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Finance

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL

• The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL

• The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

OpinionBY CANDACE LARSEN

In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The backstory on equalization

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

OpinionBY JOSS REIMER

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Carney’s new cabinet balances change with experience, analysts say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

• The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten people of Canada.

Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

• The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten people of Canada.

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

OpinionBY DEREK J. PATTERSON

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

OpinionBY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

OpinionBY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

OpinionBY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

OpinionBY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS

AGRICULTURE

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

No more scraps: making the election about ending hunger in Canada

OpinionBY NICK SAUL, JASMINE RAMZE REZAEE

Is Canada keeping pace with agricultural innovation?

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

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Biotechnology

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

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

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

OpinionBY ADAM CHAPNICK

Carney’s defence industrial agenda: two steps forward, one step back

OpinionBY NICOLAS TODD

The procurement problem

OpinionBY DAVID PRATT

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Environment

What can we expect from Canada’s new environment minister?

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

OpinionBY LYNN JONES

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

OpinionBY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

OpinionBY MILI ROY

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Fisheries and oceans

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

NewsBY STUART BENSON

To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

OpinionBY SUSANNA FULLER

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

European Union celebrates at the gallery

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

OpinionBY KEITH JANSA

Add America to the no-go list for many journalists 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

OpinionBY AARON ETTINGER

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health

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Riding electoral outcomes reveal regional life expectancy trends

OpinionBY MICHAEL WOLFSON

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

OpinionBY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

OpinionBY RACHEL REEVE

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Industry and Manufacturing

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

NewsBY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK, HANNAH DALEY

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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infrastructure and transport

Time to build—together

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Public transit can’t wait for politics to catch up

OpinionBY MARCO D’ANGELO

More needed to protect communities from rail disasters

OpinionBY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH

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innovation

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

OpinionBY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY

Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader

OpinionBY GIDEON CHRISTIAN

A public alternative to social media

OpinionBY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

OpinionBY ANDREW FORDE

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intergovernmental

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

OpinionBY BRADLEE WHIDDEN

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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justice

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

DEI: love it or hate it, it’s more profitable

OpinionBY JORY COHEN

UN disability rights report on assisted-dying regime deserves a fair hearing

OpinionBY CATHERINE FRAZEE

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Labour & employment

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

OpinionBY LEN BAKER

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

OpinionBY BONNIE BRAYTON

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED May 23, 2025

New housing minister’s ‘first-week jitters’ on home values needs clarification, says policy expert Mike Moffatt

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Lobbying

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

No ‘perfect’ solution in Carney asset disclosure calls, say law and political science experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

OpinionBY MARK SELBY

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

OpinionBY MARILYN SPINK

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Advocates to push accountability for diversity, inclusion after lack of focus in Carney’s cabinet, mandate letter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Vote to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR

Canada’s economic future depends on women—the next government has an opportunity to deliver

OpinionBY MITZIE HUNTER

Black and racialized Canadians could be a powerful force in this election if they harness the power of block voting

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE, OLADAPO AKINSIPE

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Indigenous Relations

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON

Beyond promises: Canada’s duty to fund Indigenous education

OpinionBY MARSHA JOSEPHS

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders lay out major asks for re-elected Liberal government

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Keep the focus on the citizens who must benefit from federal governance

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Exclusive lists

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign