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‘Very few truly understand how it currently works’: procurement watchdog puts defence contracting under microscope

Defence & SecurityBY IREM KOCA

• The Office of the Procurement Ombud is putting together a research study on defence procurement, with early outreach suggesting the new Defence Investment Agency

Canada will have to expand trade with undemocratic countries to fight losses in U.S. trade war, say foreign policy experts

CabinetBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

Foreign PolicyBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Carney needs a much stronger communications strategy with Canadians at this hinge moment

Foreign PolicyBY EDITORIAL

PHAC says creating national vaccination registry would be ‘difficult’ as Canada contends with high measles count, loss of measles-free status

HealthBY TESSIE SANCI

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

IntergovernmentalBY ELEANOR WAND

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

Foreign PolicyBY TIM GRAY

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

Foreign PolicyBY GWYNNE DYER

To safeguard democracy in Canada, governments must modernize the way they engage with citizens

Defence & SecurityBY MATHEW MARKMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON

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Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

Foreign PolicyBY NEIL MOSS

• The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs

Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

AgricultureBY WENRAN JIANG

China trip a ‘test’ for Carney, with EV tariffs the ‘elephant in the room,’ say former envoys  

Foreign PolicyBY ELEANOR WAND

When a parliamentary committee recently politicized EDI in research, they put Canadian science and patient care at risk

HealthBY RACHEL REEVE

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

Defence & SecurityBY SCOTT TAYLOR

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

Foreign PolicyBY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

Climate advisers ask feds to put Net-Zero Advisory Body on ‘pause,’ say they can’t fulfill mandate in ‘skeleton state’

EnvironmentBY ELEANOR WAND

Feds missing out on economic, geopolitical opportunities by not supporting arts sector, say cultural groups

HeritageBY DAVIS LEGREE

Eurasia Group says Canada to be ‘profoundly affected’ by Trump’s ‘political revolution,’ so we need to stick together to fight the good fight

Defence & SecurityBY EDITORIAL

AGRICULTURE

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Scaling climate-resilient farming solutions for global impact

OpinionBY CAROL THIESSEN

The easiest policy win in Ottawa might just be hiding in plain sight

OpinionBY ORVILLE BOVENSCHEN

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Biotechnology

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

Canada could have access to more than 10,000 doctors if licensing were less complicated, House Health Committee hears

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Building a stronger maritime defence industry partnership with Poland 

OpinionBY JEFFREY F. COLLINS, PAWEł MARKIEWICZ

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Artificial action: feds offering tepid response to AI abuse

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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Environment

Federal environmental impact assessments are in even more jeopardy   

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Brazil: a catalyst of plurilateralism

OpinionBY EDWARD JACKSON

Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

OpinionBY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN

A Faustian climate bargain

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

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FINANCE

Canada now needs a backup plan for our auto industry

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Health organizations have questions, but few answers about feds’ new $5-billion Health Infrastructure Fund

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Women entrepreneurs are a crucial asset for Canada’s economy, they deserve a voice in shaping it

OpinionBY ROSALIND LOCKYER

Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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Fisheries and oceans

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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FOREIGN POLICY

Pope Leo is pouring old-fashioned sauce over the venomous Trump: it’s called diplomacy

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

China is definitely a door worth opening

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Trump is reviving China’s Arctic ambitions

OpinionBY ADAM LAJEUNESSE

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health

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s reliance on U.S. health data under spotlight after federal health minister says she ‘cannot trust’ American vaccine policy

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Five affordable ways to improve access to health care in 2026 

OpinionBY MARGOT BURNELL

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

OpinionBY CAMERON GROOME

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Industry and Manufacturing

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Steel tariff missteps threaten Canada’s energy future

OpinionBY VITTORIA BELLISSIMO, FERNANDO MELO

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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infrastructure and transport

Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?

OpinionBY ALAN BROADBENT

The joys of winter biking aren’t without politics

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Time to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure planning 

OpinionBY JENNIFER ANGEL, PETER WELTMAN

Chief says feds’ engagement with First Nations ‘needs to improve’ after ‘very limited’ contact on major projects

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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innovation

Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

OpinionBY BUKOLA SALAMI, NNAMDI NDUBUKA, SUME NDUMBE EYOH, MODUPE TUNDE-BYASS

Canada is building AI infrastructure. Now it must build AI companies

OpinionBY DANIEL WIGDOR

Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Canada’s EV experience shows why our strategy needs new tools in an age of uncertainty

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

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intergovernmental

Encore une fois: a constitution for Quebec?

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Nothing is sacred in Doug Ford’s Ontario

OpinionBY JENN JEFFERYS

Charting our course: four shores, one voice

OpinionBY GRO SENATOR IRIS PETTEN

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justice

We need to go beyond criminal law reform to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY LANA WELLS

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Bill to create modern treaty commissioner wins Bloc, NDP, and Green support

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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Labour & employment

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE

Why all governments must follow Ontario in scrapping the ‘Canadian experience’ requirement

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE

Canada is falling behind in the global race for skilled workers

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

Work stoppages are crippling Canada’s economy—it’s time for Parliament to act

OpinionBY JASMIN GUéNETTE, CHRISTINA SANTINI

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Lobbying

Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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natural resources and energy

Trump’s hit on Venezuela just gave Canada a bruise

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Canada’s rising disaster costs call for adaptive design

OpinionBY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?

OpinionBY CHRISTOPHER INGRAM, ERROL MENDES, JOSEPH INGRAM

The Elsie effect: women are essential to security

OpinionBY NATHALIE CHUARD

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

How Mark Carney can win back friends and influence critical outcomes

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

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Indigenous Relations

Poilievre praises a president who threatens democracies—including ours—on a daily basis

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

No, Indigenous people are not coming for your privately owned land

OpinionBY COREY SHEFMAN

There’s no security without Indigenous sovereignty

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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