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Feds’ defence industrial strategy promises much potential for Canada, but it will need public and private-sector champions

Feds’ defence industrial strategy promises much potential for Canada, but it will need public and private-sector champions

TORONTO—The Carney government’s defence industrial strategy is both a bold attempt to modernize the military for a new technology age, and...

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David Crane

Canada’s $1-trillion defence commitment: whose future are we defending?

Canada’s $1-trillion defence commitment: whose future are we defending?

Canada is about to spend on defence at a scale not seen in generations. By 2035, defence and defence-related expenditures are slated to rise to five...

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Ann Fitz-Gerald

Alberta a key partner in Canada’s defence shift

Alberta a key partner in Canada’s defence shift

I had the privilege to attend Chatham House rules dinners in Edmonton and Calgary recently with diverse defence and dual-use senior executives and...

yesterday 3

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Martin Green

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy needs an Indo-Pacific gear

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy needs an Indo-Pacific gear

Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy is more than a procurement update. In an era of great-power rivalry, economic coercion, and the...

yesterday 3

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Vina Nadjibulla

Feds’ new defence industrial strategy is powerful, but it faces serious challenges before it can succeed

Feds’ new defence industrial strategy is powerful, but it faces serious challenges before it can succeed

TORONTO—The Carney government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy holds out great promise, not only for long-overdue m... To keep reading, subscribe...

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David Crane

Privacy invasions being helped along by lackadaisical legislatures

Privacy invasions being helped along by lackadaisical legislatures

OTTAWA—Three intense and massive privacy invasion events—one currently happening, one still felt, and one unfolding—are scarring Canada’s...

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Ken Rubin

Toronto Liberal MPs need to prioritize constituents over jets in Billy Bishop Airport battle

Toronto Liberal MPs need to prioritize constituents over jets in Billy Bishop Airport battle

The federal Liberal government's Toronto MPs will soon have to pick a side in the debate over the potential expansion of Billy Bishop Airport...

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Christopher Holcroft

Partisan picks only harm the Senate’s legitimacy problem

Partisan picks only harm the Senate’s legitimacy problem

The Globe and Mail’s Andrew Coyne recently advocated for the removal of the Senate’s veto power, replacing it with a “suspensory veto” along...

wednesday 2

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Isg Senator Yuen Pau Woo

Canada’s stable, unified democracy at risk from Alberta’s rededicated MAGA disruptors

Canada’s stable, unified democracy at risk from Alberta’s rededicated MAGA disruptors

OTTAWA—Commenting on the trucker convoys that took place in 2022 in Ottawa and Coutts, Alta., prominent security analyst Wesley Wark said, “I...

wednesday 10

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Les Whittington

Return-to-office push risks more than a frustrating commute

Return-to-office push risks more than a frustrating commute

CALGARY—Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, and become a mummer’s farce. That is the path of idiocy the Treasury Board Secretariat has taken...

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Erica Ifill

Canada’s trades strategy tackles the pipeline, but misses the system

Canada’s trades strategy tackles the pipeline, but misses the system

Canada is entering a decade that will be defined by change and growth. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week...

wednesday 10

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Frédérique tsai-klassen

Canada’s sovereign wealth fund must deliver more than returns

Canada’s sovereign wealth fund must deliver more than returns

Canada’s proposed sovereign wealth fund arrives at a moment of real urgency. The country faces a large and well-documented investment gap, estimated...

wednesday 10

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Akolisa Ufodike

Carney breaks silence on Senate plan after securing majority

Carney breaks silence on Senate plan after securing majority

After more than a year in office, Prime Minister Mark Carney has finally offered the barest of glimpses into his plans for the country’s Upper...

wednesday 10

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Editorial

The census is critical for rural Canada

The census is critical for rural Canada

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Last week I went to our little red-brick post office with the Canadian flag out front to pick up my mail.  To keep reading,...

wednesday 10

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Andrew Caddell

Liberals hit polling high, but the summer of quiet discontent is approaching

Liberals hit polling high, but the summer of quiet discontent is approaching

OTTAWA—Canadians are in for a summer of quiet discontent as affordability issues continue to hit hard across the country. Their grievances will be...

wednesday 10

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Josie Sabatino

Is Carney’s middle-power leadership a new zeitgeist for the 21st century?

Is Carney’s middle-power leadership a new zeitgeist for the 21st century?

In a brief interview following the apparent attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials at the recent White House Correspondent’s Dinner...

