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Labour and employment

Close the commercial cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador

OpinionBY ABE SOLBERG

• By reopening the commercial fishery, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has given access to industrial offshore trawlers, which have devastating impacts on the health of the resource. 

Close the commercial cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador

OpinionBY ABE SOLBERG

• By reopening the commercial fishery, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has given access to industrial offshore trawlers, which have devastating impacts on the health of the resource. 

WestJet strike coverage fails to show mechanics’ perspective

OpinionBY IAN EVERSHED

Making tenants’ voices central to housing and climate crisis

OpinionBY DORIAN SANTOIR

Foreign interference bill passes, but online harms and citizenship bills left on hold until House comes back

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Collaboration needed to get Canada’s internationally educated health professionals working in their field

OpinionBY CAMERON MOSER

National Housing Council’s missed opportunity

OpinionBY LEILANI FARHA, JULIETA PERUCCA

A strong government focus is key to supporting Canada’s evolving workforce needs

OpinionBY RON MCKERLIE

National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The housing crisis and the municipal heritage of Canadian nationalism

OpinionBY DOUGLAS JARVIS

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Federal government ‘ghosted’ civil society on REIT tax treatment decision: housing advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The REIT structure is a ‘democratization of real estate investment,’ not a tax loophole, says CAPREIT’s Larry Greer.

Federal government ‘ghosted’ civil society on REIT tax treatment decision: housing advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The REIT structure is a ‘democratization of real estate investment,’ not a tax loophole, says CAPREIT’s Larry Greer.

Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Indigenous-led housing solutions need federal funding to fill the gap

OpinionBY DAVID FLOOD, CANDACE LARSEN

Momentum is building for new homeownership solutions in Canada

OpinionBY ROB RICHARDS

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

OpinionBY KEITH CURRIE

Rural Canada is the path to lasting prosperity for our nation

OpinionBY CANDICE BERGEN

A national sustainable agriculture plan needs to include universities

OpinionBY  CHARLOTTE YATES

AGRICULTURE

How technology can mitigate Canada’s food inflation crisis

OpinionBY DANA MCCAULEY

Prison-reform advocate calls on feds to permanently kill the Joyceville slaughterhouse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Shortcomings and strategic misses in supporting Canadian agriculture

OpinionBY KYLE LARKIN

Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

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Biotechnology

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

OpinionBY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR

Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend

OpinionBY MICHAEL MAY, ALLISON BROWN

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Forty years on, CSIS deserves more respect

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Cutting the CAF to the bone

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs

OpinionBY ALAN WILLIAMS

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Environment

The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of transport listening?

OpinionBY ANERI GARG, PETER ROSS

Yet-to-be-named members of new council supporting green energy transition a focus for environmental and labour group advocacy

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Climate records and effective mitigation

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

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FINANCE

Interest rate cut offers relief for some borrowers, but no political reprieve for the PM: politicos

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Here’s how the feds can reduce taxes and balance the budget in two years

OpinionBY GRADY MUNRO, JAKE FUSS

Macklem addresses Bank of Canada key interest rate cut

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL

Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

OpinionBY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON

Cod fishery revival offers a resurgence of hope

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

Canada’s discourse on finfish aquaculture is environmental extremism at its finest

OpinionBY CYRUS SINGH

Northern cod controversy: more than just fish

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Venezuela seems headed for a free election, and a chance for change

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada needs an Africa strategy

OpinionBY DAVID BOROTO

Dumbing down the electoral process

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Canada must expel Russian diplomats, declare Russia a terrorist state

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, MARCUS KOLGA

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health

Canada’s perinatal depression advice puts mothers at risk

OpinionBY NICOLE LETOURNEAU

Stepping up for Afghan-Canadian language and cultural advisers and their families

OpinionBY FARDOUS HOSSEINY, BRIAN MCKENNA

The best cancer outcomes start with strong provincial cancer action plans

OpinionBY JACKIE MANTHORNE

Disaster management must include ways to tackle gender-based violence

OpinionBY BRENDA CLEARY

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Industry and Manufacturing

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

Expanded electric capacity to handle EVs must be taken seriously, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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infrastructure and transport

Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

First Nations Finance Authority is the solution to meeting economic reconciliation targets

OpinionBY ERNIE DANIELS

First Nations Clean Water Act continues to fail treaty peoples

OpinionBY RUPERT MENEEN

Budget overlooks need for trade-enabling infrastructure

OpinionBY LINDSAY KISLOCK

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innovation

Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Quantum technology presents Canada a chance for national security and defence spending

OpinionBY TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON, RAYMOND LAFLAMME

Revolutionary change to our health care is required—and possible

OpinionBY JIMMY YANG

Navigating artificial intelligence: the Global South can lead the way

OpinionBY JULIE DELAHANTY

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intergovernmental

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Amplifying Canadian voices: the role of an independent Senate

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

We can no longer ignore the North

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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justice

Canada must do more to relieve debt facing sex trafficking survivors

OpinionBY CARLY KALISH

Joyceville’s slaughterhouse was never a good idea: Helen Forsey

Opinion

‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

B.C. voter data complainant calls out microtargeting, as parties mum on next steps after court loss

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Labour & employment

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

OpinionBY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE

The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Tenants’ advocates warn of landlords ‘double dipping’ into green retrofit fund without greater transparency or strings attached

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Lobbying

‘Sea change’ could be coming after next election, but policy knowledge still more important than personal connections, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Number of MPs taking sponsored travel drops in first half of 2024 after rule changes, foreign interference fears

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Transition to updated lobbyists’ code raised steady questions, but that’s a positive, says lobbying commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Liberal leadership and policy choices post-byelection loss will shape advocacy strategies leading up to 2025 election, say lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

It’s time for Canadians to stop thinking that water challenges happen elsewhere, and start taking action here at home

OpinionBY SHAUNA CURRY

Nuclear a dirty, dangerous distraction: Gordon Edwards

Opinion

Oilsands alliance can’t handle the truth

OpinionBY KEITH STEWART

Governments unprepared for risks of a dilbit spill in western waters

OpinionBY ELIZABETH MAY

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Islamic scholars need to combat female genital mutilation 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Is the girl-boss era coming to an ignoble end?

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

Black-owned businesses need more funding to compete for federal contracts, says founder of new training program

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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Indigenous Relations

Minister Anandasangaree says reconciliation still ‘key pillar’ of Liberal plan following charged AFN reception

NewsBY STUART BENSON

First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Gratitude, honour, and respect: reflections from a former Indigenous political staffer

OpinionBY KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN

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U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

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Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

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Fraser voted best minister in Question Period and best public speaker in The Hill Times’ Politically Savvy Survey 2023

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