Elbow patches up: universities and Canadian sovereignty
At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.
If it’s a quid-pro-quo, include the charitable sector, too
If Ottawa is already expanding the scope of defence procurement well beyond defence, why is the non-profit sector missing from the conversation?
Health organizations have questions, but few answers about feds’ new $5-billion Health Infrastructure Fund
The Canadian Association for Long Term Care says it will need an additional 382,400 to 454,000 beds by 2035 to keep up with demand. This is an increase of between 93 per cent and 121 per cent.
Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away
Canada’s bargaining position with China is not strong, but it has a deeply troubling human rights record, including the odious practice of forced labour. Looking the other way only lasts so long, and after a while, we are complicit.
Why all governments must follow Ontario in scrapping the ‘Canadian experience’ requirement
Ending Canadian experience requirements nationwide would activate talent that already exists within our borders, requiring no new physical infrastructure, no new recruitment campaigns, and no major public expenditure.
Canada is falling behind in the global race for skilled workers
Other advanced economies facing the same demographic pressures have begun to fundamentally rethink how they train, attract, and integrate skilled workers, and Canada has not kept pace.
Work stoppages are crippling Canada’s economy—it’s time for Parliament to act
Small businesses cannot afford the ongoing costs and unpredictability work stoppages are causing in Canada’s major economic sectors.
Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?
The new agency will face pressure from the development industry to give away public land or sell it cheaply; from big lenders to avoid borrowing rate competition by keeping the cost of capital high; and from housing co-operatives to transfer ownership of public land to them.
Government agencies are hardly trying when it comes to transparency
We have a very tenuous and shaky situation with increasing setbacks in disclosures, and more creative avoidance, delays, and denials.
Effective nation-building starts with the people and places where it happens
Strategic place-based industrial planning that attracts new investment and aligns workforce development with regional economic diversification can help spur community renewal.
