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An aerial perspective shows two tractors moving side by side along long rows of carrots as they are loaded into boxes on the two flatbeds.

Canada’s food security strategy leaves too much off the table

A dozen or so teen girls sit at desks in rows, listening to a teacher speaking.

Education should be part of humanitarian aid from day one

A bridge is in the foreground and a small passenger plane in the background amid an orange haze.

Canada’s buildings can do more than consume electricity

A closeup of a student’s hand, writing with a pencil.

Canada’s PISA scores hit record lows. Don’t let rankings drive reform

Cadets in formation standing at attention, many with their caps at their hearts.

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on the Cadet Program

A bronze statue of a woman holding a proclamation to the sky with one hand.

Canada must reckon with its history of slavery

People rush past a man sitting on the street wrapped in a blanket.

Canada can choose to prevent youth homelessness. The U.K. shows the way

Line drawing of two sets of scales.

To understand poverty, governments need more than one measure

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

Redesigning Canada’s social safety net for the post-pandemic economy

We need to heal traumatized urban landscapes – and people – after COVID

Death of a mutual, and the drift away from “neighbours helping neighbours”

Quebec’s Bill 21: Is there room for more than one view of religion in Canada?

Long-term care reform in Canada will require a massive, multi-year effort

Ambiguous energy efficiency targets are part of the problem, but there is a clear solution

Making Canada’s skills-development system up-to-date and more effective should be evidence-based and grounded in top-quality research

The case for municipal cemetery planning in Ontario

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