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A couple dozen people line up behind a white food delivery van. A woman in the foreground walks away with stuffed bags.

Ending food insecurity is a democratic imperative

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Consent confusion and the Hockey Canada sexual-assault trial

In bright turquoise, red-orange, yellow and green, an illustration that is a jumble of faceless people, robots, mechanical arms, a pencil, a pointing finger and a hand on a laptop.

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

Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

Closeup of Carney’s face in profile, set against a black background.

Carney’s troubling silence on women and gender

Some of the thousands of people standing and looking in the direction of a stage. Many are in red and some wave Canadian flags.

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

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

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

The technician is a woman who is directing a long, tapered tube into a small clear vial. She’s in a white protective covering with lilac-coloured rubber gloves.

Why Canada needs a “deep prevention” approach to pandemic preparedness

Young Black girl is standing with a woman, holding her hand and leaning against the woman’s arm.

Ontario’s focus on child welfare finances won’t keep kids safe

The health-care system needs rebuilding

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Canada’s outdated laws leave spyware oversight dangerously weak

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The need for cultural intelligence in anti-racism policy

Mark Carney est assis à table avec les premiers ministres canadiens. On voit le premier ministre de l'Ontario Doug Ford sur sa gauche.

Barriers to interprovincial trade are falling. What comes next might be even more important

Mark Carney, vêtu d’un complet foncé et portant plusieurs dossiers, marche dans un couloir en direction de la caméra, avant une réunion du cabinet sur la Colline du Parlement.

The forgotten project of tax reform

Carney stands before a podium with his hands clasped in front of him. Five cabinet ministers are slightly out of focus in the background.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Mark Carney, wearing a suit, is surrounded by soldiers in green camouflage fatigues and military vehicles.

How Mark Carney is turning military spending into a force for economic renewal

Louis-Robert Beaulieu-Guay is Assistant Professor at Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. His research focuses on regulatory governance, public participation and the impact of information and stakeholders on decision-making processes in Canada’s public administration.

Why public consultations are essential to good governance

Elle se tient devant les drapeaux du Canada et de la Colombie-Britannique, accrochés à un mur sombre.

How the UCP is reframing Alberta’s separatist gambit

Two low-rise buildings are underway next to each other, with a handful of workers on the roof of one and a crane hovering over-head.

Breaking down interprovincial barriers can tackle the housing crisis, too

Two young women in front of a series of protest signs saying “I can’t breathe” and “Murder is murder” among others with the Parliament clock tower in the background.

Is addressing anti-Black racism in Canada still a policy priority?

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A practical solution to help reduce the “charity gap”

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

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