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Putin and Trudeau sitting in easy chairs with strained smiles as they shake hands.

How Canada can navigate its Russia dilemma in a multipolar era

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

Saskatchewan does have a constitution; it’s called treaty

Moving Canadian municipalities to the forefront of decarbonization

Printed promotional materials for the federal government’s Critical Minerals Strategy and a decision allowing the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor.

Federal gifts for the nuclear and mining industries

People ride a swinging carrousel carnival ride against a blue summer sky.

The pull and push of the centre that haunts the public service

Canadian courts are not politicized in the American way

A woman works a calculator at a table with a laptop computer while a baby watches a screen in the background.

Make remote work a plus instead of a penalty for gender equality

Improving the Senate’s role as protector of provincial rights

Non-profits were tested by COVID-19 but proved resilient

The good and bad news from a public opinion researcher

People sit at rows of desks oriented toward the middle of the room, where a central desk and the Quebec flag are located. A second-floor gallery is populated with a row of observers. At the back of the room is a large gilt-framed painting, in keeping with the ornate details that make up the room.

Diversity lags in provincial and territorial legislatures but is improving

The consequences of falling behind our allies on combatting terrorist financing

Home decarbonization requires tailored policies

After years of neglect, we’ve lost a key element of federal-provincial negotiation

Two light-grey ships are tied up alongside a dock, each festooned with colourful nautical flags strewn from their bows to the top of their bridges. In front of them, a dais has been set up to face the crowd, which consists of four rows of seated navy personnel, all dressed in black uniforms with their flat-topped, white hats.

Tin pot navy 2.0

Students walk on the University of Manitoba campus in winter in front of a four-storey limestone clad building.

Post-secondary institutions have no choice but to rely on China for funds

Legault stands at a podium adorned by a sign with a small photo of René Lévesque and the words “Année Lévesque” on it. A larger sign with the same elements is situated behind Legault.

How Quebec is building on René Lévesque’s fateful constitutional legacy

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