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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

Moving on from the monarchy, incrementally

Too many Canadian regulatory watchdogs are failing to serve the public interest

Un homme aux cheveux grisonnants reçoit des soins d'une professionnelle des soins dentaires portant des gants et un masque orange et une blouse bleu foncé.

Good dental care starts before the freezing and fillings

A dark silhouette of a human stands before four doors presenting choices. Two large doors offer fruit and vegetables. Two smaller doors a burger and a cigarette.

Nudging the way to better public policy

Snapshot: a “strong mandate,” really?

A dozen men and women cross at a downtown intersection in Toronto’s downtown, surrounded by tall buildings as cars and a streetcar drive past on a sunny day.

Big hopes for Toronto’s first gender equity strategy

Pour un gouvernement minoritaire

Sur la photo, une manchette du Journal de Montréal, tirée de l'édition du 29 septembre 2022.

Immigration: beyond numbers and controversies

La CAQ sait où lancer sa ligne à l’eau

A woman in a grey T-shirt and wearing a mask walks by a sign that says “nous sommes ouvert / we are open” for a coffee shop called Café Bazin.

Canada should recommit to bilingualism

Un homme et une femme traversent une intersection devant la Colline parlementaire, à l’arrière-plan.

The public service’s biggest disruption in decades : hybrid work

Looking at the expansion of the GST credit

Un ouvrier en silhouette portant un sac à dos marche dans un immeuble de bureaux sombre non identifié. D’autres bâtiments et un ciel bleu ne montrant qu’un seul nuage se reflètent dans les fenêtres.

Canada’s top bureaucrat nudges public service toward hybrid office

La démocratie unipolaire

Is bilingualism doomed?

Some provincial governments seek conflict with municipalities – and gain from it

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