceable framework

Two men on a bike ride past a mountain of everyday articles piled high, stretching into the distance on a cloudy day. One man is driving the three-wheel bike, and the other is standing on one of eight or so bulging dirty sacks strapped to the back of the bike. Seagulls hover over the dump near a mechanical digger. The ground is covered in a slick of muddy water.

A just transition must include the world’s massive “invisible” workforce

Female and male scientists working on Computers In a modern laboratory with various shelves, beakers, chemicals and other equipment visible.

Science diplomacy should not just be part of trade promotion

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Improving equity, diversity and inclusion needs more than just lip service in education

B.C. will need a mix of direct electrification and renewable natural gas

A red car drives on a winding road through a mountains.

The case for banning fossil fuel ads

An Indigenous public art sculpture by Chris Paul titled Salish Sea is silhouetted at sunrise along the Oak Bay Marina walkway in the greater Victoria municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia on Vancouver Island on October 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Don Denton

Rights and traditions will define Indigenous governance of the future

Chrystia Freeland, wearing a white blouse, gestures with both hands while speaking in front of cage lockers containing white hardhats and orange coveralls. She has notes written in blue ink on her left hand.

Two new global security doctrines in Canada and the U.S.

Collaboration trumps protectionism in Canada-Asia R&D investment trends

The black hole of public service contract spending

Too many Canadian regulatory watchdogs are failing to serve the public interest

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