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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

Canada’s lost gamble in Afghanistan, and the call to return

Empowering public servants through effective career management

Modernizing elections should start with party nomination processes

Big data, social media and political fundraising laws have transformed election campaigns

Early lessons on electoral participation and modernizing elections after the pandemic

Slammed doors or warm welcomes for women in politics?

The risks and rewards of star candidate recruitment in Canadian federal elections

The insincere sincerity of climate policy in the 2021 election

How can we start to make Canada’s long-term care homes about care, not profit?

It’s time for a digital democracy detox

Canadians should elect a government committed to co-operative federalism

How crises impact voter turnout in federal elections

Are federal parties doing enough on poverty?

Stopping the hostile online attacks hurled at candidates

The Conservatives’ child care plan will help poorer families but reinforce regional inequity

The key role of political parties’ digital strategies in the federal election

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