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Many Canadians are outraged by the tariffs and Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada.

If it comes to it, Canadian courts can and must be ready to resist U.S. annexation

Can Canada afford to cut the public service while Trump moves the goalposts?

A mobile phone with the Facebook and X app icons.

U.S. social media platforms are a national security threat

Albanese is standing next to a row of four draped flags, with two Aussie flags alternating with the Union Jack. He is smiling broadly as he looks to the right. His hands are folded in front of his chest. He wears a grey jacket and a white shirt with an open collar.

The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

Trump is smiling widely, lips closed, eyes nearly shut, as he stands at a podium with a bright blue backdrop. He is leaning to one side of the mic. He’s in a dark blue suit, pink tie, white shirt. ¬¬

Canada failed to heed the warning signs of key U.S. policy shift

Une femme âgée utilisant un déambulateur se fraye un chemin dans une allée avec des conserves. La femme porte un manteau d'hiver brun foncé jusqu'aux genoux.

Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

Une foule de personnes brandissent des pancartes devant un édifice du gouvernement aux États-Unis. En arrière-plan, on aperçoit l’édifice du Capitole.

Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

How to create a health-care superpower

Trump is sitting at a wood desk, leaning forward as he uses a large black marker to make his signature on a two-page document in a black folder. Several people stand behind the desk. He is in a blue suit and tie with a white shirt.

Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis

Justin Trudeau sits at the head of a boardroom talking to men and women in business attire. He has four Canadian flags behind him.

Lack of federal leadership hurts Canada’s response to Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump speaks in front of a “Trump-Vance” podium with the dark, garish neogothic décor of Mar-a-Lago behind him.

Trump’s tariff threats add to woes facing Canadian infrastructure projects

The ‘Team Canada’ approach to Trump’s tariffs sounds good but exposes weakness

A line graph showing 54 per cent of young people think they are worse off than their parents at the same age versus 25 per cent who think they are better off.

Five public-opinion trends to watch in 2025

Gould passes a thick stack of papers to a white man with dark hair and a beard dressed in a black suit. Gould is standing in the first row of desks, where several other people are sitting. She is white with glasses and long light-brown hair pulled back in an elastic. Her turtleneck is white with sleeves that reach her elbows. Her pants are black. The room has olive-green carpet, wood panelling and soft lighting.

A surgical way to salvage the fall economic statement

A map of Alaska and northern Canada showing the Beaufort Sea at the boundary between them.

Negotiating the Beaufort boundary with the U.S. can serve as an example to the world

Un navire-citerne rouge passe à côté du pont partiellement construit.

There is no easy path ahead for U.S. trading partners

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