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Defence & security

Peace relies not only on the resolution of national issues, but on the solution of global problems

OpinionBY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE

• We need to structure our curriculums and our institutions to permit global thought, vision and action, igniting the imagination of students and researchers alike, challenging us all to stretch our minds and to create not only new technologies and a strong economy, but a world at peace.

Peace relies not only on the resolution of national issues, but on the solution of global problems

OpinionBY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE

• We need to structure our curriculums and our institutions to permit global thought, vision and action, igniting the imagination of students and researchers alike, challenging us all to stretch our minds and to create not only new technologies and a strong economy, but a world at peace.

All eyes on the Arctic

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?

OpinionBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAM, ERROL MENDES, JOSEPH INGRAM

Civil and defence aerospace are two sides of the same coin

OpinionBY PIERRE PYUN

The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms

OpinionBY KEITH JANSA

In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Canada’s rising disaster costs call for adaptive design

OpinionBY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI

Ukraine-Russia: next steps

OpinionBY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO

Is an 88-jet fleet already out of date?

OpinionBY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY

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‘A disturbing sign for allies’: Trump’s national security strategy raises red flags as Ottawa works on Canada’s response

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The question of how Canada will adapt should be top of mind as Washington makes clear it's no longer interested in being a reliable security partner, says former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin.

‘A disturbing sign for allies’: Trump’s national security strategy raises red flags as Ottawa works on Canada’s response

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The question of how Canada will adapt should be top of mind as Washington makes clear it's no longer interested in being a reliable security partner, says former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin.

Military service rests on a bedrock of trust

OpinionBY NISHIKA JARDINE

The rush to re-arm the Army

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

The Elsie effect: women are essential to security

OpinionBY NATHALIE CHUARD

A self-sustaining path to recovery for Ukraine

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, KATHERINE MULHERN

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new ‘very chilling’ national security strategy

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

There’s no security without Indigenous sovereignty

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Minister called to de-haze budget math on cuts to veterans’ medical cannabis reimbursement

NewsBY STUART BENSON

AGRICULTURE

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Scaling climate-resilient farming solutions for global impact

OpinionBY CAROL THIESSEN

The easiest policy win in Ottawa might just be hiding in plain sight

OpinionBY ORVILLE BOVENSCHEN

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Biotechnology

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

Canada could have access to more than 10,000 doctors if licensing were less complicated, House Health Committee hears

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

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Environment

Brazil: a catalyst of plurilateralism

OpinionBY EDWARD JACKSON

Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

OpinionBY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN

A Faustian climate bargain

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

It’s time to double down on ocean protection

OpinionBY SHEENA KENNEDY

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FINANCE

A 2026 financial sector wish list

OpinionBY JEREMY KRONICK, MARK ZELMER

Canada’s trillion-dollar opportunity depends on data

OpinionBY ANN FITZ-GERALD, DMYTRO CHUMACHENKO

Federal government’s financial reporting is late and misleading

OpinionBY MATTHEW LAU

Faster payments and true transparency: delivering payments modernization in Canada

OpinionBY BRIGIT CARROLL

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Fisheries and oceans

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

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FOREIGN POLICY

Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Imagining a post-Ayatollah Iran

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Trump’s hit on Venezuela just gave Canada a bruise

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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health

Five affordable ways to improve access to health care in 2026 

OpinionBY MARGOT BURNELL | UPDATED TODAY, 2:27 pm

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

OpinionBY CAMERON GROOME

Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough  

OpinionBY NADEEM ESMAIL, TEGAN HILL

PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Steel tariff missteps threaten Canada’s energy future

OpinionBY VITTORIA BELLISSIMO, FERNANDO MELO

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Canada’s ZEV mandate will leave 450,000 drivers stranded

OpinionBY BRIAN LIVINGSTON

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infrastructure and transport

Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?

OpinionBY ALAN BROADBENT

The joys of winter biking aren’t without politics

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Time to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure planning 

OpinionBY JENNIFER ANGEL, PETER WELTMAN

Chief says feds’ engagement with First Nations ‘needs to improve’ after ‘very limited’ contact on major projects

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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innovation

Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

OpinionBY BUKOLA SALAMI, NNAMDI NDUBUKA, SUME NDUMBE EYOH, MODUPE TUNDE-BYASS

Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Canada is building AI infrastructure. Now it must build AI companies

OpinionBY DANIEL WIGDOR

Canada’s EV experience shows why our strategy needs new tools in an age of uncertainty

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

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intergovernmental

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Nothing is sacred in Doug Ford’s Ontario

OpinionBY JENN JEFFERYS

Charting our course: four shores, one voice

OpinionBY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

Solution to substance abuse in Ottawa will come from collaboration, say area politicians

NewsBY SOPHIA LAPORTE

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justice

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Bill to create modern treaty commissioner wins Bloc, NDP, and Green support

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A deeper dive into Fraser’s crime bill

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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Labour & employment

Why all governments must follow Ontario in scrapping the ‘Canadian experience’ requirement

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE

Canada is falling behind in the global race for skilled workers

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

Work stoppages are crippling Canada’s economy—it’s time for Parliament to act

OpinionBY JASMIN GUéNETTE, CHRISTINA SANTINI

Government agencies are hardly trying when it comes to transparency

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

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Lobbying

Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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natural resources and energy

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Likelihood of reaching long-term climate goals unclear until more details emerge from Alberta MOU, say environment experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The MOU’s real value may be for those on the outside looking in

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

How Mark Carney can win back friends and influence critical outcomes

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

Liberal women are taking notice, Carney would be wise to remember the estrogen wave that handed him the election

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

The missing 27 per cent: why disability is DEI’s greatest opportunity

OpinionBY LORIN MACDONALD

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Indigenous Relations

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

No, Indigenous people are not coming for your privately owned land

OpinionBY COREY SHEFMAN

Feds removed 643 more companies from its Indigenous business directory this year

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment

OpinionBY ALIENOR ROUGEOT

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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

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This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

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