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The notwithstanding clause needs more nuanced debate

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Women and Quebec sovereignty: The missing half of the Yes vote

A pickup truck displays a modified Alberta provincial flag with the word "Republic" added and an upside-down Canadian flag crossed out with a "prohibition" symbol.

Quebec as a model – and a warning – for Alberta’s independence movement

American, Canadian, and Quebec flags fly side by side.

The American factor in Quebec’s independence debates

Supporters of Quebec independence wave Quebec flags and make victory signs during a rally in support of sovereignty in Montreal in 1995.

Dreaming again of Quebec independence: Can the Parti Québécois turn a revival into reality?

Lines of people bent over in prayer at night.

Religious literacy can help Quebec balance identity and inclusion

Deux hommes en complet bleu foncé se serrent la main.

Canada’s foreign policy credibility begins at home

The case for North American Indigenous free trade

The wired, wired west

Ottawa needs to act on a proposal for a guaranteed basic income for P.E.I.

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Where are the provinces in Canada’s welfare-state boom?

Support for sovereignty in Quebec: the role of identity, culture and language

Doud Ford, wearing a dark suit, shakes hands with workers in hard hats and reflective vests.

Demanding participation and transparent policymaking in urban Ontario

Le chef du PQ agite les mains en parlant alors qu'il est entouré de quatre membres de son parti.

Here we go again? Making sense of the PQ’s rise in the polls

Portes de couleur foncée marquées de grands chiffres 4 et 5 et du mot « examen » vues d'un couloir.

Federal budget an opportunity to seed transformational change to fix failing primary care system

Budget needs to set an accelerated course for a low-carbon future

Mulroney’s “pink slips and running shoes” yielded to a trust of the public service

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Where are the reviews of government action on COVID-19?

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Online Harms Act: a step in the right direction to protect Canadians online

L’ancien premier ministre Brian Mulroney sourit à côté d’un drapeau canadien.

Brian Mulroney and the stealth privatization of the state

Federal government must step up transit funding to cut emissions

Le patient est allongé sur un lit à roulettes et est vêtu d’un vêtement vert menthe. Une couverture en plastique bleu clair est éparpillée sur la couverture blanche qui recouvre la personne. L’homme qui pousse le lit est recouvert du même vêtement en plastique bleu et porte un masque blanc.

Social programs should unite, not divide, Canadians

Quebec stands alone in the defence of provincial powers

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Adding community housing can help solve the productivity problem

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