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Mark Carney in the distance speaking to a crowd of people in a room decorated with Indigenous symbols such as paintings and totem poles.

Carney’s “nation-building” is nothing but a blast from the past

An illustration with faces of people connected by a web of dotted lines. Everyone is wearing a mask.

The next leap forward: Clean air for Canadians

Sur fond de ciel bleu couvert de nuages, une tour de métal se dresse.

Encouraging innovation and competition through smart regulation

Freeland is at the podium with about a dozen people around her.

A systems approach would help prevent policy missteps

Une femme âgée pousse un chariot dans une allée tandis qu’un homme âgé examine une boîte de conserve dans sa main.

When Canadian regulations favour corporate concentration

Three lightbulbs hang from drawn black lines. The first line is tangled up hopelessly. The second one is minimally tangled. The third is untangled.

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

Miller has his back to the camera. A man in a red bowtie and two women in red dresses face the camera with their hands raised as they take the oath. A couple dozen other people are in the background also with a hand raised.

Canada must be more audacious with efforts to attract global talent

Deux cochons dans une porcherie regardant la caméra avec d'autres cochons en arrière-plan.

It’s time for Ottawa to treat food production as a strategic asset

The people stand loosely in rows. They’re in winder coats and boots. Some hold signs saying “We belong here. Stop Asian Hate.” “We are all one.” “United against discrimination.” Everyone is wearing covid-masks.

The paradox of immigration policy will require a new model

A greenhouse worker in a red apron works on strawberry plants hanging vertically.

Canadian agriculture faces a worker shortage and food security crisis

Immigrant entrepreneurs need targeted support

Un homme travaille sur un ordinateur portable. On ne voit que ses mains et ses bras, avec les manches retroussées d’une chemise turquoise. Un petit symbole de droit d’auteur (un "c" blanc dans un cercle) est superposé à l’image, ainsi que d’autres petites images représentant un cadenas, un triangle avec un point d’exclamation (un signe d’avertissement), une ampoule, un écran d’ordinateur, un presse-papiers avec une coche.

Four things to fix in Canada’s Copyright Act

Five men lean on a light table, making calculations with pens and diagrams.

The myths that undermine our innovation performance

Retraining workers will be essential for our net-zero goals

Microcredentials are surging in popularity, but how should they be shaped?

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