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Two stats from the survey: 61 per cent lack confidence in the ability of public servants to plan for the future. And: 67 per cent: Lack confidence in the ability of public servants to spend taxpayers’ money wisely.

Canadians not confident public service is prepared for the future

Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

Cyber and crypto security shield on futuristic screen technology background.

Canada should keep its data out of U.S. hands

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign at a podium is shown in front of the Alberta flag.

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

Carney stands smiling, hands in suit-pants pockets, in the cavernous space of a military transport aircraft. Around him are several men in khaki and camouflage uniforms.

Buy Canadian won’t cost us much. That’s the problem

Four workers dressed in yellow protective suits with goggles and white head coverings carry a coffin through a patch of short vegetation while a distressed woman looks on. They are all behind red caution tape.

The Ebola story: how risk becomes politics

Champagne raises a hand to the robot, which is made of metal but has a human form, while Desmarais looks on.

Canada doesn’t need AI independence. It needs exit plans for critical sectors

A child concentrating intently on a laptop screen.

Federal legislation needs further amendments to protect children’s privacy

The screen is a large billboard sitting high above the ground next to a few tall buildings along a tree-lined street. In the distance are two temples with curved roofs with a green-covered mountain behind them.

Canada has to be more than a “bridgehead” to North America for South Korea

Anita Anand wearing a purple coat speaks at a table with Canadian flags in soft focus in the background.

The federal government plans to expand the “25-and-out” pension

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

A person in a uniform standing in front of their booth speaks to a driver in a silver Toyota SUV. Several vehicles are lined up behind them.

Border guards try to set a new frontier in labour dispute

Capital gains: How to maintain objectives while offering greater flexibility

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

A couple dozen people young and old gather around holding metal plates.

Canada must lead in responding to the desperate plight of the Rohingya

Canada needs to start seeing Africa as a collaborator

How diverse are Order of Canada appointments?

More female peacekeepers essential to protect children in conflict zones

Bikini-clad girl on the beach is holding a smartphone with the OnlyFans app on the screen. Everything but the phone is in soft focus.

Canada must end financial discrimination against sex workers

Vêtu d’un complet bleu, le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau est assis bien droit dans une chaise. À côté de lui, le premier ministre indien Narendra Modi est également assis sur une chaise, les mains liées, et regarde à l’extérieur du champ de la caméra.

How will Canada react to Narendra Modi’s reelection?

A lone figure with a tank strapped to his back walks in the midst of a vast expanse of green rice fields with a few trees in the background.

Canadian expertise could help secure Vietnam’s threatened Mekong River Delta

Gros plan sur des billets de 50$ en devise canadienne.

For the good of the country, rich Canadians need to pay higher taxes on passive income

Support for sovereignty in Quebec: the role of identity, culture and language

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