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January 26, 2021

What the Payette episode teaches us about fit and the Governor General

Governor General Julie Payette’s 21 January 2021 resignation ends a problem-plagued tenure and offers an opportunity for reflection on the role. The denouement came after the completion of a...

Barbara J. Messamore
  • Economy
January 26, 2021

There are better ways of helping the economy than CEWS

In the Trudeau government’s recent mini-budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland threw so many large numbers at us that Canadians might be forgiven for missing some important announcements.  Here’s one...

Michael Smart, Ben Eisen
  • Social Policy
January 25, 2021

Les changements apportés au Régime québécois d’assurance parentale

Le Régime québécois d’assurance parentale (RQAP) a récemment subi plusieurs modifications qui lui donnent davantage de flexibilité et le rendent plus équitable. Sanctionnée le 29 octobre 2020, la Loi...

Sophie Mathieu
  • Global Affairs
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January 25, 2021

Is principled nationalism a new niche for Canada?

Canadian foreign aid is often criticized for being paltry compared to the country’s massive wealth. But while it may lack quantity, Canadian aid may nevertheless have something else going...

Nilima Gulrajani
  • Education
January 25, 2021

Fund early childhood education like post-secondary

In the October speech from the throne, the Liberal government resurrected the idea of a national child-care program. Since such programs are always to some extent cost-shared with provinces,...

Alex Usher, Jonathan Williams
  • Health
  • Policy-making
January 22, 2021

How the Trudeau government can get control of the pandemic

No, it’s not the virus’s fault as Ontario’s deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe suggested earlier this month. Observing the disastrous response to the second wave...

Jörg Broschek
  • Science & Tech
January 21, 2021

The global dimensions of Canada’s vaccine rollout

It’s just over a month into Canada’s vaccine rollout, and every day seems to bring new federal-provincial bickering or logistical nightmares. It’s difficult and confusing at a time when...

Alan Bernstein
  • Environment
  • Policy-making
January 21, 2021

Could climate policy become climate trade?

One of the most compelling and least reported elements of the federal government’s recently announced plan to meet its ambitious 2030 climate targets is the commitment to pursue greater...

Aaron Henry
  • Politics
January 20, 2021

Justin Trudeau, the mature brand

When the Liberal Party of Canada went looking for an advertising agency in 2013, the briefing was clear: the Liberals had a young, energetic leader with significant brand recognition....

Éric Blais
  • Global Affairs
January 20, 2021

Canada-China relations will change with Biden

It has been two years since the two “Michaels” were detained by Chinese authorities in response to Canada’s detention of Meng Wanzhou. Her arrest came at the request of...

Kevin G. Cai
  • Economy
  • Politics
January 19, 2021

With two Joe Bidens, Canada needs to be bold and think big

Canada faces a major dilemma with Joe Biden’s ascension to the U.S. presidency. It will be dealing with two Joe Bidens: Biden the internationalist, committed to multilateral institutions, alliances and global...

Fen Osler Hampson
  • Global Affairs
January 19, 2021

Quel avenir pour l’alliance entre Donald Trump et le Parti républicain ?

Le 13 janvier 2021, nous avons assisté à ce qui, à toute autre époque, aurait paru invraisemblable, soit une seconde mise en accusation d’un président américain par la Chambre...

Christophe Cloutier-Roy
  • Media & culture
  • Politics
January 18, 2021

Trump’s assault on truth will continue to trouble American democracy

It’s said you can’t reason a person out of a thing she or he was never reasoned into, which explains the dilemma America faces with its many millions of...

Keith Boag
  • Social Policy
January 18, 2021

Une zone plutôt qu’un seuil : repenser la mesure de la pauvreté
Chronique d’Alain Noël

Toutes les mesures de la pauvreté fonctionnent de la même façon : elles établissent un seuil de revenu en deçà duquel une personne est considérée comme vivant en situation de...

Alain Noël
  • Global Affairs
  • Trending
January 15, 2021

Canada should support Ethiopia as it enters post-conflict phase

The conflict between the Ethiopian federal government and a group from within its northern state of Tigray has ended according to the Ethiopian government. The view of some analysts...

