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Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

Closeup of Carney’s face in profile, set against a black background.

Carney’s troubling silence on women and gender

Some of the thousands of people standing and looking in the direction of a stage. Many are in red and some wave Canadian flags.

Bill C-3 could open the citizenship doors to people with little connection to Canada

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

Illustration of a pie chart in blues and orange, divided into five slices, two of which are being taken out by two hands.

Carney’s 15-per-cent challenge: Cutting and rewiring Canada’s public service

Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

Integrating environmental considerations is key to Carney’s seven priorities

A big fish follows a smaller fish, which follows an even smaller fish.

The Competition Act favoured concentration from the start

Pierre Poilievre at a microphone standing in front of a Canadian flag.

The many dangers of Pierre Poilievre’s war on ‘woke’

A man fills out Canadian tax documents by hand with a Canadian flag on table.

Personal income tax cut promises: Is now really the right time?

A close-up of Marci Ien speaking to reporters.

Mark Carney’s cabinet sends the wrong message on gender equality

A man works on a shiny large steel wheel more than twice his size.

A stronger Canadian economy starts with a circular economy in cities and regions

A couple holds a sign with a Maple Leaf that says “back off eh” amid a crowd of protesters with flags.

The Macdonald Commission at 40: Lessons for today’s Trump tumult

Smoke billows from three smokestacks against a blue sky with billowy clouds.

GHG emissions likely to rise if Conservatives win April 28 election

A-frame wooden homes sit side by side on a road. They are surrounded by mature trees but the paint on each is peeling.

Effective rural policy is critical to Canada’s security, stability and sovereignty

Protesters stand behind a banner with a hand-drawn Statue of Liberty and with the slogan “Science not silence” written on it.

Why academics must speak out against Trump and disinformation

The sudden vacuum in the fight against environmental crime and corruption

The Canadian and U.S. flags are in the foreground with the Ambassador bridge in the background before a pink sunset.

Canada’s policy reset needs to go much further than trade to address Trump shock effects

An illustration using a series of cogs, with one painted like a Canadian flag.

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

The eight ministers are bundled up against the cold with a sign for their meeting in front of them and a bright blue sky behind them.

It’s time for Canada to have a foreign policy

The metal crest is ornate with elements that include depictions of the fleur-de-lys, a harp, maple leaves, the Union Jack flag and a crown at the top.

UCP cuts to Alberta Legal Aid will hurt the most vulnerable

The tanker is docked alongside another ship at a jetty. 

A day late and a dollar short: Exporting Canadian natural gas to the EU

Many Canadians are outraged by the tariffs and Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada.

If it comes to it, Canadian courts can and must be ready to resist U.S. annexation

Un drapeau du Canada flotte au-dessus du Parlement. Des nuages gris assombrissent le ciel.

Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future

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