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Justice

Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

OpinionBY EMILIE COYLE

• Recent discourse on bail reform is pushing law and policy in a direction that will harm rather than protect Canadians by further restricting access to an already onerous bail system while seemingly ignoring social science research.

Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

OpinionBY EMILIE COYLE

• Recent discourse on bail reform is pushing law and policy in a direction that will harm rather than protect Canadians by further restricting access to an already onerous bail system while seemingly ignoring social science research.

Feds should absorb retroactive RCMP staffing costs, say NDP MP Johns and Conservative MP Falk

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

What if we rebuilt the curriculum for policing in Canada?

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Canada’s extradition law desperately needs reform

OpinionBY MICHELLE WEINROTH

Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The House calls it a national emergency, but will there be action?

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

International justice body, Canada under the microscope to address ‘credibility gaps’

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Extradition and justice: the case of Hassan Diab

OpinionBY GAR PARDY

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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The clean-up of dirty money has officially launched

OpinionBY MARY-JANE BENNETT, MARY-JANE BENNETT

• The Liberal government announced a suite of fairly remarkable measures to tackle money laundering with its recent budget. These long-overdue initiatives will enhance the detection, policing, and prosecution of money laundering.

The clean-up of dirty money has officially launched

OpinionBY MARY-JANE BENNETT, MARY-JANE BENNETT

• The Liberal government announced a suite of fairly remarkable measures to tackle money laundering with its recent budget. These long-overdue initiatives will enhance the detection, policing, and prosecution of money laundering.

Uptick in violent crime ‘definitely has political implications,’ say pollsters, as Conservatives’ push for bail reform, tough-on-crime policies lays groundwork for campaign 

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

The national crisis of policing

OpinionBY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

Mass killing report a scathing condemnation of Canada’s failure to curb violence against women

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

World outside the Republican Party shakes its collective head as Trump circus marches on

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

AGRICULTURE

This World Milk Day, thank a Canadian dairy farmer

OpinionBY PIERRE LAMPRON

Canada’s agricultural sector must align with sustainable diets

OpinionBY RENAUD GIGNAC, INA MARIA TONCESCU

Legislation to exempt natural gas use on farms from carbon pricing focus of environment-heavy April lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Vegan diets and organic farming: two really bad ideas for the planet

OpinionBY ROBERT SOPUCK

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Biotechnology

Genomics can both grow and green Canada’s economy

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN

Big money to scale up our most promising, young companies often from the United States

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE

Biotechnology, statistics, collaboration, and the pursuit of the future

OpinionBY DONALD ESTEP

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Feds ignoring diaspora communities, stalling on foreign interference

OpinionBY HENRY CHAN

‘Flurry of activities’ won’t ensure military culture change, say analysts

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Do ministers and senior public servants need bodyguards?

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

It may be time to eschew tradition to beef up Canada’s military

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

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Environment

Logging in Canada is not sustainable and needs to change

OpinionBY MICHAEL POLANYI, JANET SUMNER

Canada can still be a natural resource powerhouse in a net-zero economy

OpinionBY OLIVER SHELDRICK, RACHEL DORAN

Wildfire crisis indicates need to refrain from new fossil fuel, LNG projects, say environmentalists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Environmental and health advocates endorse update to Environmental Protection Act, but also call for promised second bill

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

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FINANCE

Trickle-down economics: the hoax that will not die

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Feds seek approval for additional $20.5-billion in spending

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

A lesson in the dangers of extremist, scorched-earth politics from U.S. Republicans

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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Fisheries and oceans

Committee report sounds alarm bells about DFO science

OpinionBY SEAN JONES

When will Ottawa stop allowing cruise ships to treat B.C.’s coastline like their personal toilet bowl?

OpinionBY ANNA BARFORD

Are the feds halting and reversing the progress made at COP15?

