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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

Pierre Poilievre on stage speaking into a microphone wearing a black T-shirt with the slogan “Axe the Tax.”

A Conservative government may axe the carbon tax but then may have to bring it back

The growing burden of sustainability standards

A young man in a wheelchair works in his adapted kitchen. He regulates the temperature of his stainless steel oven.

The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises

M. Aylward est représenté de profil, vêtu d'un blazer à carreaux de couleur claire, avec trois autres hommes debout à l'arrière-plan devant des drapeaux provinciaux.

Building a culture of public service on hybrid work

Two roofers are bent over the plywood-covered roofs of a set of two-storey townhouses clad in pressboard, some of them covered in deep-blue and white membrane material.

Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act will do the exact opposite

A steady stream of people cross in both directions, walking over tram lines and under a web of electric lines that power the streetcars.

Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments

A non-descript steel box painted in two tones of green that appears to be about the size of an extra-tall two-car garage with a yellow ‘caution’ cone in front of it.

Ontario’s nuclear option is the wrong path to meet green energy targets

The Big Nickel is a huge sculpture depicting the five-cent piece. It’s set on two round pillars, all of it made of nickel. Only the bottom half of the “nickel” is visible.

For critical minerals, it’s better to talk about SDGs than ESG

Doud Ford, wearing a dark suit, shakes hands with workers in hard hats and reflective vests.

Demanding participation and transparent policymaking in urban Ontario

A person is walking their dog down a street where several properties are for sale. Four estate agents' signs can be seen on a small plot of land.

Halal mortgages and Quebec’s version of laïcité

Danielle Smith speaks before microphones with two Alberta flags in the blurred background.

Alberta’s Bill 18 is another strategy from Quebec’s playbook

Le chef du PQ agite les mains en parlant alors qu'il est entouré de quatre membres de son parti.

Here we go again? Making sense of the PQ’s rise in the polls

Des dizaines d’élèves, qu’on voit de dos, sont réunis dans une assemblée. Plusieurs lèvent la main pour s’exprimer ou pour voter.

An improved civic education will help sustain our democracy

A rottweiler puppy named Tank is examined by a veterinarian in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2019. B.C.’s draft legislation could simplify recognition of foreign vet credentials.

B.C. bill on international credential recognition is a good start but needs improvement

A red sign pointing left wing and a blue sign pointing right wing.

Alberta’s distorted view of their own political culture

Illustration of a woman lying in a hospital bed. She’s on a ventilator, and her eyes are closed.

Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care

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