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Four men in suits on a gangplank admiring a submarine.

South Korea just changed the game and Canada needs its own grand bargain

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

A man placing his hand in the open mouth of an alligator.

Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

An animated series of paddlers and canoes.

Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

An abstract image featuring the silhouettes of many people in shades of beige and brown, with a hand descending to put a ballot with an X in a box.

Why increased candidate diversity can help rebuild trust in Canadian politics

Illustration of a single wolf standing on a wide-open city street at night, looking at the towers twinkling in the distance. Part of the sky is bright yellow-orange.

The particularly Canadian “lone-wolf” tradition of studying the public service

La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec, Pascale Déry, répond à l’opposition lors de la période de questions, le jeudi 28 septembre 2023 à l’Assemblée nationale.

When the Quebec minister of higher education attacks university autonomy

A teenage boy has his hands cuffed behind his back while lying on the ground near a car.

Why do young offenders return to prison?

The history of colonialism and slavery still impacts Black people in Canada

An Inukshuk is silhouetted against the last light of sunset.

Universities must uphold Indigenous rights to self-determine

A young man drives a motorcycle past a small grassy area where the sign stands next to five white wooden crosses with one or two words on them. In the distance is a city block with apartment buildings in white stucco.

The unfairness of Canada’s Latin American humanitarian program

Le patient est allongé sur un lit à roulettes et est vêtu d’un vêtement vert menthe. Une couverture en plastique bleu clair est éparpillée sur la couverture blanche qui recouvre la personne. L’homme qui pousse le lit est recouvert du même vêtement en plastique bleu et porte un masque blanc.

Social programs should unite, not divide, Canadians

Quebec stands alone in the defence of provincial powers

A colourful long wall is made up of many black-framed squares showing images of people and things.

The missing voices at AI conferences

Black public servants locked in three-year legal battle with Ottawa with no end in sight

Graham Flack leaves the public service after three decades at the centre of Canadian history

Provinces need to learn to share lessons as the need for home care and long-term care ramps up

Blue-tinted illustration showing a laptop surrounded by icons depicting the cloud, bar charts, and a notepad and pen.

Catherine Luelo named clerk’s adviser on digital transformation

Where has the last five years’ growth in Quebec’s tax revenues come from?

Quebec and Ottawa must aim for balanced budgets

Quebec’s move to force teaching French at McGill and Concordia could have dire consequences

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