Governing

All Categories
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

Pierre Poilievre traverse une scène avec un drapeau canadien en arrière-plan.

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions

The ornate stone buildings have tall green-hued copper roofs.

The chronic failure to pass social legislation

Canadian political parties keep more promises than you might think

A river runs through the city, lined with tightly packed homes and buildings about four or five storeys high.

Canada and Europe need a talent hub to overcome Trump threats

Poilievre is smiling as he stands in the middle of a room filled with seated people. A few of them hold signs saying “change.” Poilievre looks relaxed in a dark blue suit and white shirt. He has a mic to his mouth.

Voters must not allow Poilievre to import Trump’s war on science

A line graph showing Canada’s GDP per person sliding compared to that of the United States from a peak of 93.9 per cent in 1981 to 75.5 per cent in 2021. It stood at 78 per cent in the most recent year, 2023.

The perils of per capita GDP: No, Canada is not poorer than Alabama

A magnifying glass enlarges the holographic image of Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on a $20 bill.

The misleading use of per capita GDP: Numerators, denominators and living standards

A line drawing of an older woman sitting on a bench with a cane. The outlines of homes and a tree with a few leaves sit on either side of her. A cyclist approaches from the right.

Canada’s social safety net is stuck in the 1960s

The high stakes of defunding the CBC

A composite image of the five federal party leaders: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault

The federal election campaign has pushed women to the sidelines

Pierre Poilievre at a microphone standing in front of a Canadian flag.

The many dangers of Pierre Poilievre’s war on ‘woke’

A man fills out Canadian tax documents by hand with a Canadian flag on table.

Personal income tax cut promises: Is now really the right time?

A close-up of Marci Ien speaking to reporters.

Mark Carney’s cabinet sends the wrong message on gender equality

A man works on a shiny large steel wheel more than twice his size.

A stronger Canadian economy starts with a circular economy in cities and regions

A couple holds a sign with a Maple Leaf that says “back off eh” amid a crowd of protesters with flags.

The Macdonald Commission at 40: Lessons for today’s Trump tumult

Smoke billows from three smokestacks against a blue sky with billowy clouds.

GHG emissions likely to rise if Conservatives win April 28 election

Load More
Policy Options
The public forum for the public good
1470 Peel St. #200 Montréal, Québec Canada H3A 1T1
(514) 985-2461
irpp@irpp.org
Canadian Online Publishing
2023 Gold Best Continuing Coverage of a Story
2019 Silver Best Column Best Podcast
Digital Publishing Awards
2018 Silver Best Column
2017 Gold Best Column
Published By
Institute for Research
on Public Policy