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Thomas Courchene in a suit standing for a portrait.

Tom Courchene showed how economists can shape public policy

A sketch of Umar Zameer, the accused, in a grey suit alongside gowned lawyers, in front of a judge and jury.

Oversight fails when police investigate police

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

A multi-coloured illustration of people in a group.

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

The London truck attack is a rare terror prosecution of a crime against Muslims

How to get cities out of their constitutional straitjacket

La reconnaissance judiciaire de l’injustice climatique

Can justice in Kamloops come through the International Criminal Court?

As G7 leaders gather, Canada should not “blindly follow” U.S. lead on Africa

Time to rethink the RCMP

Let’s empower municipalities, too often the little siblings of federalism

Canada’s right-to-privacy law needs to be strengthened for children

Langue et nation : l’effet « recadrage » du projet de loi 96

The numbers tell us who’s in charge at Toronto city hall

What is a provincial constitution and how do we amend it?

La suspension des brevets sur les vaccins : faire partie de la solution

The twists of campaigning in a Newfoundland and Labrador election hit by pandemic chaos

Aligning sovereign debt with climate action is a post-COVID way forward

Lessons learned from global financial crisis are a model for post-pandemic reforms

Quebec’s attempt to unilaterally amend the Canadian Constitution won’t fly

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