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A couple of people walk the long walk across a flat, open field toward the monument far in the distance.

He carved Canada’s grief in stone. Who remembers him?

A freight train carrying stacked containers passes silo on the Prairies from the point of view of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Ottawa can do more to free up trade among provinces

Le Premier ministre Mark Carney, debout derrière un pupitre, regarde la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, assise à sa gauche, alors qu’il s’adresse au Parlement européen.

Nine years under a European trade agreement show tariffs were only the starting point

The yellow CL-415 flies in contrast against a bright blue sky.

Canada needs to plan further ahead to diversify its trade

Pink coloured minerals.

Potash could anchor a new Canada-India trade partnership

A portrait of Mark Carney surrounded by the yellow stars of the European Union flag.

Effective trade diversification depends on small and medium businesses

People holding small Canadian flags and a sign saying “never 51st” sit in front of a larger Canadian flag.

How much are Canadians willing to pay to diversify trade?

A display of items made of ivory including tusks and an elephant carving.

Canada needs a national strategy to fight environmental crime

Elbows up for trans people, too

About 40 leaders standing in about four rows in front of a blue backdrop. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy is in the foreground directing traffic.

Why Canada should join the European Political Community, not the EU

Trump threats and national unity fears provide fresh opportunity to revisit how we vote

Manifestation pour les droits des personnes transgenres devant un bâtiment. Des manifestants tiennent des pancartes aux messages pro-trans comme « Trans, proud, and angry ». Drapeaux trans et LGBTQ+, ambiance pacifique, chien au premier plan.

Lessons for Canada from the treatment of trans communities in Scotland

Four workers stand at a long stainless-steel table. They are in white coats. Blue plastic is used for their aprons and to cover their heads and forearms. They all wear high boots and stand on red rubber mats. Many lengths of salami links hang from a metal frame. The room is all grey with no windows.

Trade war heightens risks for immigrant factory workers

Mark Carney is wearing a blue traditional Inuit pullover called the atigi while speaking to soldiers wearing their green uniforms.

Five big moves Mark Carney must make to secure Canada’s place in the world

A bomb pointing downward with the yellow and black nuclear symbol.

Bombs away: A Canadian nuclear weapons program to deter Trump is not feasible

Carney discute en gesticulant lors d’une rencontre avec le président américain, assis, penché vers l’avant et l’air songeur. Une cheminée décorée et un buste de Benjamin Franklin apparaissent en arrière-plan.

Canada is not for sale: What constitutional history teaches us about the 51st state discourse

A woman carrying a USAID poster featuring a woman cutting flowers walks out of her office with her belongings.

After USAID: Why Canada must lead on global health now

Two technicians wearing yellow high visibility coats and hard hats walking past racks of equipment in a data centre.

Canada must ensure its digital sovereignty in the face of U.S. threats

How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

A river runs through the city, lined with tightly packed homes and buildings about four or five storeys high.

Canada and Europe need a talent hub to overcome Trump threats

The Canadian and U.S. flags are in the foreground with the Ambassador bridge in the background before a pink sunset.

Canada’s policy reset needs to go much further than trade to address Trump shock effects

The eight ministers are bundled up against the cold with a sign for their meeting in front of them and a bright blue sky behind them.

It’s time for Canada to have a foreign policy

The tanker is docked alongside another ship at a jetty. 

A day late and a dollar short: Exporting Canadian natural gas to the EU

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