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Foregin Policy

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

• In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

• In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.

Middle East experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ over Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but see little role for Canada to play

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide

OpinionBY LAUREN RAVON, BUSHRA KHALIDI

Foreign policy is all about self-interest

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Gaza: the 20-point plan

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Africa is rising, and a generational budget is on the table. Canada must deliver

OpinionBY ANTHONY SALLOUM

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Canada’s moves on procurement overshadowed as the U.S. prepares for war against its citizens

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

• As important as Canadian defence issues might seem, what happens south of our border will have a far greater impact on our future as a nation.

Canada’s moves on procurement overshadowed as the U.S. prepares for war against its citizens

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

• As important as Canadian defence issues might seem, what happens south of our border will have a far greater impact on our future as a nation.

Carney has no choice but go global to save face for Canada

OpinionBY ADAM CHAPNICK

‘I doubt if I’ll ever cross the U.S. border again in my lifetime’: Trump’s annexation talk, Hoekstra’s remarks draw fire from former MPs, political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Time to stop online bot farms, it’s a matter of national security

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

Carney’s promises, personal credibility will have to be matched, quickly, by tangible signs

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

Poilievre’s getting traction with his focus on food prices

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Three months later: where are Iran’s fabled nukes?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Turkey marks Victory Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

AGRICULTURE

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

School food advocates hopeful program will survive fall budget cuts, but say Ontario falling short of ‘all in’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

AI can’t save farming if our soils keep dying

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

Treat agriculture as national defence with a strong water strategy

OpinionBY JOHN SIMPSON

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Biotechnology

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada at risk of collateral damage in U.S. drug pricing war

OpinionBY ANNETTE ROBINSON

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Canada’s underutilized Arctic radar advantage

OpinionBY PIERRE LEBLANC

Turning commitments into capability: the need for industrial strategies

OpinionBY MIKE MUELLER

Bill C-8’s moment of truth: draw the line on what’s ‘critical’

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

Delayed F-35 review ‘not slowing anything down,’ says SecState for defence procurement Fuhr

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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Environment

Chimps, war, and us 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The climate is changing faster than Canada’s infrastructure—ignoring it is not fiscally responsible

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

A critical moment for the climate emergency, and a green infrastructure deficit

OpinionBY NDP MP JENNY KWAN

Some ‘positives’ in the climate crisis

OpinionBY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT

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FINANCE

Federal funding out of touch with Indigenous realities

OpinionBY JOCELYN FORMSMA, TRISTAN NUGENT

Will the fall budget cycle be the spark MPs need to actually study spending?

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

The price tag on housing-enabling infrastructure is prolonging our housing crisis

OpinionBY OLHA SOTSKA

‘It’s a new lens’: Champagne unveils new budget framework that splits operating from capital spending

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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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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health

Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health

OpinionBY LHAMO DOLKAR, DORIS GRINSPUN

Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

OpinionBY IRVING GOLD

Seizing the promise of AI for mental health care in Canada

OpinionBY MARION COOPER

Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

OpinionBY SHIMI KANG

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Industry and Manufacturing

For drones, do like the Nordics and the Brits

OpinionBY WESLEY WARK

Industry Canada’s annual plan projects $3.9-billion boost to budget by 2027-28

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Canada, Europe, and NATO: a renewed commitment to shared security

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR

The return of the wildcat strike?

OpinionBY CARLO FANELLI

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infrastructure and transport

Building more homes is a shared vision. Now we need the infrastructure to make it real

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

Nation-building starts with builders

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

As digital transformation reshapes our world, our expectations for physical infrastructure must evolve

OpinionBY SHAUNA BRAIL

Building Canada’s infrastructure for resilience and sustainable development

OpinionBY JEFF RANKIN

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innovation

Canada’s defence depends on its universities

OpinionBY BILL FLANAGAN

Climate collaboration with China serves Canada’s national interests

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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intergovernmental

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

A peek into the Rock’s political race

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Bloc eyes provincial PQ win, but says it won’t affect strategy in the House: ‘our goal has always been the same’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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justice

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 7, 2025

Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

OpinionBY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Labour & employment

Do Canadians need new houses, or new homes?

OpinionBY DAVID WATTERS, RYAN DESCHAMPS, RAHIM REZAIE

Overcoming infrastructure challenges requires better data sharing, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Labour stability is the missing link in Canada’s economic reboot

OpinionBY JULIAN KARAGUESIAN, DANIEL SAFAYENI

Lightbound says Canada Post privatization ‘not on the table’ as feds work to salvage ‘insolvent’ Crown corp

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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Lobbying

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

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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natural resources and energy

Energy efficiency: unlocking Canada’s superpower potential

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE

LNG project marks the moment to fulfill Canadian potential

OpinionBY KANJI YAMANOUCHI

Trans Mountain pipeline tolls could leave feds on the hook for billions in further costs

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

Local progress on energy, Arctic security must survive federal cuts

OpinionBY LYNNE COUVES

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Women, Gender and Diversity

When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada

OpinionBY MALINDA SMITH

Why are Canadian political leaders so complacent about our poor performance on women’s representation in politics?

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

Is PM Carney abandoning women, girls, and queer people in his austerity agenda?

OpinionBY FAE JOHNSTONE

Gender equality week should be a wake-up call for Canadian leaders

OpinionBY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW, ALEXANDRA STANTE

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Indigenous Relations

Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Mark Carney and a call for meaningful reconciliation

OpinionBY CODY GROAT

Message to Carney: the safety of Indigenous women and girls is in the national interest

OpinionBY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN

Cultural agility is key in advancing reconciliation

OpinionBY ANNE HARDING

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

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MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

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Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts