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Slaying myths about income support

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Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings

Elghawaby speaks in front of an array of arms holding microphones.

Canada’s national amnesia on Islamophobia

Jean Augustine stands in front of a microphone raises her hands as if in victory, with a Canadian flag in the background.

Canada’s Black History Month at 30: Recognition, progress and the way forward

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The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A man in a whit shirt and ballcap waves a large Acadian flag as he walks.

Canada needs its own Bill 101

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What public opinion tells us about the political outlook for 2026

People voting at two polling stations in a school gymnasium while the candidate and her mother wait.

The rising threat of disinformation in Canada’s municipal elections

Graham Flack leaves the public service after three decades at the centre of Canadian history

Provinces need to learn to share lessons as the need for home care and long-term care ramps up

Where has the last five years’ growth in Quebec’s tax revenues come from?

Quebec and Ottawa must aim for balanced budgets

Quebec’s move to force teaching French at McGill and Concordia could have dire consequences

Canadians sharply more dissatisfied with direction of country at end of 2023

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Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?

A clearer right-to-repair picture emerges in Canada, but uncertainties remain

Health-care accounts could help control costs

A beige, stone bungalow is surrounded by brown-ish water that is about five feet high. The basement-level doors and windows are three-quarters under water. Mature trees surround the house.

Government leadership in flood protection is overdue

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami suggests I’m a criminal

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Snitching is both ineffective and morally wrong

The battle over Inuit identity in Labrador

John Hannaford sets up public service teams to think about future problems

When is suicide considered “rational”?

Is there trouble ahead for Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy?

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