Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers
While Canada has opened its door for Indigenous businesses to access economic development opportunities, there is also an invisible screen door, permitting Indigenous businesses to see the opportunities but unable to step through.
AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair
A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental change.”
Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity
Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not be achieved through standalone, isolated projects.
Why industrial policy is critical to nation building
Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand for low-carbon iron and steel, carbon fibre, or geothermal energy.
Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default
While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval process.
The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings
Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could directly improve the lives of literally every Canadian and aiming to help solve numerous crises at once—now that’s smart, strategic and forward-thinking nation-building.
By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh
Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted, long-term investment.
Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own
We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update
The department’s plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns from the industrial carbon tax proceeds.
The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts
While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the number of full time staff well above pre-pandemic levels, a new analysis shows.
