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The Canada Child Benefit (CCB), introduced in 2016, is widely considered to be successful in reducing child poverty, with research finding that it...
Canada prides itself on being a global leader in human rights, climate action and multicultural inclusion. Yet environmental harm in this country is...
The Mark Carney government has made “deploying AI at scale” a cornerstone of its attempt to make government more productive and slash costs by...
Saskatchewan has committed three Crown corporations and backstopped a $2.6-billion coal-refurbishment program partially launched to support Canada’s...
Walk into any bank branch in a mid-sized Canadian city and you’ll find a loan officer who can get you a mortgage in 48 hours. Ask the same...
(Version française disponible ici) Will Canada support a new global agreement to tackle the world’s fourth most lucrative crime? The answer is not...
Imagine leaving your home country to work in Canada’s construction sector. On the job site, you encounter dangerous working conditions and rampant...
Canadians have never been more gung-ho about defence spending. According to a recent EKOS poll, 72 per cent of respondents supported the Carney...
Editor’s note: Among his many accomplishments, Thomas Courchene was a senior scholar at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, the publisher...
The doctrine manual Fighting Spirit: The Profession of Arms in Canada was the focus of extensive discussion within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)...
Policing in Canada is facing a crisis of confidence, with one-third of Canadians mistrusting police and demands for meaningful oversight mounting....
(Version française disponible ici.) Canada is one of the world’s leading nuclear power nations. It supplied 24 per cent of global uranium in...
Over the past year, the digital sovereignty conversation in Canada has accelerated. Last September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the...
If sovereignty is a country’s ability to withstand pressure, in innovation that means ensuring firms and researchers have the materials, software...
(Version française disponible ici) The climate debate is often regarded as a question requiring technological, economic or regulatory solutions....
A devastating drone strike on a hospital in Sudan during the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr in March once again underscored the erosion of protection...
(Version française disponible ici) The climate debate is often regarded as a question requiring technological, economic or...
At this time of global disruption, the implications for Canada cannot be overstated. The Global Risks Report 2026, published by the World Economic...
(Version française disponible ici) Canada’s economic challenge is not difficult to identify. The Bank of Canada has repeatedly warned about weak...
Canada understands itself as a society defined by civility, moderation and multicultural balance. Remaining neutral is treated as a virtue — a...
African diaspora communities across Canada sustain one another through collective saving, food sharing and emergency support. But despite their social...
The spectre of U.S. retaliation seems everywhere in Canadian politics today. From whether to regulate American tech companies, to lifting tariffs on...
In the current era of urgently accelerated self-reliance, Canada is intent on building things: more roads, pipelines, homes and large infrastructure...