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Buy Canadian, for Canadians

OpinionBY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

• Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a necessary step in guarding against threats to Canadians’ economic and social prosperity.

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

OpinionBY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

• Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a necessary step in guarding against threats to Canadians’ economic and social prosperity.

The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

The great thaw: Canada must lead climate change battle in a time of disappearing ice and snow

OpinionBY JOHN POMEROY

Can Canada actually defend the Arctic?

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Innovative research in the Yukon addressing the environment, energy and extreme weather

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY

Climate change requires reframing Canada’s approach to the Arctic

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON

Future of the North’s ecosystems depend on links between Indigenous Peoples, private sector and governments

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD

From rising fuel costs to deteriorating infrastructure, the challenges in the North

OpinionBY MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON

Will Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy be worth the wait?

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT

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Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

OpinionBY NATAN OBED

• The time to act is now. Supporting Inuit Nunangat University is an opportunity to create a stronger, more inclusive, and just Canada while securing our shared Arctic future.

Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

OpinionBY NATAN OBED

• The time to act is now. Supporting Inuit Nunangat University is an opportunity to create a stronger, more inclusive, and just Canada while securing our shared Arctic future.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The greatest threat to the Canadian Arctic is security, not sovereignty

OpinionBY ROB HUEBERT

Subsea investments needed in Canada’s North

OpinionBY J.M. KENNAH

The North in transition

OpinionBY KEN COATES

House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

As Trump’s tariff threats fly at the ‘whim of a tweet,’ Canada needs united front, says federalism expert

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Securing the North: the Yukon’s role in Arctic and northern security

OpinionBY RANJ PILLAI

Trump’s tariffs threat should hasten trade liberalization among provinces

OpinionBY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO

AGRICULTURE

Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices

OpinionBY JEROME GESSAROLI

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

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

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

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Biotechnology

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

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Confederation sit-in cranks security concerns as MPs debate balance of right to protest with parliamentary privilege

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Brown’s testimony on Tory race suggests need for fresh inquiry into alleged Indian government meddling: Sikh Coalition rep

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Droning into oblivion

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation

OpinionBY WENDY CUKIER

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Environment

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

OpinionBY SHANNON WATT

Canada’s siloed approach to natural disasters isn’t working

OpinionBY ALISON SHAW AND LAUREN VINCENT

The politics of climate change are changing

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

OpinionBY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

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FINANCE

The Disability Tax Credit is a barrier to the Canada Disability Benefit

OpinionBY RABIA KHEDR, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN

With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

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

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Superstitious peasants

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada can spur momentum in Africa with a cohesive strategy and key alliances

OpinionBY MAFOYA DOSSOUMON

Trump lights a proverbial fire north of the border

OpinionBY BETH BURKE

A new dawn: reflections on the end of the Syrian war

OpinionBY ROBERT-FALCON OUELLETTE

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health

Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada must not delay action on antimicrobial resistance

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN, HENRY SKINNER

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Industry and Manufacturing

Right to repair legislation is a chance for Senators to address affordability

OpinionBY JF CHAMPAGNE

Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation

OpinionBY LUCY HARGREAVES, ED WHITTINGHAM

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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infrastructure and transport

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

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

OpinionBY DONNA BIG CANOE

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

It’s not promises that build the economy—it’s construction

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

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innovation

The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?

OpinionBY MATTHEW LEBO

Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems

OpinionBY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS

Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

OpinionBY DON STICKNEY

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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justice

‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Israel wants Hassan Diab to serve prison sentence in France but vows to stay out of any extradition request

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Advocates for Hassan Diab call on feds to declare extradition will not go ahead

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Human rights matter for us all

OpinionBY SENATOR KIM PATE, ALEX NEVE, HADAYT NAZAMI

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Labour & employment

Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

As fourth province signs on, Families Minister Sudds defends school food program

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Why future-ready affordable housing can’t wait

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN, CHERISE BURDA, RUNA DAS

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

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Lobbying

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

October environment lobby tackles energy concerns, hydrogen, and push-back on emissions cap

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Unpredictable’ second Trump term requires smoothing out trade irritants with U.S., say lobbyists and advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbying watchdog plans to reduce ’20 per cent rule’ if her term is renewed

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises concerns

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

We are powering Canada forward by building 21st Century electricity projects

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN

Heavy-duty transportation may accelerate the big economic potential of nature’s smallest molecule

OpinionBY KAREN HAMBERG

Will Susan Holt’s new government continue New Brunswick’s nuclear fantasies?

OpinionBY SUSAN O’DONNELL

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Smith’s government moves to limit transgender rights in Alberta

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

Valuing unpaid work: a crucial step in ending violence against women

OpinionBY LISE COURTEAU

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

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Indigenous Relations

Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Implement the special interlocutor’s final report on unmarked graves now for a new path forward

OpinionBY ABRAM BENEDICT

Two ways the federal government can save money

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

‘We need deterrence’: Indigenous researcher tells MPs Boissonnault should be kicked from Liberal caucus

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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Exclusive lists

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

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

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

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

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

MPs not running in the next election

MPs not running in the next election

How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?

How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?