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Innovation

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

• Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S. president and his billionaire friends, with the goal of finally establishing global tax reform agreements.

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

• Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S. president and his billionaire friends, with the goal of finally establishing global tax reform agreements.

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

OpinionBY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ESTELLE AZEMARD

Canada must lead in the age of AI

OpinionBY STEPHEN J. TOOPE, MARK DALEY

Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

OpinionBY ROBERT GHIZ

Canada could lead on AI—if we’re willing to train for it

OpinionBY MATTHIAS OSCHINSKI, RUHANI WALIA

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

OpinionBY KEITH JANSA

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

OpinionBY KEITH JANSA

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

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

OpinionBY JOSEPH FOURNIER

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

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

AGRICULTURE

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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

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Biotechnology

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada needs to catch up in the biotech sector

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

NewsBY NEIL MOSS | UPDATED July 2, 2025

Turning goals into results

OpinionBY MICHAEL HATFIELD

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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Environment

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

OpinionBY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

OpinionBY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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FINANCE

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

OpinionBY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

OpinionBY LINDSAY KISLOCK

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Fisheries and oceans

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

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

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FOREIGN POLICY

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

OpinionBY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

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health

National dental care program is likely more costly than advertised

OpinionBY MATTHEW LAU

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

OpinionBY JULIO MONTANER

The disconnect between climate promise and delivery

OpinionBY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, TREVOR HANCOCK

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

OpinionBY EMILY HOLTBY

Climate policy is economic policy

OpinionBY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER

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

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infrastructure and transport

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

OpinionBY WILLIAM MORRISON

Reconciliation is action, not just words

OpinionBY MICHELLE ROBINSON

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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intergovernmental

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

Tea, tradition, and the throne

OpinionBY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

OpinionBY MARK WINFIELD

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justice

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

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

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Labour & employment

What to do about youth unemployment?

OpinionBY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

OpinionBY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

OpinionBY MIKE DEGAGNé

What we choose to build

OpinionBY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN

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Lobbying

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

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natural resources and energy

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

OpinionBY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

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Women, Gender and Diversity

There’s no better time for Canada to embrace its diversity

OpinionBY JENNIFER ST. GERMAIN

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Indigenous Relations

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

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Exclusive lists

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

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?

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

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election