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Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

EnvironmentBY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH

• Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

Foreign PolicyBY NEIL MOSS

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

Fisheries and OceansBY STUART BENSON

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

PolicyBY GILLIAN HADFIELD

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

EnvironmentBY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

PolicyBY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH

Turning goals into results

ArcticBY MICHAEL HATFIELD

What to do about youth unemployment?

Labour & EmploymentBY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Defence & SecurityBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

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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

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Defence & SecurityBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

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

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

Indigenous RelationsBY STUART BENSON

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

Defence & SecurityBY STUART BENSON

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

EnvironmentBY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS

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

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

NewsBY NEIL MOSS | UPDATED July 2, 2025

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS

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Environment

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

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FINANCE

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

OpinionBY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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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

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

OpinionBY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

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health

National dental care program is likely more costly than advertised

OpinionBY MATTHEW LAU

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

OpinionBY JULIO MONTANER

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

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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

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

OpinionBY LINDSAY KISLOCK

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

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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

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

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

Tea, tradition, and the throne

OpinionBY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

OpinionBY MARK WINFIELD

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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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

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

OpinionBY MIKE DEGAGNé

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

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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

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

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

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

There’s no better time for Canada to embrace its diversity

OpinionBY JENNIFER ST. GERMAIN

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

OpinionBY SUZANNE ZACCOUR

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Indigenous Relations

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

OpinionBY JEFF CYR

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