Governing

All Categories
A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

A multi-coloured illustration of people in a group.

When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

Large hand gripping a chess piece on a chessboard, symbolizing control, power imbalance and strategic pressure in Canada-U.S. relations.

Rethinking retaliation in the age of Trump

An overhead view of a combine harvester cutting a swath through a field of brown plants, alongside a tractor towing a grain trailer.

Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security

An animated image of a person in a laptop computer with a rope pulling a bank card from another laptop.

Build a real financial crimes force to hit terrorist financing

A close-up photo of a belt of ammunition a soldier is carrying around their neck.

Canada needs more defence autonomy in a less reliable world

Three cranes working on three towers are in darkened silhouette against a dark blue sky.

B.C.’s Bill 11 improves housing safety, but raises risks for tenants

A dozen or so women are lined up outside.

U.S. expansion of the global gag rule is a leadership test for Canada

A worker clad in a white jumpsuit and hardhat sprays their gloved hand. The burnt-out remains of several vehicles and a neighbourhood are in the background. A line of barbeque propane tanks are maked with white Xs.

The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada

Close-up view of the face of U.S. President Donald Trump with a blurred background.

An institutional explanation for the Trump anomaly

Was the public inquiry into foreign interference worth the trouble?

A yellow police tape marks the edge of a crime scene with a blurry black police car, red and blue cruiser lights on, in the distance. The tape says “Police line. Do not cross” in thick black letters.

Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner

Trudeau in shirtsleeves stands and speaks in front of MPs gathered in a conference room. Teleprompters in the back of the room show Trudeau’s speech.

It’s time for Liberal MPs to speak up

Pen-and-ink drawing of the front steps that run the length of a brick building with four columns. On the steps are four people sitting. One has a bike.

How B.C. can increase access to justice in family-law cases

The attack on USAID. is devastating for the promotion of global advancement on a wide range of issues. Canada could focus on democratic development.

Canada should fill the void in democracy development left by the Trump administration

People gathered outside in the public square watch a giant screen on which is projected the image of a man in a blue shirt talking.

Trust and transparency: is Sweden still a model?

Une foule de personnes brandissent des pancartes devant un édifice du gouvernement aux États-Unis. En arrière-plan, on aperçoit l’édifice du Capitole.

Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

Signs held by protesters calling for financing of climate adaptation.

It’s time for climate policy to shift to adaptation and resilience

Civil society groups need to prepare for possible Conservative government

Civil society groups need to prepare for possible Conservative government

A multi-lane railroad cuts through a flat, barren and snowy landscape. About 10 tracks side by side are filled with black shipping containers filled with mounds of coal. On one side is a yard with stacked empty containers. On the other are clusters of low-rise buildings , with an empty two-lane highway running parallel.

Canada must defend Uyghur rights with strong action

Le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, sourit en faisant des gestes avec ses mains, tandis que le premier ministre de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Dennis King, assis à sa gauche, le regarde avec un sourire perplexe.

The contentious, necessary politics of internal trade

How to create a health-care superpower

Minority language rights in the digital age

Illustration of a tree with leaves shaped like hearts. On the branches, they are red. Some of them turn into birds flying away. The fallen leaves are dark or light grey.

The mirage of “death as a benefit”

Load More
Policy Options
The public forum for the public good
1470 Peel St. #200 Montréal, Québec Canada H3A 1T1
(514) 985-2461
irpp@irpp.org
Canadian Online Publishing
2023 Gold Best Continuing Coverage of a Story
2019 Silver Best Column Best Podcast
Digital Publishing Awards
2018 Silver Best Column
2017 Gold Best Column
Published By
Institute for Research
on Public Policy