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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

A national school food program should be part of Ottawa’s stimulus package

Single workers are Canada’s forgotten poor

Current tax system won’t pay for COVID recovery

Emploi et formation des jeunes durant la pandémie

Expertise of people who use drugs must be central to design of safe supply

Disabled Canadians ignored in policies on COVID-19

Islamophobia is on the rise during COVID-19

La situation des demandeurs d’asile en période de COVID-19

A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had

Proper funding for women’s health research could save lives during pandemic

Canada’s “just society” has yet to be realized for many citizens

Homelessness could rise with economic downturn

Le respect des droits des enfants et des jeunes pendant la pandémie

Canada’s economic stability hinges on an equitable recovery for women

How do taxes and public benefits evolve over the course of a taxpayer’s life?

Transit is in grave danger of falling into a death spiral

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