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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

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

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

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?

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