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Ottawa needs to shake its procurement paralysis

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...

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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...

12.11.2025 1

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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....

11.11.2025 1

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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...

08.11.2025 1

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Jennifer Brown

Designing intention — the art direction behind every budget line

Before the numbers were tabled, before the prime minister and finance minister stood before the cameras holding the budget books, my work had...

31.10.2025 1

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Jessica Eritou