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Canada’s next great project must be to build an AI nation

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Reimagining the future Canadian economy in a changing world

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Build, baby, build. Or sell, baby, sell? Canada should reject Sunoco’s takeover of Parkland

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Lessons from the American 1950s defence boom for Canada’s prosperity today

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The secret to a successful defence industrial strategy is procurement reform

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Canada’s aging population needs more personal support workers

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Bridging the gap between publicly funded research and markets

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Canadian critical mineral policy has evolved and now it’s time to level up

A “buy Canadian instead” sign is in front of a sign for many rows of “American liquor.”

To counter Trump’s tariff threats, we need to make ‘Buy Canada’ count

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DeepSeek: China’s AI challenges the West

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Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

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The three-legged stool is the way to net zero by 2050

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Federal international student reforms sting communities across Canada

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Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

Le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, sourit en faisant des gestes avec ses mains, tandis que le premier ministre de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Dennis King, assis à sa gauche, le regarde avec un sourire perplexe.

The contentious, necessary politics of internal trade

How to create a health-care superpower

New models of shared rule can secure better infrastructure in Indigenous communities

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Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis

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Lack of federal leadership hurts Canada’s response to Trump tariff threat

Birth tourism has doubled since the pandemic lull

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Equitable governance of agri-food data is imperative for global food security

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Canadians need better skills training and recognition to tackle 21st century challenges

Donald Trump speaks in front of a “Trump-Vance” podium with the dark, garish neogothic décor of Mar-a-Lago behind him.

Trump’s tariff threats add to woes facing Canadian infrastructure projects

The ‘Team Canada’ approach to Trump’s tariffs sounds good but exposes weakness

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