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What Trump’s threat to Canadian sovereignty reveals about Indigenous struggles

What Trump’s threat to Canadian sovereignty reveals about Indigenous struggles

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Robert-Falcon Ouellette

Canada’s tech opportunity in a fractured global economy

Canada’s tech opportunity in a fractured global economy

As the United States continues its advance and retreat dance on tariffs, one cannot help but recall the adage about cutting off one’s nose to spite...

01.05.2025 3

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Sam Broadbent

Saving our textile industry starts with a resolve to Buy Canadian

Saving our textile industry starts with a resolve to Buy Canadian

There was a time when “Made in Canada” labels were a common sight in Canadian department stores. Until the mid-1980s, about 70 per cent of the...

30.04.2025 1

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Jeff Ayoub

Bill 96 erodes legislative language equality

Bill 96 erodes legislative language equality

(Version française disponible ici. ) Quebec has adopted a robust legal framework to affirm French as its official language — a legitimate and...

29.04.2025 5

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Karine Mclaren

It is easy to pretend to be progressive at no cost

It is easy to pretend to be progressive at no cost

There is understandable concern in many countries that a sizeable proportion of working-class voters have abandoned progressive parties for...

25.04.2025 1

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Rick Szostak

Equity and transparency: how to even the playing field in infrastructure spending

Equity and transparency: how to even the playing field in infrastructure spending

Think about the last time you saw a news report heralding a politician announcing the expansion of a highway or a community centre getting an...

25.04.2025 1

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Farah Rana

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions

(Version française disponible ici) OTTAWA – Public servants are running for office in record numbers this election, with Conservative candidates...

24.04.2025 2

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Kathryn May

The chronic failure to pass social legislation

The chronic failure to pass social legislation

On 6 Jan. 2025, amid increasing calls for then-prime minister Trudeau to step down, the Liberal government prorogued Parliament. Though required...

24.04.2025 1

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Joshua Langston

The housing crisis is made worse by a policy mismatch

The housing crisis is made worse by a policy mismatch

Housing insecurity in Canada — defined by affordability challenges, uncertainty with rental leases and inadequate living conditions — has become a...

24.04.2025 2

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Kugbeme Isumonah

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

Sign up for A Stronger Canada for The Trump Era . A temporary newsletter with the latest Canada-U.S. analyses from Policy Options. The Arctic, once...

24.04.2025 1

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Abbas Qaidari

Canadian political parties keep more promises than you might think

Canadian political parties keep more promises than you might think

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23.04.2025 1

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Lisa Birch