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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

A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

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When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

Large hand gripping a chess piece on a chessboard, symbolizing control, power imbalance and strategic pressure in Canada-U.S. relations.

Rethinking retaliation in the age of Trump

An animated image of a person in a laptop computer with a rope pulling a bank card from another laptop.

Build a real financial crimes force to hit terrorist financing

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

Time to rethink the Supreme Court appointments process

Justin Trudeau’s Court: The force awakens?

Tax amnesties — a lifeline for the wealthy

Open government: The political motivations and hurdles

What’s needed to deliver on the federal government’s “open by default” promise?

A budget of Sharpie markers and erasers

Is Canada squandering its diplomatic capital with Cuba?

What we should ignore in Budget 2016

US presidential primaries: Who’s speaking in favour of trade?

How do we put the public in the debate moderator’s chair?

Débats télévisés des chefs durant les campagnes électorales au Canada: une formule à réviser

In organizing leaders’ debates, put the public interest first

Kick-starting the debate on improving leaders’ debates

Time to end the big-party control of leaders’ debates

Utilisation de données probantes et politiques publiques : quelques orientations à considérer

Government scientists and the management of science in government

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