Striking a balance
If the prime minister wants to diversify exports and enable investment, he needs to address the frequency of rail and port strikes in Canada.
Canada’s local infrastructure fund must be fair to workers
The budget says the government would consider using Community Employment Benefits agreements. While they can be good, some have been used to exclude union workers from projects, leading to reduced competition and large cost overruns.
Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself
We have not learned the lessons of 1995, when that NAFTA era budget dramatically reduced social spending and gutted the civil service. Once again, Canada is meeting a moment with a budget that abandons people and the environment to fuel corporate growth.
Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians
The vague attacks on DEI distract from the very real ways that Canadians interact with equity-oriented federal programs that bolster opportunity and reduce barriers.
‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes
Though the housing minister sidestepped direct answers on falling prices, policy expert Mike Moffatt says Ottawa can’t meet its targets without lowering home values.
Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon
Despite its $35-billion price tag, the program is well behind in creating the promised number of 250,000 childcare spaces by March 2026.
Fast, employer-aligned training is key to Canada’s economic recovery
As tariffs and trade disruption continue, the best way Canada can insulate itself is to ensure businesses can shift and communities can supply the skilled people they need.
Feds need clearer focus on youth as unemployment hits 15-year high, critics say
Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘has silenced the voice of youth at the cabinet table by failing to appoint a minister,’ says NDP critic Leah Gazan, noting Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey should be pushing for more.
Let’s not forget Canada Post is a public service
Bottom line is that we must return to thinking of Canada Post as a public service that serves Canadians and not profits, and that the best solution is to have a serious independent investigation into how that can be made to happen. And then do it.
Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline
The program, which helps support the Carney government’s ‘one Canadian economy’ vision, is at risk without permanent long-term funding.