11.05.2026 3

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Joseph Ingram

Erin O’Toole’s bad advice

Erin O’Toole’s bad advice

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole recently gave what I consider to be bad advice to his successor, Pierre Poilievre. ...

11.05.2026 7

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Gerry Nicholls

Grounding the Snowbirds?

Grounding the Snowbirds?

OTTAWA—Last week, CTV News broke the story that the Royal Canadian Air Force was putting a five-year pause on operations for the famed 431...

11.05.2026 5

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Scott Taylor

Carney’s governing philosophy takes clearer shape in Arbour appointment

Carney’s governing philosophy takes clearer shape in Arbour appointment

OTTAWA—On the surface, the appointment of Louise Arbour as governor general appears conventional: experienced, credible, reassuring at a moment of...

11.05.2026 7

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Bhagwant Sandhu

No mother should have to choose which child eats

No mother should have to choose which child eats

On Mother’s Day, families celebrated love in its most selfless form. We honoured the women who nurture, protect, organize, feed, comfort, and too...

11.05.2026 5

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Barbra chimhandamba

Louise Arbour: a serious, substantive GG for our times

Louise Arbour: a serious, substantive GG for our times

When Prime Minister Mark Carney named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general on May 5, he did it inside the...

11.05.2026 20

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Editorial

Nguyen, Yip, Valdez, Al Soud share families’ stories of immigrating to Canada

Nguyen, Yip, Valdez, Al Soud share families’ stories of immigrating to Canada

OTTAWA —May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. And in a speech last Tuesday to a diverse audience at the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian...

11.05.2026 10

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Sheila Copps

Where are the new jobs now? Skilled trades

Where are the new jobs now? Skilled trades

TORONTO—Where are the new jobs now? For someone finishing high school and trying to decide what to do next—go to university or community college,...

11.05.2026 10

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David Crane

Acid test for Carney: if he’s faced with a bad deal from Trump, is he prepared to say no?

Acid test for Carney: if he’s faced with a bad deal from Trump, is he prepared to say no?

HALIFAX—Something odd is happening in Canada’s national politics. Governing is usually a recipe for a short honeymoon followed eventually by a...

11.05.2026 10

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Michael Harris

Hope can’t wait: why Canada needs a real national suicide prevention strategy now

Hope can’t wait: why Canada needs a real national suicide prevention strategy now

I am alive today because someone answered the phone.  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual...

08.05.2026 10

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Joshua bell

Canada needs to show more strength on the high seas

Canada needs to show more strength on the high seas

The Caribbean is not suffering from a resurgence of peg-legged marauders flying skull-and-crossbones flags. It is confronting something more modern...

08.05.2026 10

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Andrew Latham

The heart of Africa’s Sahel lost to military juntas and poverty

The heart of Africa’s Sahel lost to military juntas and poverty

LONDON, U.K.— These countries are absolute losers by every metric: literacy (below half even among the young); GDP per capita (less than $100 a...

07.05.2026 20

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Gwynne Dyer

Canada’s role in providing an off-ramp to the Middle East crises

Canada’s role in providing an off-ramp to the Middle East crises

Diplomacy is once again in motion. Meetings have taken place among the adversaries. More may follow. Leaders speak of conflict resolution, and the...

07.05.2026 8

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Munir Sheikh

It’s time for federal action against vape flavours

It’s time for federal action against vape flavours

Youth and young adults often arrive at my clinic feeling they have lost control of their nicotine use. When they come through the doors, they are...

07.05.2026 7

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Leslie phillips

Mark Carney has abandoned health care. Does his caucus care?

Mark Carney has abandoned health care. Does his caucus care?

Mark Carney has abandoned health care. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy...

07.05.2026 10

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Danyaal Raza

Red Dress Day a chance for Canada to end discrimination against First Nations women

Red Dress Day a chance for Canada to end discrimination against First Nations women

Canada recently marked Red Dress Day on May 5, the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and...

07.05.2026 7

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Psg senator michèle audette

Will Carney’s majority government usher in a costly era of privacy invasion?

Will Carney’s majority government usher in a costly era of privacy invasion?

OTTAWA—The Carney government prefers to focus on domestic major economic projects and overseas economic diversification rather than being overly...

06.05.2026 9

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Ken Rubin

Responding to French Quebec’s fears

Responding to French Quebec’s fears

KAMOURASKA, QUE.— “Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean everyone isn’t out to get you.” That saying could well apply to the...

