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Four men in suits on a gangplank admiring a submarine.

South Korea just changed the game and Canada needs its own grand bargain

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

A man placing his hand in the open mouth of an alligator.

Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

An animated series of paddlers and canoes.

Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

An abstract image featuring the silhouettes of many people in shades of beige and brown, with a hand descending to put a ballot with an X in a box.

Why increased candidate diversity can help rebuild trust in Canadian politics

A bomb pointing downward with the yellow and black nuclear symbol.

Bombs away: A Canadian nuclear weapons program to deter Trump is not feasible

Illustration depicting deals done, with four puzzle pieces fitting together, overlaid with a handshake.

The missed opportunities of public procurement

Jocelyne Bourgon tient le texte du serment devant le ministre, qui tient la Bible. Le gouverneur général Roméo LeBlanc et le premier ministre Jean Chrétien observent la scène, sous un portrait de la reine Elizabeth.

Former top bureaucrat Jocelyne Bourgon calls for bold public service reform to match Carney’s economic plan

Carney discute en gesticulant lors d’une rencontre avec le président américain, assis, penché vers l’avant et l’air songeur. Une cheminée décorée et un buste de Benjamin Franklin apparaissent en arrière-plan.

Canada is not for sale: What constitutional history teaches us about the 51st state discourse

A woman carrying a USAID poster featuring a woman cutting flowers walks out of her office with her belongings.

After USAID: Why Canada must lead on global health now

From the road to the back room: A view inside the Carney campaign

Two technicians wearing yellow high visibility coats and hard hats walking past racks of equipment in a data centre.

Canada must ensure its digital sovereignty in the face of U.S. threats

Mark Carney standing behind a bed of tulips without blooms on the sidewalk in front of his office. Parliament is in the background.

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

How Carney can use policy to unite the country

Indigenous National Chief Cindy Woodhouse speaking at podium during an assembly, surrounded by First Nations representatives and flags.

What Trump’s threat to Canadian sovereignty reveals about Indigenous struggles

Four firefighters sit and kneel on hoses spraying water on a building surrounded by smoke and mist.

Saving our textile industry starts with a resolve to Buy Canadian

Golden scales of justice and a judge’s gavel in front of a Canadian flag.

Bill 96 erodes legislative language equality

Nine people stand under a white canvas tent surrounded by mud and puddles on a cloudy day. A long line of men in fluorescent orange and lime-green work vests and hardhats is behind them along with a couple of crane trucks.

Equity and transparency: how to even the playing field in infrastructure spending

Cartoon drawing of half a dozen men and women holding large, interlocking puzzle pieces.

It is easy to pretend to be progressive at no cost

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

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