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Protesters gathered around a bonfire.

Canada must be ready for Iran’s democratic turning point

Students filling out participatory budget idea submission form.

Participatory budgeting is a low-risk, high-return democratic upgrade

A man in a whit shirt and ballcap waves a large Acadian flag as he walks.

Canada needs its own Bill 101

People in silhouette, some with arms up and holding signs, appear behind a Canadian flag.

What public opinion tells us about the political outlook for 2026

A seven-year-old transgender boy is photographed amid some trees in dark silhouette.

When the notwithstanding clause becomes a political weapon

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner shot in profile against a blue sky.

Why “jail, not bail” fails: Doug Ford’s evidence problem

A woman holds a lit candle with signs that say “Save the CDC” and “CDC saves lives.”

Canada can’t rely on U.S. health and food safety as Trump dismantles agencies

People voting at two polling stations in a school gymnasium while the candidate and her mother wait.

The rising threat of disinformation in Canada’s municipal elections

Colourful animated figures meet. A larger green figure has collected the word bubbles belonging to the other figures. A small start is making the green blob give them back.

Why universities need a pluralism monitor

A star at the entre of several other animated figures with a surrounding thread.

A better way to run meetings: In-action reviews improve decision-making

Putin and Trudeau sitting in easy chairs with strained smiles as they shake hands.

How Canada can navigate its Russia dilemma in a multipolar era

Four men in suits on a gangplank admiring a submarine.

South Korea just changed the game and Canada needs its own grand bargain

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

A man placing his hand in the open mouth of an alligator.

Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

An animated series of paddlers and canoes.

Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

An abstract image featuring the silhouettes of many people in shades of beige and brown, with a hand descending to put a ballot with an X in a box.

Why increased candidate diversity can help rebuild trust in Canadian politics

In one hand is the pair of tan moccasins. With his other hand he holds a wooden cane. He’s wearing an orange t-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt.

Wreckonciliation and the case for total departmental reform

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

A collection of cut-out silhouettes of faces in profile.

Reconciliation can’t wait another generation

Illustration of two people in silhouette facing each other, one red, one blue. Each has a web of symbols emanating from the top of their heads.

To think out loud: what can policy commissions achieve?

Close-up shots of the group of young people and children standing in front of a stone building during an outdoor public gathering.

Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

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