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Harassment is becoming a threat to Canadian democracy — starting locally

Harassment is becoming a threat to Canadian democracy — starting locally

Five Canadian provinces as well as the Northwest Territories will hold municipal elections this year. Increasing political polarization often occupies...

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Steewa Maria Philip

Canada’s national-security strategy needs three pillars

Canada’s national-security strategy needs three pillars

Canada’s national security is increasingly under threat. Territorial claims of the Arctic, targeted attacks on public cyberspaces and the growing...

09.07.2026 4

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Naomi Abramovich

Health reform needs places where the system is allowed to learn

Health reform needs places where the system is allowed to learn

(Version française disponible ici) Every government that sets out to fix its health system eventually reaches for the same instrument. It...

08.07.2026 6

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Lawrence Rosenberg

How the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada and other wealthy countries

How the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada and other wealthy countries

Canada’s debate about immigration usually revolves around borders, population growth and labour shortages. Far less attention is paid to another...

07.07.2026 10

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Hari Kc

How some First Nations break the cycle of poverty

How some First Nations break the cycle of poverty

(Version française disponible ici.) Many First Nation communities in Canada are islands of poverty within an otherwise prosperous, developed country....

06.07.2026 20

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Mylon Ollila

When did Canada become sovereign, really?

Today is Canada’s birthday, as our wonderful country celebrates its 159th year. One of the things that distinguishes this birthday from most other...

02.07.2026 9

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Taki Sarantakis

Canada’s industrial ambitions require robust environmental governance

30.06.2026 9

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Dennis Murray

Why repealing the law on spanking isn’t enough

29.06.2026 8

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Walid Jebili

Canada can’t fix the gender wealth gap until it measures it

26.06.2026 10

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Maude Pugliese

New federal agencies won’t fix old problems with delivery

26.06.2026 10

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Kevin G. Lynch

Canada needs a new social union deal

23.06.2026 10

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Jared Wesley

“Buy Canadian” won’t fix defence procurement until Ottawa defines “Canadian”

22.06.2026 20

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Al Vigier

Decisions on major projects often ignore cultural and social losses

19.06.2026 8

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Robin Gregory

When Jewish Canadians lose confidence in public safety

18.06.2026 10

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Allen Zeesman

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

18.06.2026 8

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Béatrice Vaugrante

Canadians not confident public service is prepared for the future

18.06.2026 9

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Jennifer Ditchburn

Workplace AI is writing the rules. Workers need to see them

16.06.2026 10

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Farzad Shahinfard

Canada should keep its data out of U.S. hands

16.06.2026 10

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Cynthia Khoo

Canada has three immigration realities, not one

15.06.2026 10

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Qi Wu

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

15.06.2026 10

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Mélanie Fournier

Online harassment must be recognized as an occupational risk

(Version française disponible ici.) When we think of the risks associated with an employee’s online presence, attention often focuses on the...

12.06.2026 10

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Nataly levesque

Universities need new ways to assess learning in the age of AI

12.06.2026 9

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Louis Volante

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

11.06.2026 10

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Charles Breton

Buy Canadian won’t cost us much. That’s the problem

Can we spare $12 billion for a good cause? What about $3.6 billion? These figures have been suggested as the potential cost to the federal government...

10.06.2026 10

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Noah Fry

The Ebola story: how risk becomes politics

The broadcast opens with an aerial shot: a red-earth road threading through dense green forest, the camera slightly unstable, signaling distance and...

10.06.2026 10

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Joshua Greenberg

Canada doesn’t need AI independence. It needs exit plans for critical sectors

Canada has announced two tools that could shape the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) future. The Canada Strong Fund is an arm’s-length Crown...

09.06.2026 10

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Bruce tong

A weak carbon-price floor will not fix Alberta’s emissions market

The agreement recently signed between Alberta and the federal government is an uneven bargain. Alberta gets support for a pipeline and the waiver of...

08.06.2026 10

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Nicholas Rivers, Brandon Schaufele And Stewart Elgie

Canada needs a deeper municipal bond market

(Version française disponible ici) The Federation of Canadian Municipalities estimates that cities, towns and smaller local administrations own and...

05.06.2026 10

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Luciano Arvin

New immigration law could make Canada less secure, not more

Canadians are increasingly told that tougher immigration rules equal a safer country. With Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System...

03.06.2026 10

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Pablo policzer

Canada’s sovereignty needs more than guns and steel

Prime Minister Mark Carney has staked his government on a sovereignty argument. The 2025 federal budget committed $115 billion to nationbuilding...

02.06.2026 10

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Creso sá

Condos to co-ops: It makes sense to turn unsold units into social housing

As condominium sales across Canada fall to their lowest levels in decades, what if unsold units could be repurposed for the public good? Governments...

01.06.2026 20

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Yuly chan

The CUSMA review is Canada’s last chance to govern AI

When Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington in late April, she named two priorities as...

29.05.2026 10

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Tiran rahimian bajgiran

Canada’s nuclear ambitions need fuel security, not just new reactors

A nuclear energy renaissance is upon us. The gloomy early 2000s, when anti-nuclear sentiment was on the rise, reactors were prematurely shut down and...

28.05.2026 10

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Alex Macdonald

Children’s privacy is now critical infrastructure in the AI era

Children’s digital privacy is often discussed as a consumer issue – a matter of parental settings, better consent notices or cleaner app design....

27.05.2026 10

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Muhammad irfan

Indigenous defence procurement must be more than a policy line

Canada’s defence budget has never been larger. The federal government has committed $63 billion for defence since last June — the largest...

26.05.2026 10

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Thawennontie thomas

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

(Version française disponible ici) Cities now manage far more than just roads, waste, and snow removal. Housing, mental health, climate adaptation,...

25.05.2026 10

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Diane Bérard

Canada’s nature strategy needs a farmer-led conservation pillar

Canada’s new federal nature strategy, launched in March 2026, lays out how the country plans to meet its commitment under the 2022 Kunming-Montreal...

25.05.2026 10

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Jordan sinclair

Child benefits work when they are generous and universal

The Canada Child Benefit (CCB), introduced in 2016, is widely considered to be successful in reducing child poverty, with research finding that it...

23.05.2026 10

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Geranda Notten

Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

Canada prides itself on being a global leader in human rights, climate action and multicultural inclusion. Yet environmental harm in this country is...

22.05.2026 10

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Yohanan demeke

Northern cable security is becoming a test of Canada’s Arctic readiness

21.05.2026 10

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Nicole Jackson

How Build Canada Homes can build affordable housing fast

21.05.2026 20

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Mathieu Fleury

A Canada-led clean trade pact would show that middle powers mean business

20.05.2026 10

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Ryan mulholland

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

15.05.2026 20

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Ivy Oandasan

The Canada Strong Fund isn’t a sovereign wealth fund — and that’s OK

15.05.2026 20

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Gabrielle Sorensen

Financial literacy needs a co-ordinator, not more pamphlets

14.05.2026 20

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Arihant lodha

Canada shouldn’t mistake immigrant entrepreneurship for inclusion

14.05.2026 20

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Hien tran

Why Canada’s northern energy infrastructure is failing

12.05.2026 20

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Lynne Couves

Fortress North America is replacing free trade in Canada’s lexicon

11.05.2026 20

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Joel baum

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

09.05.2026 20

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Michael j. mackenzie

How Canada’s internal trade reform echoes 1864 — and what it will take to finish the job

06.05.2026 20

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Steven dowling