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

Defence & SecurityBY ELEANOR WAND

• Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Foreign PolicyBY GWYNNE DYER

Israel marks national day

Foreign PolicyBY SAM GARCIA

Guyana hosts June fête

Foreign PolicyBY SAM GARCIA

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

Labour & EmploymentBY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

Defence & SecurityBY IREM KOCA

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Defence & SecurityBY RAJESH C. SHUKLA

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Foreign PolicyBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

Indigenous RelationsBY STUART BENSON

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Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

Defence & SecurityBY STUART BENSON

• The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

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

EnvironmentBY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS

Speaking for a forgotten people

Foreign PolicyBY JIM CRESKEY

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

Hill Life & PeopleBY KATHRYN MAY

The next forever war

Foreign PolicyBY GWYNNE DYER

Tea, tradition, and the throne

IntergovernmentalBY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

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

Indigenous RelationsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

Indigenous RelationsBY MIKE DEGAGNé

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

ImmigrationBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

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

Unlocking Canada’s greatest economic potential: life sciences

OpinionBY ALISON SYMINGTON, JASON FIELD

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

OpinionBY CESAR JARAMILLO

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

OpinionBY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY

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

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

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Environment

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

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

The disconnect between climate promise and delivery

OpinionBY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, TREVOR HANCOCK

‘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

Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB

OpinionBY MATTHEW LAU

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FINANCE

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

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

OpinionBY JEFF CYR

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

OpinionBY GLEN HODGSON

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Fisheries and oceans

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

B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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

OpinionBY JULIO MONTANER

Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

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health

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

OpinionBY JOHN WESTON

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

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

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

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

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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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innovation

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

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intergovernmental

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

OpinionBY MARK WINFIELD

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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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 we choose to build

OpinionBY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

More trade, not less protection for workers

OpinionBY LANA PAYNE

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

OpinionBY CANDACE LARSEN

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Lobbying

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

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

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natural resources and energy

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

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

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

OpinionBY NICHOLE DUSYK

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

OpinionBY SUZANNE ZACCOUR

PM Carney, Minister Valdez raise Pride flag

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Don’t let the pink-washing win

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Indigenous Relations

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

What do we stand to gain?

OpinionBY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

OpinionBY KAREN RESTOULE

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