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A person in a beige coat walks through a front door to the left. To the right is a bronze plaque that says “Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.”

Deconstructing Canada’s ballooning $67-billion federal bureaucracy

The billboard sits on a post on a sidewalk of a street with tall buildings on one side, lower buildings on the other, with leafless-trees lining both sides. It’s evening, with one person on the sidewalk. The billboard pictures a young man in a dark blue military uniform with gold epaulets and about nine medals pinned to his chest.

Russia’s propaganda machine is running roughshod in Canada

A new path toward greater autonomy for Quebec

Stephen Harper speaking at a podium in front of a large Maple Leaf.

Preparing for a Conservative government in the public service

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Good news for Quebec’s sovereigntists

Trump vs. democracy itself

Climate policy is missing in action in Saskatchewan election

A man crouches behind the white voting screen with “ELECTIONS B.C., a non-partisan office of the legislature” written on it.

B.C. election tests new policies to protect elections from digital threats

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Defending Canada: The battle against AI-driven disinformation

Don’t touch my riding

Chong stands at a podium in front of a nearly a dozen reporters. On the walls are large framed portraits of men. The walls are panelled in wood, the windows are tall and arched at the top.

Bill C-70 could further erode minority rights

Centre Block and the Peace Tower and construction cranes set against a deep blue sky are seen through a metal fence along the lawn of Parliament Hill.

People who request access to information need better privacy protection from the federal government

A cluster of signs stand along a roadside, with the names of candidates and information about voting day.

A voter ID law: Coming to an election near you?

Parliament’s peace tower is seen through the shadows of a wrought-iron fence.

When Ottawa uses the Official Languages Act to deny access to information

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The troubling rise of income and wealth inequality in Canada

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A safer online experience doesn’t require sacrificing privacy

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