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Only targeted industrial policy will fulfil Canada’s value-adding potential 

Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

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Carney’s troubling silence on women and gender

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Bill C-3 could open the citizenship doors to people with little connection to Canada

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Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

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Carney’s 15-per-cent challenge: Cutting and rewiring Canada’s public service

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Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

Integrating environmental considerations is key to Carney’s seven priorities

How much more tax will Ottawa levy, and how much will come from the dead?

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Overcoming online echo chambers requires institutional and individual commitment

Capital gains reform really did target the wealthiest

Murray Sinclair’s vision to improve Indigenous justice remains unrealized

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Doug Ford’s multibillion-dollar highway is not about solving Toronto traffic jams

Classifying risk to prepare for disruptive threats

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Newcomer retention should be Canada’s priority

Who are the taxpayers affected by capital gains reform?

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Alberta’s Bill 27: Consent education shouldn’t be optional

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The dangerous rise of “might makes right”

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Deconstructing Canada’s ballooning $67-billion federal bureaucracy

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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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A $9.3-billion pension surplus could be the cushion Ottawa will need

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