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If transparency is a problem, Doug Ford needs to find another line of work

Over the past week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced reforms to the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) which...

19.03.2026 10

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Michael Karanicolas

Canada must end the captivity of elephants, great apes and big cats

Humane World for Animals (formerly known as Humane Society International and Humane Society of the United States) has an extensive history of rescuing...

19.03.2026 20

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Rebecca aldworth

Ontario’s economic future hinges on energy investment

Ontario is presently undertaking generational electricity investments, moving an already robust electricity system towards what Premier Ford has...

17.03.2026 20

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Colin anderson

Mark Carney didn’t win a majority — he manufactured one

Running for office is supposed to be hard. Earning a majority is supposed to be harder. Mark Carney has apparently found a shortcut. Friday marked the...

17.03.2026 20

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Richard Ciano

In Canada’s new era of continuous crisis, being prepared is no longer optional

There is an old adage in emergency preparedness to “expect the unexpected.” The message was that, however rare, disasters can strike without...

27.02.2026 30

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Conrad Sauvé

Time to revive the Team Canada trade missions

As Prime Minister Carney crisscrosses the globe in an effort to diversify our trade and investment, he would be well advised to consider a page from...

27.02.2026 40

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Sergio Marchi

Why Canada’s trade strategy needs its universities

Canada has spent the past decade learning a lesson the hard way. Once unthinkable tariffs on exports like steel and aluminum. Global supply chains...

27.02.2026 40

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Gabe Miller

Modern-day political gold: Mark Carney & Heated Rivalry

The Prime Minister’s Heated Rivalry moment wasn’t just fun. It was gold in our current attention economy — a rare case of politics showing up...

27.02.2026 60

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Kyla Ronellenfitsch

Canadians deserve a better question period

Like (I’d wager) most Canadians, question period was not part of my daily diet before being elected to the House of Commons in April last year. Most...

27.02.2026 40

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Corey hogan

Cuts to food safety don’t save money. They cost lives

Most of the time, the systems that keep our food safe are working quietly in the background. Families cook. Restaurants serve meals. A commuter grabs...

27.02.2026 40

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Sean O'Reilly

China’s political roiling is getting attention here in Canada

A purge of senior generals and deepening concern about China’s wobbling economy have had global Beijing-watchers sniffing for hints of regime...

27.02.2026 60

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Charles Burton

Securing Canada’s place in the world starts at home

We are living through a break in the international system that many had assumed would never occur. As Prime Minister Carney noted in his speech at...

27.02.2026 30

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Iqra khalid

Strengthening Canada’s supply chains to boost productivity

The Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest gateway to global markets, ranks 389th out of 403 container ports worldwide in the World Bank and S&P...

27.02.2026 30

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Michael Bourque

Canada cannot afford to sit on the sidelines

On Tuesday, Canada’s prime minister delivered an impactful speech at Davos. The next day, at the same forum, Donald Trump proved, at least for the...

27.01.2026 40

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Heather McPherson

Newfoundland’s Bay du Nord a nation-building project that should be built by Newfoundlanders

The Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland’s shores may not be on the federal government’s initial list of nation-building projects, but it is...

21.01.2026 30

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Sean Strickland

Dismantling the expertise our country needs

In labs, field stations, and policy units across the country, federal scientists and researchers are about to be handed pink slips. These job cuts...

21.01.2026 40

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Sean Oreilly

Official languages — when it comes to Canadian values, there are no tough choices

As my mandate as Commissioner of Official Languages draws to a close, there is no question that Canada is facing many challenges. Economic hardship,...

21.01.2026 40

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Raymond Théberge

Ottawa must consider greater financial risks to unlock housing affordability for young families

Canada is caught in a housing affordability bind: far too many Canadians are locked out of homeownership and face staggering rental costs, but rapidly...

09.01.2026 30

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Tsur Somerville

Here’s the great policy challenge for governments in Canada in 2026

According to a recent study, living standards in Canada have declined over the past five years. And the country’s economic growth has been...

30.12.2025 30

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Ben Eisen And Jake Fuss

‘Canada Strong’ means nothing without a roof over our head

20 degrees below zero. Sometimes even 30 below. The temperature plunged across many parts of Canada this past month. We’re well into the winter now,...

23.12.2025 20

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Rebecca Bligh

Poilievre falters — and the Conservatives discover they have no successor

Canada’s Conservative Party is no stranger to leadership turmoil. Over the past four decades, the party and its predecessor Progressive Conservative...

20.12.2025 40

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Andrew Perez

Democracy deserves its champions. And we’re running out of time

Imagine a Canada where the weather forecast you depend on never arrives, the news never breaks, and your local radio station goes quiet. A Canada...

17.12.2025 30

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Christa Dickenson

Bill C-9 won’t stop rising antisemitism. Enforcing the laws we already have would

As a Jewish Canadian, the last two years have felt like watching a wave come in slow motion. The targets have been familiar: synagogues, schools,...

11.12.2025 30

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Ariella Kimmel

Ottawa needs to shake its procurement paralysis

Canada’s defence procurement system is back in the news and on the public policy agenda. And rightly so. Meeting our NATO defence spending...

04.12.2025 30

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Tony Clement

The federal government must keep its promise to modernize Canada’s finances

A common complaint about Mark Carney’s hugely anticipated budget is that it is not nearly bold enough on the biggest issues facing the day, from...

13.11.2025 20

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Tal Schwartz

Ottawa acknowledges its problem but chooses not to solve it

As someone who has spent years inside government and seen how budgets are built, I know how hard it is to move a complex system toward real reform....

12.11.2025 20

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Lucy Hargreaves

100 years of Canadian music creation — honouring the past, defining the future

This year, the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) marks a century of service to our country’s music creators and...

09.11.2025 20

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Jennifer Brown