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Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford relaunches ethics and values discussion in the public service

Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil

Attendees sit at a very long and very wide blond-wood table. At least 10 people sit on each side, the Americans on one side; the Canadians on the other. They each have folders, notebooks and individual microphones in front of them. The group is relaxed, with most people smiling. At the far end of the table, a Canadian and American flag hangs on tall posts. On the walls are wooden crests of arms and provincial symbols.

Canada’s core national interests will have to lie in North America

In a cavernous rood with a domed ceiled and stone pillars lining the walls, Joly speaks at a lectern as she addresses a seated crowd of people at round tables. Behind Joly is a row of 11 Canadian flags draped on poles. Above her is a large screen with written info.

Canadian diplomacy needs to find its way back from the wilderness

Les logos de Google et de Meta s’affichent en gros plan, sur fond orangé, sur l’écran d’un téléphone. Le logo de Google est un G majuscule rouge, jaune, vert et bleu, tandis que celui de Meta représente une boucle de l’infini stylisée, de couleur indigo.

Canada’s bumpy ride toward a national news strategy

Using simulations to teach civics in high school could improve voter turnout

The peaked pistachio-green rooftops of the stately old stone government buildings sit in contrast to the taller towers around them. A Canadian flag flies on a mast from the roof of the Confederation Building.

Clarity over Ottawa’s spending power in areas of provincial authority could be coming

When the crises never end: Janice Charette says organizational health is the next big challenge for the public service

A hand with a remote control in front of a TV screen showing a menu with a myriad of choices.

Involve more ordinary Canadians in implementing the Online Streaming Act

A one-click citizenship oath isn’t the way to go

In a darkened room, a man’s hands type on a laptop. Overlayed is a translucent illustration of data in three thin rows, one blue, one magenta, one yellow, all leading into a square block of combined data that hovers over the hands and laptop.

Canada is failing to regulate AI amid fear and hype

A view of Parliament Hill with two construction cranes with the Alexandria Bridge in the foreground taken from a drone above the Outaouais River.

Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?

A man gives a woman the finger with both hands while she wags her finger at him. The man is wearing a mask. In the background protesters wave Canadian flags and wear T-shirts disparaging Justin Trudeau with nasty language.

‘Winner-take-all’ politics threatens Canadian democracy

Banning pre-election polls is a bad idea

How federalism failed Canadian cities during COVID-19

Transport trucks approach the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Stress testing Canadian governance

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