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A bald, grey robot-like head with blue eyes.

Generative AI and deeper thinking: What’s in our heads still matters*

Here’s why the income gap and its growth both matter

A white semi-truck passes through a forest of evergreens on a two-lane stretch.

Four ways Ottawa can throttle ‘Driver Inc.’

Some of the thousands of people standing and looking in the direction of a stage. Many are in red and some wave Canadian flags.

Bill C-3 could open the citizenship doors to people with little connection to Canada

A parade of men and women, many wearing black, walk with signs with pictures of people on them.

Iranian regime officials are entering Canada with alarming ease

Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

An illustration of the figure of a miniature human standing on the edge of a bread basket hauling up another person.

Don’t miss the good news on poverty reduction in 2025

Canada needs to move toward a public health model of supporting grief

A young boy on a bike rides past a three-storey light-grey stucco apartment building with balconies. The windows are small and square. Hedges line the first floor.

Why Canada needs a rental-unit energy report card

Support for sovereignty in Quebec: the role of identity, culture and language

It’s a wide intersection, with three pedestrians in the crosswalk, and a person on a motor scooter in traffic along with cars and trucks.

Ontario auto insurance reforms offer no real “choice” for low-wage workers

A young man in a wheelchair works in his adapted kitchen. He regulates the temperature of his stainless steel oven.

The Canada Disability Benefit does not fulfill the government’s promises

Stop tying applications for disability income assistance to doctors

An auditorium with dozens of rows of turquoise desks side by side.

Universities must move past research and teaching, and do more to help society

The prime minister has the sleeves of his white dress shirt rolled up. He’s wearing black gloves while reaching for strawberries from a bowl. Several children seem bemused.

National school food program won’t solve food insecurity for families. Here’s what can.

A person is walking their dog down a street where several properties are for sale. Four estate agents' signs can be seen on a small plot of land.

Halal mortgages and Quebec’s version of laïcité

Danielle Smith speaks before microphones with two Alberta flags in the blurred background.

Alberta’s Bill 18 is another strategy from Quebec’s playbook

A baby in a purple suit with a red-and-blue tuque and multi-coloured socks lies on red fallen leaves.

Parental leave benefits need to be more practical and equitable

Des dizaines d’élèves, qu’on voit de dos, sont réunis dans une assemblée. Plusieurs lèvent la main pour s’exprimer ou pour voter.

An improved civic education will help sustain our democracy

A rottweiler puppy named Tank is examined by a veterinarian in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2019. B.C.’s draft legislation could simplify recognition of foreign vet credentials.

B.C. bill on international credential recognition is a good start but needs improvement

Illustration of a woman lying in a hospital bed. She’s on a ventilator, and her eyes are closed.

Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care

An Asian man is doing mechanical work in a factory. He is wearing safety glasses.

Visible minorities have difficulty accessing the labour market

Breaking down government silos to address the crises of homelessness and housing

Cars park on the diagonal in front of a row of ornate brick shops that have interesting window patterns, some with curves at the top. A couple of the shops have striped awnings.

For P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income that is feasible and affordable

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