The results of the federal election have produced much scrutiny over the number of women in Canadian Parliament. The Senate is nearing gender parity, with 60 percent of Prime...
Last month, the latest numbers on the overdose crisis in Canada confirmed that overdose fatalities are continuing unabated. Nearly 13,000 Canadians died between January 2016 and March 2019, and,...
Canada’s population reached 37.6 million people in 2019. That is more than 500,000 people over last year, the largest population increase in one year since Confederation. It represents an...
Pensions and retirement income issues do not play a large role in the 2019 federal election party platforms. The shared assumption is that existing arrangements are working reasonably well,...
During an election campaign, there is no shortage of polls: voters now have access to new numbers about the ups and downs in party fortunes on a more or...
When Canadians head to the polls on October 21, they should ask themselves how Canada’s political parties will tackle inequality. Over the past two decades, the richest Canadians have...
In the lead up to the 2019 federal election, poll after poll has pointed to affordability as a top concern among Canadians. As such, many policy ideas have been...
To construct its new Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, the Trudeau government endeavoured to move beyond consultation and into co-development and consensus with Indigenous, territorial and provincial partners. The...
Vitally important but long neglected, Canada’s charities, nonprofits and voluntary organizations deserve the attention and support of the federal government. Canada’s 170,000 charities, nonprofits and voluntary organizations and their...
With an election looming, Canadians are hearing more talk about the importance of being tough on crime, along with the claim that our justice and prison systems are too...
