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Two male black leaders stand at a podium while Jean Augustine appears on screen in the background.

Representation should not be an afterthought on Ottawa’s advisory councils

Construction workers Alt text: Single worker stands on a partially framed house.

Skilled-trades training needs a rethink

A sun sets behind the frame of a new home construction.

Ontario’s new law should make planning faster — not move the work elsewhere

An illustration showing a red line graph knocking apart a bag of groceries.

One poverty measure cannot capture Canada’s economic hardship

Four children gathered around a laptop with an adult standing behind it.

Before schools embrace AI, Canada must protect children’s learning

Two men look at a betting app on a telephone while watching soccer.

Governments are gambling with Canadians’ well-being

An illustration of two telephones communicating, one featuring an older man and the other a robot.

Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind

A grey-haired man in a hard hat looks out over a factory floor.

Canada has been dealt its demographic cards. Now it has to play them better

Heritage properties need not be sacrificed for housing growth

Montréal et le laisser-faire en intégration

Seen from above, two white toddlers hold toothbrushes as they lean toward a bathroom sink, One of them has a hand on the faucet and is looking up with mouth open.

The biggest challenge for the Canada Dental Benefit may come from the tiniest teeth

A woman works a calculator at a table with a laptop computer while a baby watches a screen in the background.

Make remote work a plus instead of a penalty for gender equality

Non-profits were tested by COVID-19 but proved resilient

The good and bad news from a public opinion researcher

People sit at rows of desks oriented toward the middle of the room, where a central desk and the Quebec flag are located. A second-floor gallery is populated with a row of observers. At the back of the room is a large gilt-framed painting, in keeping with the ornate details that make up the room.

Diversity lags in provincial and territorial legislatures but is improving

A primary school aged boy covers his ears in a noisy classroom.

Combatting ‘low-level disruptions’ in the classroom

Home decarbonization requires tailored policies

A cafeteria worker hands a plate with tomatoes, a piece of orange, and a sandwich to a child.

A national school food policy is no substitute for reducing food insecurity

Multi-coloured car illustrations hang on a wall above small lockers with baskets and backpacks in a daycare in Langley, B.C.

Building an anti-racist child-care system in Canada

The unfair barriers to public university education

Brownfield redevelopment is a better alternative than urban sprawl

Students walk on the University of Manitoba campus in winter in front of a four-storey limestone clad building.

Post-secondary institutions have no choice but to rely on China for funds

Harm-reduction policy is necessary to save lives in opioid crisis

A broader approach to AI would cut bias in immigration decisions while adding speed

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