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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

Winnipeg’s Boldness Project reimagines an urban landscape with Indigenous voices shaping policy

Good planning and social cohesion intersect during the pandemic and recovery

How to grow an accessible, high quality, equitable child care system

In a post-pandemic recovery, what will laid-off workers do to get back on their feet?

How better data can help parents looking for child care

Residential schools: We must read the Commission reports

Is Canada’s first proposed foreign influence legislation ruthless or toothless?

La promesse d’une prestation canadienne pour les personnes handicapées

Gouvernance et valeurs sociétales

Affordable, secure and adequate housing as an economic strategy

La validité de la proposition du Québec de modifier sa «constitution provinciale»

Nouvelle gouvernance scolaire et démocratie : un rendez-vous manqué ?

Rising house prices and the challenge governments face

La mobilité durable sortira-t-elle gagnante de la pandémie ?

Federal tax policy incentivizes demolition over reuse

We need to focus on the problem of crowding, not density, in our cities

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