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Defence & security

We need a strong, unapologetically Canadian defence industry voice—for the first time in a generation, we have one

OpinionBY ELIOT PENCE, PAUL ZIADé

• The missing piece has been a policy and advocacy framework designed explicitly to help Canadian-owned firms scale into major contractors and system integrators.

We need a strong, unapologetically Canadian defence industry voice—for the first time in a generation, we have one

OpinionBY ELIOT PENCE, PAUL ZIADé

• The missing piece has been a policy and advocacy framework designed explicitly to help Canadian-owned firms scale into major contractors and system integrators.

Trump’s in a trap

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The alarming contrast between Spanish and Canadian leaders to illegal U.S.-led attacks on Iran

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Calls to fold chatbots into online harms legislation requires different framework: treating AI-mediated emotional support as a relationship

OpinionBY SOPHIE NUNNELLEY

Carney contends with the politics of war

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

We have the wrong Army

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Carney should have consulted Grit caucus before supporting U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, say some Liberal MPs: ‘what the hell’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Carney has a hard time explaining Canada’s position towards India

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

Carney’s jarring, bloodless, defensive response to Trump’s war on Iran

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

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Why, prime minister, did Canada support an increasingly belligerent U.S. president in unleashing the dogs of war?

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

• The prime minister is too intelligent not to realize that a lot of people in this country strongly disagree with his decision to support U.S. air strikes on Iran, which is why he has been distancing himself from both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Why, prime minister, did Canada support an increasingly belligerent U.S. president in unleashing the dogs of war?

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

• The prime minister is too intelligent not to realize that a lot of people in this country strongly disagree with his decision to support U.S. air strikes on Iran, which is why he has been distancing himself from both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

Defending Canada, where ocean capability runs deep 

OpinionBY KENDRA MACDONALD

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Veteran rehab contract under scrutiny as observers call on government to return the work in-house

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Mark Carney’s 50 shades of grey zones

OpinionBY DAVID CARMENT

Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE, ERNIE REGEHR

AGRICULTURE

From pulses to power: why plant-based agriculture is smart trade policy

OpinionBY COLIN SARAVANAMUTTOO

New Democrats will always support and defend supply management

OpinionBY NDP MP GORD JOHNS

Protect supply management in CUSMA review, agriculture sector reps tell feds

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Food affordability isn’t the problem, it’s a symptom

OpinionBY DANA MCCAULEY

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Biotechnology

Canada’s missing life sciences industrial strategy is leaving economic growth on the table

OpinionBY MICHELLE MCLEAN

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

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Environment

Growing stockpiles of radioactive waste beside Ottawa River upstream of Parliament Hill causing widespread concerns

OpinionBY LYNN JONES

Revive the Jane Goodall Act and end elephant captivity in Canada

OpinionBY RICK QUINN

Farmers must be protected from climate chaos

OpinionBY ELIZABETH MAY

Feds mum on wilting conservation program funding as nature spending dips 62 per cent

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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FINANCE

Unlocking women’s potential is Canada’s economic advantage

OpinionBY WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY MINISTER RECHIE VALDEZ

Feeding the world is an economic opportunity

OpinionBY LIAM MACDONALD

Next parliamentary budget officer needs to be top-notch, unfettered, fearless, without bluster

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

How to fix Canada’s sputtering productivity

OpinionBY ANN MARIE VAUGHAN

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Fisheries and oceans

‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

The Carney Doctrine aligns with responsible business conduct

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, SHERI MEYERHOFFER

Carney’s visit to Japan opens door to an expanded bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership

OpinionBY KANJI YAMANOUCHI

Poilievre’s international excursion a chance to challenge Carney, find ‘sea legs’ on global stage amid polling slump: politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Iran war underscores Canada’s vulnerability when it comes to the U.S.

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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health

Canada’s brain drain is wearing a stethoscope

OpinionBY VIREN NAIK

Think of the children when reforming Canada’s drug approval system

OpinionBY CHARLOTTE MOORE HEPBURN, CATHERINE LITALIEN

LeBlanc, Michel meet with pharma sector as U.S. buckles down on cutting drug prices

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Ottawa discourages health-care innovation, and patients pay the price 

OpinionBY NADEEM ESMAIL, MACKENZIE MOIR

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Industry and Manufacturing

Canadians can’t afford to wait for Right to Repair legislation 

OpinionBY EMILY CHUNG

Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

NewsBY IREM KOCA

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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infrastructure and transport

More affordable air travel in Canada is possible

OpinionBY JEFF MORRISON

Projects of national interest should include modernizing Highways 17 and 11

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

The water emergency in Kashechewan must spur action on federal legislation

OpinionBY ALVIN FIDDLER

Think big: Senate Building should be turned into high-speed rail hub in 2037

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

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innovation

A court challenge has put the Streaming Act on hold—but some U.S. companies are still sending money to Canadian funds, and no one knows why

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

The science behind solving food insecurity in Canada

OpinionBY GABRIEL MILLER

Unleashing Canada’s agricultural potential

OpinionBY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN BARLOW

Agricultural research, innovation, and commercialization: drivers of a resilient future

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK

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intergovernmental

Oil optimism isn’t an investment strategy for Canada

OpinionBY KEVIN THOMAS

A thriving francophonie in Yukon

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Most Albertans don’t support separation, but referendum poses unintended, temporary consequences for Poilievre’s federal Conservatives in the province, says pollster

NewsBY AIDAN RAYNOR

‘Playing with fire’: Tony Manera recalls pushback during sovereignty debate

OpinionBY TONY MANERA

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justice

‘We’re getting closer’: religious groups lobbying feds say they’re hopeful of progress on stalled Liberal anti-hate bill

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reconciliation is not dead, but Indigenous Peoples are still dying in Canada’s hospitals

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Republican Party can rein in U.S. President Trump—if it’s brave enough

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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Labour & employment

‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

NewsBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL

When it comes to affordable childcare, both public and private operators need federal support

OpinionBY CHLOE DUSSER

Ottawa has a housing initiative, but not a homeownership plan

OpinionBY KEVIN LEE

Keeping the North strong and free also means ensuring a better way of life for northerners

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

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Lobbying

‘Once you get a carveout from one province, it’s game over’: Ottawa-Alberta MOU draws advocates with economic and environment concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Canada’s critical minerals opportunity runs through First Nation lands

OpinionBY MARK PODLASLY

In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

OpinionBY PHILIP CROSS

Sometimes the resource roller-coaster is a great ride

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT

Why Canada should peacefully enrich its uranium

OpinionBY ALEXANDER MACDONALD, JEREMY WHITLOCK

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Women, Gender and Diversity

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential 

OpinionBY RACHEL WARDEN

‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Liberals hope ‘national unity’ council quells divisions after scrapping Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The politicking of identity has always been a nation-building project

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Indigenous Relations

First Nations leaders unveil artifacts returned to Canada from Vatican City

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Urban Indigenous funding cutbacks threaten ‘backbone’ of Friendship Centre services, says Ontario federation head

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Diversifying Canada’s trade and ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ share in the opportunity

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP JUDY SGRO

A partial table cannot deliver justice for Indigenous people

OpinionBY BRENDAN MOORE

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