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Foregin Policy

Consulting the diaspora key to unlocking strong partnerships in Africa

OpinionBY MAFOYA DOSSOUMON

• There is no formal framework through which the diaspora can shape Canada-Africa relations, making it challenging to influence policy.

Consulting the diaspora key to unlocking strong partnerships in Africa

OpinionBY MAFOYA DOSSOUMON

• There is no formal framework through which the diaspora can shape Canada-Africa relations, making it challenging to influence policy.

Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Hogue inquiry to return after summer’s ‘disturbing’ lack of focus on foreign interference, says Stephanie Carvin

NewsBY STUART BENSON

New law silencing women goes beyond Afghanistan’s borders

OpinionBY RHONDA GOSSEN

Debate critical to Harris and Trump’s chances

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

By attacking the Jewish National Fund, the government sends a clear message

OpinionBY VICTORIA MANCINELLI

Domestic EV market needs more support following tariff on Chinese-made vehicles, say advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Netanyahu is Israel’s curse

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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Mexico’s diplomatic pause likely to be short-lived as North American ties will trump discord, say analysts  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Canadian Ambassador to Mexico Graeme Clark made public comments on Aug. 22 regaridng concerns investors had about Mexico's judicial overhaul.

Mexico’s diplomatic pause likely to be short-lived as North American ties will trump discord, say analysts  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Canadian Ambassador to Mexico Graeme Clark made public comments on Aug. 22 regaridng concerns investors had about Mexico's judicial overhaul.

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

New Caledonia: pragmatism 3, nationalism 0

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Little chance Liberals will see Harris-style poll bump

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Tackling IRGC threat means better targeting terrorist links

OpinionBY M. MEHDI MORADI

Western politicians turn to walls, deportations as public cools on migration

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada must act after 500 days of suffering in Sudan

OpinionBY ALEXANDRIA BOHéMIER, MEHJABEEN ELAHI, NICOLAS PARENT

Startup ecosystems provide a new direction for Canada’s Southeast Asia trade and investment strategy

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

AGRICULTURE

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

OpinionBY KEITH CURRIE

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Biotechnology

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

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Canada expects to spend $1-billion over 10 years running new supply ships

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada’s military gutted by politics


OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

How can Canada do more to address the threat of disinformation? 

OpinionBY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO

Feds should stand up for the National Field of Honour

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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Environment

Voters want a financial system aligned with climate action

OpinionBY JULIE SEGAL

Climate-resilient infrastructure: a burning platform

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

Environmental group wants clean power regulations without delay, calls electricity sector concerns ‘scaremongering’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Nearly half of Canada’s public servants are now millennials, but Gen X holds onto management reins

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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FINANCE

Wake up, Canada: there’s no health or wealth without proper funding of health research

OpinionBY ABRAHAM FUKS, JOHN BERGERON, ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER

Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada can’t afford to leave its youth behind

OpinionBY OWEN CHARTERS

GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Fisheries and oceans

Liberal MPs toe party line after breaking historical agreement on northern cod

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

OpinionBY GARY D. MARTY

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

OpinionBY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON

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health

Bloc to push feds to back MP’s seniors supports bill this fall

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The NDP-backed pharmacare plan is a corporate handout as written

OpinionBY STEVE MORGAN, MATTHEW HERDER, NAV PERSAUD

MAID legislation not implemented: forced transfers for the terminally ill

OpinionBY NORMA GREENAWAY, SHERRY MORAN

Growing interest in health-care reform, but private payment still ‘too risky’ for parties to propose, says Coletto

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Industry and Manufacturing

If labour dispute goes ‘sideways’ it could derail Liberal cabinet retreat, says Nanos

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

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infrastructure and transport

Systemic labour reform—not tweaks—needed to address major trade disruptions

OpinionBY CARLO DADE

Canada needs legislation declaring rail an essential service 

OpinionBY JACKIE CLAYTON

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Competitive air travel in Canada starts with public investment

OpinionBY JEFF MORRISON

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innovation

The very precious life of Elon Musk

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada needs a new growth agenda

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

OpinionBY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER

Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

OpinionBY ANDREW CLEMENT

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intergovernmental

Annual premiers’ summer conference no longer lives up to original mission

OpinionBY GORD MCINTOSH

Rebuilding Jasper: trails crucial for conservation, community, and resilience

OpinionBY DEBBIE HARKSEN

School food advocates still waiting on promised funding for $1B National School Food Program

NewsBY STUART BENSON

No boneheads in my backyard

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

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justice

New return-to-office mandate for federal public servants kicks off as unions prepare telework campaign

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

OpinionBY HELEN LONG

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

OpinionBY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Labour & employment

This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends 

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

Canadian workers’ gains are sliding back this Labour Day

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Cabinet retreat policy announcements show Liberals ‘waking up,’ but lack ‘unique vision,’ says pollster

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Lobbying

Some Grit staffers try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ in private sector outreach before next election

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbying change requiring more detail in comms reports draws concern about advocacy ‘chill’ from GRIC and PAAC

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

March towards clean electricity grid draws out advocacy in environment-focused July lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Fossil fuel sector lobbying analysis shows ‘relentless’ advocacy, says environmental group’s report

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Nuclear stations in Russia-Ukraine war provide warnings for Canada

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

It’s time to fix Canada’s Species at Risk Act

OpinionBY JASON KRIPS

It’s time to finally put an end to public funding of fossil fuels

OpinionBY LAURA CAMERON

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Legislation protecting children from violent fathers needed in Canada

OpinionBY SUZANNE ZACCOUR

Liberals’ Ottawa Pride boycott sparks further division, concerns over conditional solidarity

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Optimism and honesty are back on the menu

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Misogyny rears its ugly head in U.S. presidential race

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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Indigenous Relations

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Adler controversy latest example of Liberals’ lack of care, commitment to independent Senate, says Conservative Sen. Don Plett

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Child welfare reform deal presents a fork in the road to reconciliation

OpinionBY KEN COATES

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

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MPs not running in the next election

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How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?

Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin

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Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024