Ann Fitz-Gerald, Hugh Segal
  • Economy
  • Environment
January 15, 2021

Cleaning up Ontario’s hydro mess

While the troubled Site C and Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam projects in B.C. and Newfoundland and Labrador have drawn a great deal of national attention over the past few...

Mark Winfield
  • Politics
January 15, 2021

When a nation’s legislature comes under violent attack

des·e·crate /ˈdesəˌkrāt/ verb “treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.” On Oct. 22, 2014, a lone gunman attacked Canada’s democratic heart. Murder and terror were the...

Nathan Cullen
  • Environment
January 14, 2021

What the Green Climate Fund can teach us about multilateral organizations

The United Nations marked its 75th anniversary in September, and with the milestone has come scrutiny – yet again – of the relevance of multilateral institutions (including the UN and other...

Archi Rastogi
  • Global Affairs
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January 13, 2021

Canada can help America recover from Trump

One of the most fundamental responsibilities of the government of Canada is to manage our relationship with the United States. The shocking events surrounding the end of the destructive...

Lloyd Axworthy, Allan Rock
  • Global Affairs
  • Policy-making
January 13, 2021

Improving transparency in Canada’s national security and intelligence community

(This article has been translated into French.) The national security community in Canada has traditionally not been very transparent. Of course, some information held by its institutions must remain...

Thomas Juneau, Dominic Rochon
  • Environment
  • Politics
January 12, 2021

How 2021 could be a pivotal year in the climate change fight

The world marked the fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking Paris climate agreement in December with a sobering reminder. Despite a drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 due to...

Shawn McCarthy
  • Health
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January 11, 2021

Le Canada a besoin d’une base de données nationale sur la vaccination contre la COVID-19

L’administration des premiers vaccins contre la COVID‑19 fait ressortir la nécessité de suivre de près le déploiement des campagnes de vaccination. Le gouvernement fédéral a admis l’importance des données...

Michael Wolfson
  • Economy
  • Global Affairs
January 11, 2021

Biden win is an opportunity to advance tax fairness in Canada

Under Donald Trump’s presidency, Canada’s Liberal government has benefited from the public relations advantage of appearing more progressive compared to its Republican neighbour next door. When US President-elect Joe...

Erika Beauchesne
  • Economy
January 8, 2021

La fiscalité québécoise comparée à celle des pays de l’OCDE

Grâce à sa large recension de données, l’édition 2021 du Bilan de la fiscalité au Québec de la Chaire en fiscalité et en finances publiques de l’Université de Sherbrooke permet...

Luc Godbout
  • Economy
  • Policy-making
January 7, 2021

COVID has directly threatened the family unit

COVID-19 has forced us to question the very foundations of what keeps us safe and secure when our health or our lives are under threat. We’ve been slammed with...

Donna Thomson, Maggie Keresteci
  • Economy
  • Education
January 6, 2021

Why Canada needs an information tool linking training, skills, and jobs

Amid the many uncertainties that this new year brings, we can make one prediction with confidence: In 2021 – and beyond – many Canadians will need some kind of...

Tony Bonen, Matthias Oschinski
  • Economy
  • Policy-making
January 5, 2021

La TPS à 30 ans : 30 choses à savoir sur elle

Ce 1er janvier, c’était le 30e anniversaire de la taxe sur les produits et services (TPS). Voici 30 éléments qui ont balisé son évolution : Le gouvernement fédéral taxait déjà...

Luc Godbout
  • Politics
January 5, 2021

The life of a Senate staffer

If the role of senators is obscure to many Canadians, the role their staffers play must be even more mysterious. I have yet to come across a publication that...

Arianna Knoefel
  • Politics
  • Social Policy
January 4, 2021

Ten trends that will shape events in 2021

Only a fool would set out to forecast events for 2021 considering the unexpected year we’ve had. But we can still reflect on how the events of the past...

Andrew Parkin

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