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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

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

Canada needs more independent, experimental and business-focused innovation. Shutterstock.com

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

The Liberal politicization of charitable status

A kindergarten teacher helps a boy and girl with a class activity. They are looking at a piece of paper on a table in front of them while she is speaking with a red pen in hand.

Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways

Le meilleur des mondes selon Elon Musk

A photo of the sign at the entrance of Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.

Speaking truth to power discouraged in public service

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