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Biotechnology

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• Drug companies could begin questioning whether to manufacture drugs or conduct clinical trials in Canada, says Life Sciences Ontario CEO.

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• Drug companies could begin questioning whether to manufacture drugs or conduct clinical trials in Canada, says Life Sciences Ontario CEO.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

Canada needs to catch up in the biotech sector

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

Unlocking Canada’s greatest economic potential: life sciences

OpinionBY ALISON SYMINGTON, JASON FIELD

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

Harnessing the power of Canada’s growing biotechnology industry: a perspective from the West

OpinionBY STEPHANIE WILLERTH

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

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Biotechnology must factor into a broader Canadian industrial policy

OpinionBY FRANK BAYLIS

• Governments should focus on supporting basic research, helping startups, and funding the scale-up of growth companies.

Biotechnology must factor into a broader Canadian industrial policy

OpinionBY FRANK BAYLIS

• Governments should focus on supporting basic research, helping startups, and funding the scale-up of growth companies.

From crisis to catalyst: Canada’s opportunity to drive global health and research innovation

OpinionBY PAMELA SHAVER-WALKER, EDWARD SHORT

A flourishing biotech sector starts by innovating education

OpinionBY VALERIE WARD, MARC AUCOIN, HECTOR BUDMAN

The prescription for Canada’s health care future

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

OpinionBY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR

Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend

OpinionBY MICHAEL MAY, ALLISON BROWN

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Biotech sector is having a generational moment in Canada

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

AGRICULTURE

Why we must defend supply management

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Space: the critical link to Canada’s defence, sovereignty, and economic growth

OpinionBY BRIAN GALLANT

Standing on ceremony

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

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Environment

Forest management is the quiet crisis behind today’s news

OpinionBY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN

The economic case for energy efficiency

OpinionBY BRENDAN HALEY, CAROL MAAS

We’re still here. We still say ‘no’

OpinionBY NIKKI SKUCE

Wildfire response needs to improve before another national park burns, says Alberta MP McPherson

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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FINANCE

Creating a two-tiered Canada with budget cuts that divide by race

OpinionBY ANNE LEVESQUE

Late report on 2024 finances ‘so outdated it’s useless,’ says Democracy Watch as most major parties ask for more time

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada is on the brink of greatness, but can we afford it?

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

OpinionBY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER

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FOREIGN POLICY

Feds mum on timing of crucial North American trade pact meeting anticipated to ‘set the stage’ for 2026 review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada’s Syrian embassy to remain empty for ‘immediate term’ as more countries restart missions

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

A world without principles

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

The pantomime ends in Gaza

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

We need to design better systems to target hepatitis

OpinionBY JENNIFER VAN GENNIP

Health Canada plan forecasts a $1-billion spending drop by 2027-28

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

OpinionBY CéLINE DELACROIX

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Industry and Manufacturing

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

OpinionBY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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infrastructure and transport

Steel industry players say retaliatory tariffs for Canadian steel need ‘real teeth’ as lobbying efforts heat up

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

OpinionBY SIMON ENOCH

The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

OpinionBY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

OpinionBY STEFAN FOURNIER

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innovation

Was repealing the digital services tax a missed opportunity for Canada or the right call?

OpinionBY ADAM FROMAN

Fixing what isn’t broken: why the CRTC should rethink broadband labels

OpinionBY MARK GOLDBERG

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

NewsBY HANNAH DALEY

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intergovernmental

New Leaf Liberals want to root out Ontario Liberal shortcomings, not back a particular leader, says co-founder

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The One Canadian Economy Act: a new governance framework

OpinionBY LORI TURNBULL

Feds dropped internal trade barriers, but provincial deals risk ‘solving a patchwork with another patchwork’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Time for a public national first ministers’ meeting with First Nations

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON

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justice

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS

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Labour & employment

To build a better housing market, stop taxing housing like cigarettes

OpinionBY MARK KENNEY

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

OpinionBY CHRISTINA SANTINI

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

OpinionBY GABRIEL MILLER

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Lobbying

Global Affairs Canada misconduct complaints have more than doubled since 2023

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Tighter registration threshold for lobbying means more transparency, but also more administrative work for businesses in challenging times, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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natural resources and energy

Questioning the safe disposal of spent enriched uranium fuel: letter writer

Opinion

Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests

OpinionBY JOHANNE WHITMORE, FRANçOIS DELORME

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

OpinionBY JORY COHEN

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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Women, Gender and Diversity

‘It’s being levelled’: advocates worried about potential 81 per cent cut to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s budget by 2028

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

OpinionBY ANDREW GRIFFITH

There’s no better time for Canada to embrace its diversity

OpinionBY JENNIFER ST. GERMAIN

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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Indigenous Relations

Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers

OpinionBY SARAH JACKNIFE

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

OpinionBY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

OpinionBY DON KELLY

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