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A patch depicting a Canadian flag is sewn on the sleeve.

Civil-military tensions still shape Canada’s armed forces

Three doctors operate in a room with two hanging lights and very little else.

Canada must act to protect hospitals in war zones

A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

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When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

Large hand gripping a chess piece on a chessboard, symbolizing control, power imbalance and strategic pressure in Canada-U.S. relations.

Rethinking retaliation in the age of Trump

An overhead view of a combine harvester cutting a swath through a field of brown plants, alongside a tractor towing a grain trailer.

Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security

An animated image of a person in a laptop computer with a rope pulling a bank card from another laptop.

Build a real financial crimes force to hit terrorist financing

A close-up photo of a belt of ammunition a soldier is carrying around their neck.

Canada needs more defence autonomy in a less reliable world

Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital

A large group of men and women in t-shirts, shorts and jeans walk down the road. Some of them carry signs.

The key to improving workers’ lives is hiding in plain sight

Close up view of woman paying for purchase at snack vending machine using smartphone.

How the Big Five banks control how money moves in Canada

What are Canada’s options in Ukraine?

Bridging the national security trust gap with racialized people

All-powerful PMO, mistrust “destroying” the public service: Paul Tellier

Several people carrying Canadian flags during a protest.

The Emergencies Act under scrutiny

A black-and-white image of reporters at tables listening to Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez.

The Online News Act doesn’t solve the long-term problem for news

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Breaking Canada’s innovation inertia

Cabinet secrecy is essential, but should not be absolute

Understanding Doug Ford’s political durability

Bill 96: An attack on justice and fundamental rights

The federal government could implement two accountability measures to help eradicate racism

Talks stall as public service union seeks 13.5 per cent wage increase over three years

A beige cluster of industrial buildings sits next to the water’s edge.

Time for Canada to commit to nuclear power

Quatre personnes discutent et échangent des documents à un bureau.

Masks no longer required for public servants at desks and in meetings with distancing

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