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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

Mark Carney, wearing a blue suit, speaks in the House of Commons, surrounded by members of Parliament seated on the House benches.

How governments are squeezing debate in Parliament

Silas is holding a mic and raising a fist in front of a group of people holding protest signs.

Canadian governments are taking different paths back to the office

A sun sets behind the frame of a new home construction.

Ontario’s new law should make planning faster — not move the work elsewhere

A closeup of a nautical compass with water and land in the background.

Time for Canada to take a fix on defence cybersecurity provisions

A woman holding a microphone gestures with her hand as other citizens look on.

Provinces should fund citizens’ assemblies to rebuild local democracy

Christine Fréchette is standing while shaping a heart with her hands in a press conference.

The CAQ kept its promises. So why did it lose popular support?

Carney is at the podium. The backdrop is a blue digital illustration of mountains.

That rare moment when a prime minister shapes the country

Alberta premier Daneille Smith with the Quebec flag in the background.

Why Alberta and Quebec diverge on judicial appointments

Canada should spotlight abducted Ukrainian children in peace talks

A nurse sits on the edge of a bed talking to a patient. Half eaten food sits on the table nearby.

Break down licensing barriers holding back Canada’s health workforce

A half dozen family members walking outside a courthouse.

Closing anti-hate offices sends the wrong signal

An illustration of a robot at a computer while a worker exits an office with a box full of belongings.

Canada’s labour protections aren’t ready for the age of AI

A half-dozen ministers and advisers stand in a line as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a podium. He is in soft focus and in profile while the others are in focus.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

Dozens of ministers stand in a family photo while a dozen photographers jockey for the shot in the foreground.

Can a U.S.-led critical minerals strategy deliver for climate and Canada?

Stacked shipping containers.

How Canada can prepare for high-pressure U.S. demands on sovereignty and trade

The three of them are standing in a room with at least double-height ceilings. Behind them, the wall is covered in an artwork consisting of intertwined vines with flowers and leaves.

How Canada can put Carney’s Davos speech into action

A family of three including a young girl receives clear plastic bags of groceries including cooking oil from a man.

Canada, Cuba and the price of tolerating coercive power

Wab Kinew signs a barrel with a truck with the purple Crown Royal sign on its side in the background.

Mark Carney preaches co-operative federalism but doesn’t practise it

Corn on the cob in closeup, with other produce and a store worker in the blurry background.

Slaying myths about income support

Mark Carney in closeup with the World Economic Forum sign in the background.

Giving life to the Carney vision for Canada

An abstract image of a diverse group of women.

Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings

Elghawaby speaks in front of an array of arms holding microphones.

Canada’s national amnesia on Islamophobia

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