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Pothole in a Montreal's street.

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

A worker in a white helmet stands on scaffolding near the support beams for a roof.

How Build Canada Homes can build affordable housing fast

A medical practitioner going over medical information with a patient in an examination room.

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

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The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk

Thomas Courchene in a suit standing for a portrait.

Tom Courchene showed how economists can shape public policy

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

A multi-coloured illustration of people in a group.

When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

A half-dozen ministers and advisers stand in a line as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a podium. He is in soft focus and in profile while the others are in focus.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

What was different about Ontario’s COVID-19 response

Transport trucks approach the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Stress testing Canadian governance

With Hannaford’s unexpected pick, “the qualifications for clerk are changing”

Une foule de personnes se promène. Un homme porte un grand parapluie noir. Un autre homme tient une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire « “Nous avons décidé d'investir dans les travailleurs”. Lol k ». La pancarte d'un autre homme dit « Je soutiens mon équipe de négociation ».

A whole new conflict around remote work

The federal public service strike ends on compromise over wages, remote work

Tensions rise in public service strike that could set trend for workers across Canada

Massive public-service strike could be days away

Illustration of four people surrounded by clouds, mechanical gears and a large yellow lightbulb. One man is sitting at a laptop; another is standing, holding a laptop; a third man is talking with a woman.

The radical improvement of data will transform public sector reform

Quebec: a distinct society for drivers

How to create an adaptive culture in the public service

The time and place for consultants

Critical considerations for the future of the public service

The never-ending question of contracting in the public service

The biggest public service union prepares for the first national strike in decades

People ride a swinging carrousel carnival ride against a blue summer sky.

The pull and push of the centre that haunts the public service

After years of neglect, we’ve lost a key element of federal-provincial negotiation

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