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Indigenous Relations

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’ 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’ 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.

Air Canada mess is a lesson for government

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Cuts to Indigenous Services Canada sparking concerns of return to ‘Band-Aid solutions,’ and ‘mistakes of the past’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

When will Canada embrace Indigenous-led wildfire solutions that we know work?

OpinionBY AMY CARDINAL CHRISTIANSON, CONROY SEWEPAGAHAM, FRANK BROWN

Natan Obed weighs in on the Major Projects law, Carney’s election, and what the North needs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Bill C-5 is a turning point in Canadian history

OpinionBY GARY MERASTY

Crown-Indigenous Relations departmental plan raises questions about role in Liberals’ major projects push

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Creating a two-tiered Canada with budget cuts that divide by race

OpinionBY ANNE LEVESQUE

Time for a public national first ministers’ meeting with First Nations

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON

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Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests

OpinionBY JOHANNE WHITMORE, FRANçOIS DELORME

Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests

OpinionBY JOHANNE WHITMORE, FRANçOIS DELORME

Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers

OpinionBY SARAH JACKNIFE

The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

OpinionBY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

OpinionBY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

OpinionBY DON KELLY

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

AGRICULTURE

Canada should eliminate its supply management system—with or without Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

Carney: don’t gamble with Canada’s food security

OpinionBY MILTON DYCK

Rural Canada: a national barometer and strategic economic imperative

OpinionBY JACQUES LEFEBVRE

Why we must defend supply management

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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Biotechnology

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Canada’s defence pact with Indonesia a modest but necessary first step in the Indo-Pacific

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

‘Putting people first’: new Veterans Minister McKnight readies for fall as advocates push for change

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The hits keep coming for the CAF

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

A continuum of responsibility for Canada’s veterans

OpinionBY FARDOUS HOSSEINY

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Environment

Canada should not need more red flags to prepare for extreme weather

OpinionBY BLAIR FELTMATE

Canada overlooking a key aspect in adapting to climate change at our peril

OpinionBY JO-ELLEN PARRY

Feds must consider oil and gas conflicts for Canada Pension Plan appointees 

OpinionBY CHERYL RANDALL, LAURA MCGRATH

Ignoring the planetary crisis won’t make it go away

OpinionBY TREVOR HANCOCK

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FINANCE

Ottawa must include small businesses in open banking from day one

OpinionBY ERIC SAUMURE

Transport Canada projects 1,000 fewer jobs by 2027-28, with green programs on the chopping block

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Economic lobbying in July rises to meet demand for nation-building projects, interprovincial trade

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Steel, auto sectors seek relief after latest ‘crushing’ tariff hike 

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Fisheries and oceans

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

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FOREIGN POLICY

America, Greenland, and upending the territorial status quo

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada’s deafening silence defending the International Criminal Court 

OpinionBY MARK KERSTEN

Was Trump’s Alaska Summit his Chamberlain moment?

OpinionBY JOSEPH INGRAM

Distraction season is here—but Trump still demands attention

OpinionBY MICHELLE JOHNSTON

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health

A broken promise, yet again: Why Canada needs national pharmacare now

OpinionBY BERNARD HO

One year in, Canada’s nicotine pouch ban still defies public health logic

OpinionBY FRANK SILVA

While we build a nation, let’s not forget the children who will inherit it

OpinionBY ANDREW REDDIN

Why Canada can no longer trust U.S. regulatory agencies

OpinionBY NATASHA TUSIKOV

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Industry and Manufacturing

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Feds need to ‘rethink’ industrial benefits policy and refocus on defence capabilities, say former senior officials: it ‘needs to evolve’

NewsBY IREM KOCA

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

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infrastructure and transport

Nation building needs nation builders

OpinionBY VINCENT CUSTODE

National-interest infrastructure needs to be climate proof

OpinionBY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS

Why Canada’s ‘wait-and-see’ approach is the biggest threat to our infrastructure

OpinionBY KAMYAB ZANDI

Steel industry players say retaliatory tariffs for Canadian steel need ‘real teeth’ as lobbying efforts heat up

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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innovation

Innovation put Canada ahead in AI; adoption will decide who benefits

OpinionBY SARAH STOCKDALE, AVERY SWARTZ, KIRSTEN KOPPANG TELFORD

AI literacy as a Canadian policy imperative

OpinionBY DAVID MATSINHE

Canada and its allies must get smart about smart devices and limit chips to what matters

OpinionBY KATE E. TODD

AI as Canada’s green catalyst—but at what cost?

OpinionBY SARAH FARAHDEL

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intergovernmental

De Gaulle’s ‘Vive le Quebec libre!’ haunts Canada

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Arctic deserves more than promises for improved security

OpinionBY DANIEL DAGENAIS

Ottawa needs to do more to recognize Newfoundland and Labrador’s ‘positive impact’ on national agenda, says former premier Ball

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Political commentary on convoy protest organizers Lich and Barber’s sentencing ‘corrosive’ and ‘dangerous,’ say observers

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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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

A defeated NDP means labour, progressive movements have to ‘fill that void,’ says CUPE head Hancock

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canada’s public service needs updated visible minority hiring targets

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

Air Canada strike intervention shortens Carney’s domestic runway to land ‘Trump and trade’ deals, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberals’ unconstitutional and ‘offensive’ use of Labour Code in Air Canada dispute marks ‘turning point’: union leader 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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Lobbying

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada ‘should not relent’ in trade talks, say industry reps who say auto sector needs zero tariffs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. trade approach ‘changes the rules of the game,’ with canola sector leading economic lobbying in first six months of 2025

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbyists address Canada-U.S. dynamic in face of shifting tariffs from unpredictable Trump: ‘it’s changed’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

A nation-building project that will protect the environment and our health

OpinionBY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG

Reality check: Canada’s nation-building must ditch fossil fantasies

OpinionBY ALY HYDER ALI

High engagement with oil and gas industry a ‘bad look’ for feds, say environmental advocates: ‘pick a lane’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Why bold infrastructure investments are key to our economic resilience

OpinionBY KIP EIDEBERG

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Carney becomes second sitting prime minister in Canadian history to march at Pride

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

WAGE isn’t in a funding crisis—it has a design flaw

OpinionBY REBECCA BAILEY, SARAH HASHEM

Plan tackling gender-based violence needs funding renewed, say advocates amid concerns over budget cuts

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘It’s being levelled’: advocates worried about potential 81 per cent cut to Women and Gender Equality Canada’s budget by 2028

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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Indigenous Relations

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

OpinionBY DOROTHY DOBBIE

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

OpinionBY JENNIFER ST. GERMAIN

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All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

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Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team