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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

• Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’

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

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

• Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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

No process replaces due process in the United States

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in public service at court for class-action certification hearings

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Liberals back away from MAID debate with Quebec, not wanting to ‘butt heads’

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Conservative filibuster costing millions of dollars, say NDP and Green MPs

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

• As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.

The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

• As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.

‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Bill C-20 is a missed opportunity for real accountability

OpinionBY FAISAL KUTTY

Canada needs to up the ante against copper thieves

OpinionBY BRIAN LAKEY

Want to find the real boogeymen? Look to the banks

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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

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

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

Droning into oblivion

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

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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

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

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

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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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

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

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY

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

OpinionBY DON STICKNEY

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intergovernmental

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

OpinionBY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

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

Climate change requires reframing Canada’s approach to the Arctic

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON

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justice

Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Fight over MAID shifts from Parliament back to the courts amid political stalemate

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

The cannabis excise duty rate: at least someone is making money

Opinion

Give peace a chance

OpinionBY KATHLEENA HENRICUS, CATHY HU, BAVAN PUSHPALINGAM, AND TERENCE D’SOUZA

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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

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

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD

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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?