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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

Conservatives: this is not Canada

Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil

La main d’un avocat, dont on ne voit pas la tête, sépare en deux une maison faite de quatre pièces de casse-tête. À gauche, deux figurines en bois, l’une rose et l’autre beige, plus petite. À droite, une figurine bleue.

Unmarried cohabitants should be protected too

Addressing the climate crisis requires a diplomatic and global finance overhaul

The two men sit opposite each other, separated by a small dark wood accent table with a pot of flowers and two water bottles. Behind them are two flags and a purple and pink backdrop that says ASEAN, Indonesia 2023.

In the Indo-Pacific, Canada has core interests but weak clout

Attendees sit at a very long and very wide blond-wood table. At least 10 people sit on each side, the Americans on one side; the Canadians on the other. They each have folders, notebooks and individual microphones in front of them. The group is relaxed, with most people smiling. At the far end of the table, a Canadian and American flag hangs on tall posts. On the walls are wooden crests of arms and provincial symbols.

Canada’s core national interests will have to lie in North America

Canada should look North to refocus foreign policy – and regain lost middle-power status

Three tents are shown in front of the concrete support of an overpass which is covered in graffiti.

Tent cities are not just a municipal problem

Canada has lost its purpose in foreign relations. It’s time for a review

In a cavernous rood with a domed ceiled and stone pillars lining the walls, Joly speaks at a lectern as she addresses a seated crowd of people at round tables. Behind Joly is a row of 11 Canadian flags draped on poles. Above her is a large screen with written info.

Canadian diplomacy needs to find its way back from the wilderness

Images of the flags of India, the United States, China and the EU are painted onto weathered concrete blocks and divided by cracks.

Lessons from Superstates on a shared ‘creed’ for public administration

Captain Chris Knauer sits in a large lawn under a dark sky wearing a headlamp among camouflage green backpacks.

If spending is out of control, why are important federal services underfunded?

Un profil rapproché d’Anita Anand.

Cutting $15 billion from the public service won’t be that hard. But what’s next?

Why green construction is needed to affordably increase housing supply

A man in a dark suit with a rolling document case walks by the Montreal courthouse sign that reads ‘Palais de justice.’

Don’t let cabinet shuffle delay reform on sealing criminal records

Two laptops and other electronics are set up in a room adjacent to the operating room. A wide window pane separates the two spaces. At the laptops sits a man in blue scrubs, his hand on one of the laptops. On the other side of the glass, two male doctors talk as they look at an oversized monitor on the wall that shows graphs and charts. Next to the doctors is a patient on a gurney.

Ottawa needs to take a more co-operative approach to health care

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