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An overhead image of a mine with a dump truck navigating a ribbon of roads and ridges in various shades of beige and grey.

Redefining sovereignty in the critical minerals era

A balance with young people on one side and older people on the other.

How intergenerational inequality threatens trust in democracy

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives with an outstretched glove to catch a ball.

Elbows up: Keeping Canadian companies in Canadian hands

The premiers are seated behind a table on a stage. They are lined up in front of a series of flags representing Canada’s provinces and territories, set against a blue curtain.

Rethinking internal trade: the urgent need for a harmonized approach

Person at a laptop handling a stylus while a caption overlaying the image says "buy sell carbon credit."

One simple fix for Canada’s industrial carbon pricing systems

Mark Carney speaking at a podium, viewed from the side, with dark background.

Carney’s industrial bet: Building Canada’s future while cutting the public service

Dirt roads ribbon a brown landscape in the foreground with a large terraced open pit cut into the ground in the background.

What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada’s mining oversight

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champaign joke together while children stand in the background looking unimpressed.

Fiscal rules and the return of discipline to Canada’s finances

Cartoon drawing of half a dozen men and women holding large, interlocking puzzle pieces.

It is easy to pretend to be progressive at no cost

Four high-rise buildings are clustered together with small balconies filled with flower pots, chairs, etc.

The housing crisis is made worse by a policy mismatch

A river runs through the city, lined with tightly packed homes and buildings about four or five storeys high.

Canada and Europe need a talent hub to overcome Trump threats

Twin elbowed pipes with “natural gas” written on yellow signs.

Banking on LNG exports is a high-risk gamble for Canada’s future growth

A line graph showing Canada’s GDP per person sliding compared to that of the United States from a peak of 93.9 per cent in 1981 to 75.5 per cent in 2021. It stood at 78 per cent in the most recent year, 2023.

The perils of per capita GDP: No, Canada is not poorer than Alabama

A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill.

The misleading use of per capita GDP: Numerators, denominators and living standards

A line drawing of an older woman sitting on a bench with a cane. The outlines of homes and a tree with a few leaves sit on either side of her. A cyclist approaches from the right.

Canada’s social safety net is stuck in the 1960s

A series of glass towers fill the image.

From boardrooms to beds: Can empty offices ease hospital overcrowding?

A man fills out Canadian tax documents by hand with a Canadian flag on table.

Personal income tax cut promises: Is now really the right time?

A man works on a shiny large steel wheel more than twice his size.

A stronger Canadian economy starts with a circular economy in cities and regions

A couple holds a sign with a Maple Leaf that says “back off eh” amid a crowd of protesters with flags.

The Macdonald Commission at 40: Lessons for today’s Trump tumult

A-frame wooden homes sit side by side on a road. They are surrounded by mature trees but the paint on each is peeling.

Effective rural policy is critical to Canada’s security, stability and sovereignty

The Canadian and U.S. flags are in the foreground with the Ambassador bridge in the background before a pink sunset.

Canada’s policy reset needs to go much further than trade to address Trump shock effects

Several health care professionals standing behind computer screen.

Canada’s health care crisis demands a digital solution

The tanker is docked alongside another ship at a jetty. 

A day late and a dollar short: Exporting Canadian natural gas to the EU

Un drapeau du Canada flotte au-dessus du Parlement. Des nuages gris assombrissent le ciel.

Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future

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