Liberals hold steady post budget, but pipeline talks may test progressive coalition, pollsters say
With the ‘slight uptick’ in the favourability numbers for both the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s after the budget and the Ottawa-Alberta MOU, ‘the last thing the Conservatives should be doing is attacking the NDP,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy
The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate action and the economy writ large.
Quebec nationalists are still fighting the 1995 referendum
The current furor is a dress rehearsal for the election campaign in Quebec next October, which the separatist Parti Québécois are expected to win.
Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment
The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error.
Living in Canada’s Arctic North: why federal investment matters
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of Canada, and that affects everything from permafrost stability to polar bear habitat. Inuit knowledge, passed down for generations, helps us understand these changes and adapt.
Why the North needs telecom before it gets nuclear
Northern Canada depends almost entirely on a handful of satellite providers. Satellites are vulnerable to jamming, cyberattacks, congestion, and foreign interference.
Women entrepreneurs in the North face distinct social, cultural, and geographic obstacles
Women’s equality got a boost in this year’s federal budget with the government’s commitment to provide stable funding of $660.5-million over five years to the Department for Women and Gender Equality. Now the government needs to give its Women Entrepreneurship Strategy a similar shot in the arm so it can address funding and policy shortcomings impacting women business owners […]
The North Policy Briefing
Serving the whole North is of national importance
The Canadian North should not have to stand in line, lobbying for support for a handful of small projects.
Most forgotten voices: taking the well-being of Inuit communities seriously
To keep the Arctic sovereign and keep up with the national defence, Canada must invest in the people of the Arctic.