06.05.2026 10

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Andrew Caddell

The institutional politics of Carney’s defence bank

The institutional politics of Carney’s defence bank

OTTAWA—Riding a narrative of restored competence, Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing a new centrepiece of his agenda: To keep reading,...

06.05.2026 8

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Bhagwant Sandhu

What Denmark can teach Canada about the future of food

What Denmark can teach Canada about the future of food

Denmark, known for its pork industry and high meat consumption, became the first country in the world to launch a national Action Plan for Plant-Based...

06.05.2026 7

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Colin Saravanamuttoo

Canada relies on Nigerian health workers but cuts to global funding raise ethical questions

Canada relies on Nigerian health workers but cuts to global funding raise ethical questions

Canada is entangled in a global health policy paradox: it draws on the human capital of countries with fragile health systems while simultaneously...

06.05.2026 10

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Bukola Salami

The Canada–Ecuador FTA is not a rounding error—it’s a strategic necessity

The Canada–Ecuador FTA is not a rounding error—it’s a strategic necessity

I always enjoy watching Question Period in Canada’s Parliament. It reflects a healthy democracy—vigorous, candid, and often unscripted. So when an...

06.05.2026 9

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Esteban Crespo Polo

Stand and deliver: MPs shouldn’t shirk recorded House votes

Stand and deliver: MPs shouldn’t shirk recorded House votes

The House of Commons has sat for 40 days since returning from the holiday recess on Jan. 26. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...

06.05.2026 10

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Editorial

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else with lasting consequences

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else with lasting consequences

Canada’s North and Arctic are already living the realities of climate change. As Mayor of Hay River in the Northwest Territories, I have seen...

06.05.2026 9

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Kandis jameson

Plant-based fuels: an unfulfilled domestic environmental opportunity

Plant-based fuels: an unfulfilled domestic environmental opportunity

Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations, which took effect July 1, 2023, require producers and importers of gasoline and diesel to reduce th... To keep...

06.05.2026 10

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Csg Senator Todd Lewis

Canada is missing its climate targets and running out of time

Canada is missing its climate targets and running out of time

Canada is not on track to meet any of its stated climate targets. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

06.05.2026 10

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Damon matthews

Canada needs to understand the links in building a clean, affordable, and reliable electricity system

Canada needs to understand the links in building a clean, affordable, and reliable electricity system

What is the interconnection between electricity, fossil fuels, generative artificial intelligence, renewable energy, mining of critical minerals,...

06.05.2026 10

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Conservative senator mary jane mccallum

Net zero, infinite damage—how policy is undermining Canada

Net zero, infinite damage—how policy is undermining Canada

Is Canada on track to meet its climate goals? The honest answer is “no,” and the really honest answer is that Canada’s climate goals will never...

06.05.2026 10

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Conservative senator david wells

Sport funding a winning political play

Sport funding a winning political play

OTTAWA—I like to give credit where credit is due. In that light, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government does deserve proper recognition for the...

06.05.2026 20

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Tim Powers

The separatist call is coming from inside the house

The separatist call is coming from inside the house

CALGARY—To continue last week’s “Canada is giving corruption vibes” theme, one should never leave out the grift that is Alberta separatism....

06.05.2026 20

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Erica Ifill

It’s the economy, not the deficit, stupid

It’s the economy, not the deficit, stupid

OTTAWA—Then-Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was heavily criticized by the Conservatives in 2014 for saying budgets balance themselves. But then-prime...

06.05.2026 20

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Les Whittington

Feds define ‘critical minerals’ so broadly, it could fuel climate chaos rather than curb it

Feds define ‘critical minerals’ so broadly, it could fuel climate chaos rather than curb it

Solar panels. Wind turbines. Heat pumps. These are key technologies in the transition to a low-carbon economy. But their production requires minerals...

06.05.2026 20

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Georgina alonso

Canada’s clean energy moment: from potential to power

Canada’s clean energy moment: from potential to power

Canada stands at a pivotal moment in the global energy transition. Countries are racing to scale up clean electricity, attract investment, and secure...

06.05.2026 20

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Liberal Mp Eric St-Pierre

Midwives are key to a stronger health-care system

Midwives are key to a stronger health-care system

Canada’s health-care system is under strain. Across the country, people are struggling to access care, providers are burning out, and hospitals are...

05.05.2026 10

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Cj blennerhassett

Hunger in Canada is persistent and policy needs to catch up

Canada is facing a problem that doesn’t fit the image we often project abroad. Despite our abundance, widespread hunger is persistent in our wealthy...

04.05.2026 10

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Nick Saul