OpinionBY EMILY MCMILLAN, PATRICK NADEAU

Canada, U.S. must work together to protect the Central Arctic Ocean

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FOREIGN POLICY

A dozen envoys collect awards for public diplomacy performance

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Advocates call for feds to provide more detail on response to Uganda’s harsh new anti-LGBTQ law

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Intel briefings should prioritize digital hygiene, mitigation against foreign interference over specific threats, says former DND analyst

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Australian soldiers’ war crimes and the challenging pursuit of justice

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

COVID-19 may affect patient response to medicines

OpinionBY CHUKWUNONSO NWABUFO

Poilievre wants ‘culture war between elites and common sense’ on safe supply: Tory pundit Powers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Health Committee tries to cut through contradictions and confusion over reforms to drug prices regulator

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

When the law fails to protect public health: opposing the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

OpinionBY TIM TAKARO, JOHN ABBOTTS

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Industry and Manufacturing

Stellantis holding governments ‘to ransom’ with threat to pull out of Windsor battery plant, says environmental advocate

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Automakers aren’t serious about the all-electric future

OpinionBY NATE WALLACE

It’s a generational moment for the life science industry

OpinionBY GORDON C. MCCAULEY

Frank McKenna: New Brunswick leads the way

OpinionBY FRANK MCKENNA

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infrastructure and transport

Seizing Canada’s opportunity in ongoing EV battery negotiations

OpinionBY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF, GORD DIMITRIEFF

Top finance official defends Infrastructure Bank from accusations of ‘cosiness’ with private consultants

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Everything, everywhere, all at once

OpinionBY DAVID ADAMS

A focus on water can lessen climate change’s burn

OpinionBY JOSéE MéTHOT

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innovation

Members of new tech caucus pledge to work across party lines so Parliamentarians aren’t ‘left in the dark’ by rapidly advancing AI

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

All we have to worry about is ‘generative AI’ killing millions of white-collar jobs

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

With artificial intelligence, the sky really is about to fall

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Put security at the forefront as tech changes how Canadians connect with their money

OpinionBY SASHA KRSTIC

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intergovernmental

Smith’s win ‘complicates’ climate change debate for Ottawa, but Trudeau may gain from provincial sparring partner, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

No matter who forms government, oil and gas has won the Alberta election

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Firefighting an election campaign

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Alberta election will provide insight into Canadian tolerance for extremism

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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justice

The CRA’s reliance on biased sources can perpetuate Islamophobia

OpinionBY MOHAMMED IQBAL ALNADVI

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

NewsBY STUART BENSON

End-of-life rights advocates prioritize advanced requests for medically-assisted death, following passing of Bill C-39

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Labour & employment

Even high-wage temporary foreign workers are at risk of exploitation

OpinionBY CATHERINE CONNELLY

Bank of Canada quietly signals long-term shift with potential for economic, political upheaval

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Committee witnesses who testify about non-disclosure agreements would be covered by parliamentary privilege, say House and Senate representatives

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Time for concrete action to unlock homeownership for Canadians

OpinionBY KEVIN LEE

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Lobbying

‘More prescriptive’ lobbyists’ code of conduct to come into force in July

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Post-employment waivers for staffers stalled until new ethics commissioner is chosen

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Food insecurity, canola crops top lobbying concerns in first quarter of 2023

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

What’s critical to critical minerals?

OpinionBY AMMAR AL-JOUNDI

Free, prior, and informed consent from Inuit is fundamental to reconciliation

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

The clean energy transition is underway with hydrogen and critical minerals

OpinionBY BRUNO POLLET

Investing in Canada’s growth includes hydrogen and precious metals

OpinionBY KAREN ZIEGLER

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Do emergency plans really protect women?

OpinionBY KAREN CAMPBELL

‘Act before it gets worse’: advocates call for feds to keep the LGBTQ2S+ community safe as Pride approaches

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Anti-Islamophobia rep calls for proactive measures to protect Canada’s Muslim communities amid rising hate-motivated attacks

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Gender equality got left behind in the most recent budget

OpinionBY MAGGIE SAINTY

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Indigenous Relations

Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic

OpinionBY NUNAVUT PREMIER P.J. AKEEAGOK

Macdonald-Laurier Institute event explores the significance for Canada of the Vatican’s repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

FMA amendments support better futures for First Nations communities

OpinionBY HAROLD CALLA

More Indigenous Guardians provide benefits for climate, nature, and reconciliation

OpinionBY VALéRIE COURTOIS

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Exclusive lists

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

Telford three-peats at the top of the 20th Terrific 25 Staffers list, LRB’s Wendy Wu voted Best All-Round

A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

Top 30 consultant lobbyists with highest number of communications in 2022

Top 30 consultant lobbyists with highest number of communications in 2022

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

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Top 20 most-discussed issues in 2022

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