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A man wrangles a long bundle of printed paper in front of Parliament.

AI could overwhelm the public consultation process

A dozen or so teen girls sit at desks in rows, listening to a teacher speaking.

Education should be part of humanitarian aid from day one

A dozen men in fatigues stand around a small opening in the ground where a man is either coming out or going down.

What Canada should require when backing critical mineral projects in Africa

Cadets in formation standing at attention, many with their caps at their hearts.

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on the Cadet Program

Microphone at a podium in front of an audience.

Municipal public meetings need more than a microphone

Chart showing the volume of crude oil going to the Saint John refinery from other countries.

Getting Canadian oil to Atlantic Canada is in the national interest

Two male black leaders stand at a podium while Jean Augustine appears on screen in the background.

Representation should not be an afterthought on Ottawa’s advisory councils

He’s shaking hands on a stage in a crowded room.

Canada shouldn’t try to build everything it needs for the AI era

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

A stone building about eight floors high sits behind a high chain-link fence. The brick and stone is light brown and off-white. The rows of square windows are tiny.

Make meaningful, not punitive, changes to Canada’s bail system

It’s time for Canada to jumpstart efforts to support families fleeing North Korea

Longstanding Canadian confidence in the judicial system may be on shaky ground

Refugees in limbo because of growing use of tool to strip permanent residency

Canada is falling behind when it comes to excessive packaging of grocery products

Terry Beech’s tall order: revamping service delivery

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