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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

Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

Integrating environmental considerations is key to Carney’s seven priorities

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An institutional explanation for the Trump anomaly

Was the public inquiry into foreign interference worth the trouble?

A yellow police tape marks the edge of a crime scene with a blurry black police car, red and blue cruiser lights on, in the distance. The tape says “Police line. Do not cross” in thick black letters.

Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner

Trudeau in shirtsleeves stands and speaks in front of MPs gathered in a conference room. Teleprompters in the back of the room show Trudeau’s speech.

It’s time for Liberal MPs to speak up

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How B.C. can increase access to justice in family-law cases

The attack on USAID. is devastating for the promotion of global advancement on a wide range of issues. Canada could focus on democratic development.

Canada should fill the void in democracy development left by the Trump administration

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Trust and transparency: is Sweden still a model?

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Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

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It’s time for climate policy to shift to adaptation and resilience

Civil society groups need to prepare for possible Conservative government

Civil society groups need to prepare for possible Conservative government

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Canada must defend Uyghur rights with strong action

Le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, sourit en faisant des gestes avec ses mains, tandis que le premier ministre de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Dennis King, assis à sa gauche, le regarde avec un sourire perplexe.

The contentious, necessary politics of internal trade

How to create a health-care superpower

Minority language rights in the digital age

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The mirage of “death as a benefit”

Trump is sitting at a wood desk, leaning forward as he uses a large black marker to make his signature on a two-page document in a black folder. Several people stand behind the desk. He is in a blue suit and tie with a white shirt.

Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis

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