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Infrastructure and Transport

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair of the positive energy program at UOttawa.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair of the positive energy program at UOttawa.

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

Canada can solidify its position as a global trade leader by modernizing infrastructure

OpinionBY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI

Trade infrastructure: seize the moment, or lose the future

OpinionBY RANDALL ZALAZAR

Challenges in building out the necessary infrastructure for transition to electric vehicles

OpinionBY MEHRDAD KAZERANI

Trade infrastructure pulls ahead of housing crisis as election priority, says industry experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Navigating uncertainty: telecom’s essential role in securing Canada’s future

OpinionBY ROBERT GHIZ

So, we all agree on what needs to happen next: let’s talk about how to get it done

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

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Building infrastructure to withstand the effects of climate change

OpinionBY JOSEPH DARAIO

• Global climate change will have local impacts that go beyond just infrastructure design, and these impacts will be dependent upon geographical regions and, more precisely, the hazards to which a place is exposed.

Building infrastructure to withstand the effects of climate change

OpinionBY JOSEPH DARAIO

• Global climate change will have local impacts that go beyond just infrastructure design, and these impacts will be dependent upon geographical regions and, more precisely, the hazards to which a place is exposed.

Canada’s next move starts a few thousand feet below the ground

OpinionBY ALEX GRECO

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Don’t overlook productivity in bid to return resilience to Western Canada’s supply chains

OpinionBY MARZIA RIZVI

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

It’s time to close the infrastructure gap for Indigenous communities

OpinionBY DONNA BIG CANOE

AGRICULTURE

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

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

Biotechnology must factor into a broader Canadian industrial policy

OpinionBY FRANK BAYLIS

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

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Readying the country to ‘defend against help’

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL, PHILIPPE LAGASSé, TIM PAGE

New faces, old problems: does Carney’s new cabinet have the political will to fix defence procurement?

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Volunteering should be at the forefront of veteran policy in Canada

OpinionBY ALYSON MAHAR

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Environment

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

OpinionBY MILI ROY

As the climate changes, so does my world

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

OpinionBY MARILYN SPINK

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

OpinionBY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON

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FINANCE

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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Fisheries and oceans

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

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

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FOREIGN POLICY

A new middle-power alliance would give Canada leverage, and Canadians hope

OpinionBY JON SHELL

A public alternative to social media

OpinionBY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

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

Don’t let Canada become the 51st state: why keeping health care public is critical for our sovereignty

OpinionBY FARAH SHROFF

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

OpinionBY LIAM MACDONALD

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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 | UPDATED May 16, 2025

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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innovation

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

OpinionBY ANDREW FORDE

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

OpinionBY JOSEPH FOURNIER

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

OpinionBY RYAN SYDOR

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intergovernmental

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

Bipartisan ‘cooler heads’ have vested interest in lowering the temperature on Alberta separatism: Calgary Liberal Hogan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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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

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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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

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

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

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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

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

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

The roadmap to protecting Canada’s economy with energy

OpinionBY DENNIS DARBY

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Women, Gender and Diversity

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

OpinionBY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA

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

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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