Legislative Look Ahead
Shoring up supports for people and communities in a turbulent trade climate
The fall budget should aim to reduce the cost of essentials, modernize EI, and create place-based transition tools.
The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?
The transition required in the months ahead will be disruptive, requiring an unprecedented level of leadership. Without such leadership, it will fail.
From mandates to momentum
There is a path forward, but it will demand political capital expenditure and hard choices.
Mark Carney and the challenge of governing
In terms of results, the prime minister must find the right balance between dialogue and action.
Carbon removal technology is more than just a climate solution
This is nation-building that makes sense—economically, environmentally, and socially.
Let’s get serious about tackling global scourge of plastic pollution
The treaty that surfaces from the UN International Negotiating Committee must reduce plastic getting into aquatic ecosystems at all points along the supply chain.
Rural Canada: a national barometer and strategic economic imperative
The stakes are high. Seizing this moment requires vision—one that looks beyond electoral maps and embraces rural Canada as a cornerstone of our future economic prosperity.
Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to save $25-billion and to boost military spending significantly, but he and his government better make sure the cuts don’t affect vital services to Canadians, including at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration. That would create another other mess for the country, and no one wants that. The government is also setting itself up for another showdown with the public service unions.
Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers
While Canada has opened its door for Indigenous businesses to access economic development opportunities, there is also an invisible screen door, permitting Indigenous businesses to see the opportunities but unable to step through.
