Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?
As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as the bureaucracy now begins to shrink for the first time in over 10 years, these groups could be disproportionately impacted.
Canada Part I: Interprovincial Trade & Labour
More trade, not less protection for workers
Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership
Indigenous businesses don’t just talk about economic inclusion—we deliver it, by building homes, jobs, and resilience.
PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement
Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.
Time to build—together
If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
A new Canadian economy must include everyone
Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.
In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?
The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it for a digital era, says one expert.
Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows
The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn’t grown since 2015, which experts say isn’t surprising given the Liberal government’s 2024 budget forecast the population to shrink by attrition.
New housing minister’s ‘first-week jitters’ on home values needs clarification, says policy expert Mike Moffatt
‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister’s office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not individual home values.
