The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been in Canada in 25 years, according to RBC.
Big-name staffers steal candidate spotlight as B.C. Conservative leadership race takes shape

Pollster Shachi Kurl warns Ottawa against over-reading staffing tea leaves as ‘outsider’ Caroline Elliott’s star-studded campaign team competed with her official B.C. Conservative leadership launch last week.
Far-right ideology is a prescription for bad health

Once political leaders learn they can dictate health policy through culture wars, the intrusion rarely ends.
Encore une fois: a constitution for Quebec?

In last April’s federal election, Quebecers and Québécois were more concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive threats to Canada’s independence. But perhaps association with those ‘maudites Anglais’ in the rest of Canada is not so bad.
Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.
Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

Quebec’s provincial election is set to take place in October 2026, and the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is leading in the polls—something that is likely causing ‘anxiety’ in Ottawa, says a pollster.
Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

When our government rewrites truth-in-advertising rules, it not only impairs consumer choice and dupes investors, but it also rigs the market to favour big polluters over genuinely green industries.
Nothing is sacred in Doug Ford’s Ontario

Premier Doug Ford is tearing down everything we’ve ever loved about Ontario—starting with the things poor people need most to live.
Charting our course: four shores, one voice

The Atlantic provinces have always understood that unity is not about sameness—it is about shared purpose. We may come from different shores, but our challenges, hopes, and ambitions often run in parallel.