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Carney is at the podium. The backdrop is a blue digital illustration of mountains.

That rare moment when a prime minister shapes the country

Alberta premier Daneille Smith with the Quebec flag in the background.

Why Alberta and Quebec diverge on judicial appointments

A nurse sits on the edge of a bed talking to a patient. Half eaten food sits on the table nearby.

Break down licensing barriers holding back Canada’s health workforce

A half dozen family members walking outside a courthouse.

Closing anti-hate offices sends the wrong signal

An illustration of a robot at a computer while a worker exits an office with a box full of belongings.

Canada’s labour protections aren’t ready for the age of AI

Stacked shipping containers.

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

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

Canada needs more independent, experimental and business-focused innovation. Shutterstock.com

Breaking Canada’s innovation inertia

Cabinet secrecy is essential, but should not be absolute

Understanding Doug Ford’s political durability

The federal government could implement two accountability measures to help eradicate racism

Talks stall as public service union seeks 13.5 per cent wage increase over three years

A beige cluster of industrial buildings sits next to the water’s edge.

Time for Canada to commit to nuclear power

The Liberal politicization of charitable status

A kindergarten teacher helps a boy and girl with a class activity. They are looking at a piece of paper on a table in front of them while she is speaking with a red pen in hand.

Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways

A photo of the sign at the entrance of Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council.

Speaking truth to power discouraged in public service

A young girl in a classroom wears a mask. She’s doing schoolwork at a desk, with two other students at desks nearby.

Masks in schools: have mask mandates become a proxy for trust in public health?

Side view illustration of a woman whose head and shoulders have been split into six vertical segments with an orange background.

Mental health care doesn’t need to cost anything

Canada’s parliamentary watchdogs struggle for more financial independence

The Conservatives and carbon pricing

Canada’s Online News Act: Repeating Australia’s mistakes?

Governments must match civil society efforts to welcome refugees

The Liberal-NDP pact could have a big impact on the public service

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