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A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

Animated figures gathered around a table.

Empowering civil society and Indigenous communities in higher education decision making

An animated series of paddlers and canoes.

Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

Head of a person filled with swirls of colours.

The dangerous rush for Indigenous identity policies at universities

Des passants traversent une intersection animée au centre-ville, sous un ciel gris. Les immeubles environnants, dont un avec le logo de Google, se reflètent dans une flaque d’eau au premier plan. Les décorations lumineuses des arbres évoquent la période des Fêtes.

Quebec since 1995: decline or progress?

Who is receiving social assistance?

Middle-aged white man points to paper plans as three younger white workers (two men, one woman) look on. They are all wearing fluorescent green safety vests, standing near a brick building with scaffolding.

Could Quebec’s skills training model help solve Canada’s labour shortage?

Le Québec doit continuer de miser sur les CPE

Canada needs to address the issue of modern slavery

Wrestling the long arm of authoritarianism

Two police vehicles are parked as an officer watches evening crowds in downtown Toronto.

What happens when police commit crimes?

People, some sitting, some standing, sport light-blue masks during a stop at a station.

COVID-19 responses were always going to be inequitable

An RCMP cruiser parked on a road.

The RCMP needs comprehensive reform

We need to better understand how racialized minorities are being hit by inflation

Recruiting and training is the number one concern for SMEs

Democratic life and the generational implications of pandemic school closures

Illustration of an evening city skyline with a bundled stream of zeroes and ones emanating from it.

A digital transformation can make Canada’s immigration system world-class

Tackling Islamophobia begins by rebuilding trust with the Muslim community

La main ridée d'une femme âgée saisit la poignée d'un déambulateur alors qu'elle est assise sur un balcon au soleil.

Who is actually eligible for medical assistance in dying in Quebec?

Top bureaucrat urges summer test drive of hybrid public service workforce

In God’s name

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