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Only targeted industrial policy will fulfil Canada’s value-adding potential 

Industrial policy and Canada’s uncertain future

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Carney’s troubling silence on women and gender

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Bill C-3 could open the citizenship doors to people with little connection to Canada

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

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Carney’s 15-per-cent challenge: Cutting and rewiring Canada’s public service

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Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

Integrating environmental considerations is key to Carney’s seven priorities

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The mixed government legacy of Justin Trudeau

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U.S. social media platforms are a national security threat

A bearded man holds a pink and blue sign saying “Keep schools safe for trans kids.”

The pernicious effects of transphobia on campus

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The fight for trans rights is a women’s rights issue

It is too easy to make Quebec the villain

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Trump’s tariff threats expose Canada’s internal monopoly problem

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The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

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Canada failed to heed the warning signs of key U.S. policy shift

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The world must stand united against Donald Trump

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Canada weighs bailouts as U.S. tariffs threaten businesses

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Why Canada must look beyond the U.S. to Africa’s economic boom

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To counter Trump’s tariff threats, we need to make ‘Buy Canada’ count

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DeepSeek: China’s AI challenges the West

As a new immigrant to Canada, I know it will survive Trump’s threats

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Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

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The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada

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