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A half-dozen ministers and advisers stand in a line as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a podium. He is in soft focus and in profile while the others are in focus.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

Dozens of ministers stand in a family photo while a dozen photographers jockey for the shot in the foreground.

Can a U.S.-led critical minerals strategy deliver for climate and Canada?

Stacked shipping containers.

How Canada can prepare for high-pressure U.S. demands on sovereignty and trade

The three of them are standing in a room with at least double-height ceilings. Behind them, the wall is covered in an artwork consisting of intertwined vines with flowers and leaves.

How Canada can put Carney’s Davos speech into action

A family of three including a young girl receives clear plastic bags of groceries including cooking oil from a man.

Canada, Cuba and the price of tolerating coercive power

Wab Kinew signs a barrel with a truck with the purple Crown Royal sign on its side in the background.

Mark Carney preaches co-operative federalism but doesn’t practise it

Corn on the cob in closeup, with other produce and a store worker in the blurry background.

Slaying myths about income support

Mark Carney in closeup with the World Economic Forum sign in the background.

Giving life to the Carney vision for Canada

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, with his right hand on his heart, leaves the stage while his left hand holds that of his wife Gurkiran Kaur. A small crowd is gathered around the small stage.

To face the future, the NDP must look to its past

Four workers stand at a long stainless-steel table. They are in white coats. Blue plastic is used for their aprons and to cover their heads and forearms. They all wear high boots and stand on red rubber mats. Many lengths of salami links hang from a metal frame. The room is all grey with no windows.

Trade war heightens risks for immigrant factory workers

Three cyclists use the lane, which is painted in fading green. A white car passes them.

Ontario can’t lead on road safety without cycling infrastructure

Mark Carney is wearing a blue traditional Inuit pullover called the atigi while speaking to soldiers wearing their green uniforms.

Five big moves Mark Carney must make to secure Canada’s place in the world

Écran d’ordinateur affichant le site Pornhub avec une page de vérification de l’âge où l’utilisateur doit confirmer qu’il a 18 ans ou plus.

Why Canada needs age verification laws for porn

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

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