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Pothole in a Montreal's street.

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

A baseball diamond in the foreground with a chemical plant in the background.

Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

A worker in a white helmet stands on scaffolding near the support beams for a roof.

How Build Canada Homes can build affordable housing fast

An ice-packed inlet with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Northern cable security is becoming a test of Canada’s Arctic readiness

Mark Carney photographed in profile with an old Canadian Pacific train in the background. The word “Canadian” appears in front of him.

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

A medical practitioner going over medical information with a patient in an examination room.

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

Multi-coloured shipping containers on a narrow river with crane installations along the shore.

Fortress North America is replacing free trade in Canada’s lexicon

Typewriter with the words “Letter to the Editor” typed on a sheet of paper.

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

Canada needs its own Indo-Pacific strategy – not an American economic policy

Red, orange and yellow peppers and other vegetables are shown in the grocery store produce aisle.

Want help with inflation? Reform the Competition Act

At the base of a set of stone steps, about 10 people wear yellow hoodies and t-shirts that say “No justice, no peace” with photos of Chantel Moore on the fabric. Some people hold signs that say “Justice for Chantel Moore” and “Chantel’s life mattered; we want justice.”

The mandate of N.B.’s systemic racism commissioner perpetuates the problem

Sanctions against Russia can be a dangerously inflexible instrument

Honour Tommy Douglas and stand up for public denticare

The Achilles heel of the federal public service gives out again with passport fiasco

Ottawa’s climate strategy must be led by a coalition of the most trusted

Francophone Quebecers increasingly believe anglophone Canadians look down on them

Government can protect women while preserving the defence of extreme intoxication

Quebecers more pessimistic than ever about the future of the French language

Vladimir Putin scratches his chin and looks to the side while he stands at a podium with the flags of both countries hanging behind him.

Could Putin unleash a nuclear weapon?

Public service finally has a new boss, and she’s the old boss

Premier Legault’s colonial values

A woman in a mask shops in front of a large display of white tulips with a small grocery store in the background.

Let’s help small family businesses eliminate tax uncertainty

Defending against disinformation

Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital

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