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Christine Fréchette is standing while shaping a heart with her hands in a press conference.

The CAQ kept its promises. So why did it lose popular support?

Cameramen and a reporter with a mic line the steps.

Harassment is becoming a threat to Canadian democracy — starting locally

A gaggle of reporters in the foreground with the three men at a podium in the background.

New federal agencies won’t fix old problems with delivery

The first ministers standing in front of the prime minister’s residence, from left to right: Glen Clark, B.C.; Gary Filmon, Man.; Ralph Klein Alta.; Lucien Bouchard, Que.; Piers McDonald, Yukon; Roy Ramanow, Sask.; Jean Chrétien, Brian Tobin, Nfld.; Camille Thériault,N.B.; Miike Harris, Ont.; Patrick Binns, P.E.I.; Russell MacLellan, N.S.; and Jim Antoine, N.W.T.

Canada needs a new social union deal

A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign at a podium is shown in front of the Alberta flag.

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

: Danielle Smith (left) and Mark Carney stand posing with copies of their memorandum of understanding with Alberta and Canadian flags in the background.

A weak carbon-price floor will not fix Alberta’s emissions market

Mark Carney photographed in profile with an old Canadian Pacific train in the background. The word “Canadian” appears in front of him.

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

A closeup of a weathered grey tail of a CF-18 Hornet, with the dark grey Canadian flag stamped on it.

Canada needs a real debate on its defence buildup

Anita Anand wearing a purple coat speaks at a table with Canadian flags in soft focus in the background.

The federal government plans to expand the “25-and-out” pension

Capital gains: How to maintain objectives while offering greater flexibility

A couple dozen people young and old gather around holding metal plates.

Canada must lead in responding to the desperate plight of the Rohingya

How diverse are Order of Canada appointments?

Gros plan sur des billets de 50$ en devise canadienne.

For the good of the country, rich Canadians need to pay higher taxes on passive income

Support for sovereignty in Quebec: the role of identity, culture and language

Pierre Poilievre on stage speaking into a microphone wearing a black T-shirt with the slogan “Axe the Tax.”

A Conservative government may axe the carbon tax but then may have to bring it back

A young man in a wheelchair works in his adapted kitchen. He regulates the temperature of his stainless steel oven.

The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises

M. Aylward est représenté de profil, vêtu d'un blazer à carreaux de couleur claire, avec trois autres hommes debout à l'arrière-plan devant des drapeaux provinciaux.

Building a culture of public service on hybrid work

Two roofers are bent over the plywood-covered roofs of a set of two-storey townhouses clad in pressboard, some of them covered in deep-blue and white membrane material.

Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act will do the exact opposite

A steady stream of people cross in both directions, walking over tram lines and under a web of electric lines that power the streetcars.

Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments

A non-descript steel box painted in two tones of green that appears to be about the size of an extra-tall two-car garage with a yellow ‘caution’ cone in front of it.

Ontario’s nuclear option is the wrong path to meet green energy targets

Doud Ford, wearing a dark suit, shakes hands with workers in hard hats and reflective vests.

Demanding participation and transparent policymaking in urban Ontario

A person is walking their dog down a street where several properties are for sale. Four estate agents' signs can be seen on a small plot of land.

Halal mortgages and Quebec’s version of laïcité

Danielle Smith speaks before microphones with two Alberta flags in the blurred background.

Alberta’s Bill 18 is another strategy from Quebec’s playbook

Le chef du PQ agite les mains en parlant alors qu'il est entouré de quatre membres de son parti.

Here we go again? Making sense of the PQ’s rise in the polls

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