Canada needs an agenda to end pollution from toxics and plastics
Voluntary measures for polluters will never measure up: we need rules that reduce pollution.
The North: different by design, essential by nature
Our governments are already moving together on the projects that matter most. But we cannot build them alone. The Northwest Territories and our Indigenous partners are ready. Now it’s Ottawa’s turn to match that readiness with firm, long-term commitments.
Federal funding out of touch with Indigenous realities
What is worth an increase in the era of savings? Indigenous investments must include an urban strategy.
Canada’s underutilized Arctic radar advantage
Canada is entering a period of accelerated defence investment. The new federal government has committed to NATO spending benchmarks, and operational commanders must deliver tangible capabilities quickly. Nowhere is the gap more visible than in the Arctic, where maritime awareness remains fragile despite its centrality to sovereignty, security, and alliance credibility. The threat posed by […]
Chimps, war, and us
Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health
At a time when climate-driven hazards are already imposing escalating health impacts, the Carney government should adopt a clean energy transition as a nation-building project, say officials from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty
If the federal government publishes tight service standards, merges duplicative forms, pays on time, and reports honestly, families and front-line clinicians will feel the difference within weeks.
Turning commitments into capability: the need for industrial strategies
The new Defence Investment Agency should be complemented by a clear defence industrial strategy and true collaboration.
Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide
There are still so many economic and diplomatic levers that Canada can pull to pressure Israel to end the carnage in Gaza.
The price tag on housing-enabling infrastructure is prolonging our housing crisis
The cost of infrastructure expansion is typically covered through development charges paid by developers when they build new housing, which exacerbates Canada’s significant affordability crisis.
