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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

The federal government should not overhaul charity rules during a pandemic

Help for the poor works best when combined with help for all

Why Quebec’s Bill 96 is good for national unity

What’s standing in the way of teaching about residential schools?

How can we start to make Canada’s long-term care homes about care, not profit?

Are federal parties doing enough on poverty?

Which political party has the best child care plan?

The Conservatives’ child care plan will help poorer families but reinforce regional inequity

We need to nudge joy into voting

How will Alberta use online learning to address its skills gap?

Why the Supreme Court should leave Bill 21 alone

Canada must develop immigration policy as climate change increases likelihood of mass displacement

Canada needs to improve its immigration channels for essential migrant workers

Qualité des soins en services de garde : un enjeu négligé au Québec

Canada has occasional policy but no effective statutes to protect heritage structures

Racism and the need for a national integration commission

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