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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-frame wooden homes sit side by side on a road. They are surrounded by mature trees but the paint on each is peeling.

Effective rural policy is critical to Canada’s security, stability and sovereignty

Protesters stand behind a banner with a hand-drawn Statue of Liberty and with the slogan “Science not silence” written on it.

Why academics must speak out against Trump and disinformation

The sudden vacuum in the fight against environmental crime and corruption

The Canadian and U.S. flags are in the foreground with the Ambassador bridge in the background before a pink sunset.

Canada’s policy reset needs to go much further than trade to address Trump shock effects

An illustration using a series of cogs, with one painted like a Canadian flag.

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

The eight ministers are bundled up against the cold with a sign for their meeting in front of them and a bright blue sky behind them.

It’s time for Canada to have a foreign policy

The metal crest is ornate with elements that include depictions of the fleur-de-lys, a harp, maple leaves, the Union Jack flag and a crown at the top.

UCP cuts to Alberta Legal Aid will hurt the most vulnerable

The tanker is docked alongside another ship at a jetty. 

A day late and a dollar short: Exporting Canadian natural gas to the EU

Many Canadians are outraged by the tariffs and Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada.

If it comes to it, Canadian courts can and must be ready to resist U.S. annexation

Un drapeau du Canada flotte au-dessus du Parlement. Des nuages gris assombrissent le ciel.

Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future

Massive stacks of red, blue and yellow containers are seen through driving snow with a red tractor trailer driving among them.

Could Trump’s tariffs break Canadians’ consensus on trade?

A line of redcoats marching in front of a burning building.

Why are younger Canadians more susceptible to Trump and the lure of the 51st state?

Can Canada afford to cut the public service while Trump moves the goalposts?

Four jets fly against a gray sky with a Canadian flag fluttering in the foreground.

We live in a dangerous world. Canada needs to bulk up

A woman holds up her hands with a message reading “Stop the war” written in black ink in her palms.

Canadian media need to more carefully consider op-eds on the Mideast

The true north strong and green?

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