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Women, Gender and Diversity

Why top Liberal women are hesitant to run for leader

OpinionBY REBECCA BAILEY

• Women thinking of joining the leadership race face a glass cliff: the phenomenon where they’re likely to be promoted in times of crisis, and often scapegoated for failure.

Why top Liberal women are hesitant to run for leader

OpinionBY REBECCA BAILEY

• Women thinking of joining the leadership race face a glass cliff: the phenomenon where they’re likely to be promoted in times of crisis, and often scapegoated for failure.

‘I’m left with questions’: Senator Bernard’s push to highlight the Upper Chamber’s lack of Black men

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Islam’s true voice: wresting the microphone from extremists 

OpinionBY IMAM MOHAMMAD TAWHIDI, IMAM INAYAT ALI SHAKIR, IMAM PAUL SALAHUDDIN ARMSTRONG, IMAM MOHAMMAD MEHDIZADE

Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Feds’ attempt to codify hate still not salvageable despite C-63 division, say Conservatives, civil society groups

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Smith’s government moves to limit transgender rights in Alberta

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

Valuing unpaid work: a crucial step in ending violence against women

OpinionBY LISE COURTEAU

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Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

• Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Where’s the starting line?

OpinionBY CHI NGUYEN

New UN report another ‘tool’ for advocates in fight for justice for Indigenous women

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘While the future cannot be predicted, it absolutely can be redirected’: young people hit Parliament to call for action

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Kamala Harris hits the concrete ceiling

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter

OpinionBY KAITLYN MITCHELL

Canola industry urges more support for domestic biofuels sector in November, amid trade tensions with China

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Liberals hear health, budget, environment concerns from July to October, with Conservatives targeted for finance, transport

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices

OpinionBY JEROME GESSAROLI

AGRICULTURE

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

The cornerstone for peace is food, but armed conflicts wipe out livelihoods and agri-food systems

OpinionBY RATTAN LAL, MANUEL OTERO

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Biotechnology

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

Canada’s biotech carpe diem

OpinionBY ANDREW CASEY

Harnessing the power of Canada’s growing biotechnology industry: a perspective from the West

OpinionBY STEPHANIE WILLERTH

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Hiring IT contractors cost feds 22 per cent more than using public servants, PBO finds

NewsBY IREM KOCA | UPDATED TODAY, 1:27 pm

Military retention bonuses equal common sense

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Civil servants and the public ‘will suffer’ without moving bill on whistleblower protection, says Centre for Free Expression director

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s border crisis: how we got here, and what to do next

OpinionBY KELLY SUNDBERG

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Environment

First Nations chiefs shouldn’t be duped by ‘nuclear-is-green’ deception

OpinionBY WILLIAM ERIC ALTVATER

Welcome to ‘uncharted territory’

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada must lead the fight against plastic pollution

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

OpinionBY JOSEPH INGRAM

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FINANCE

Investing in our future: building a more productive Canada

OpinionBY FRANCESCA BASTA, BRADLEE WHIDDEN

Trudeau leaves office with worst economic growth record in recent Canadian history

OpinionBY BEN EISEN

Liberals’ legacy of legalized cannabis at risk as hopes for tax relief ‘slim to none’ before next election: industry

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Lost federal revenue, property, money jumps to $649.5-million in 2023-24: Public Accounts

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | UPDATED January 14, 2025

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Fisheries and oceans

To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

OpinionBY SUSANNA FULLER

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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FOREIGN POLICY

Canada’s snowbirds should boycott travelling to U.S.

OpinionBY CURTIS METCALF

Not so fast with your fixations and power levers, buddy

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

The politics of Trump’s Panama Canal gambit

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Trudeau encourages all Canadians to ‘speak up for’ the nation in light of Trump’s threats

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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health

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, JOHN BERGERON AND KATHLEEN DICKSON

Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails 

OpinionBY KATHLEEN BARNARD, LOUISE BINDER

We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets

OpinionBY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER

Bridging the gap between science and policy for precision medicine

OpinionBY PIERRE D. SARR

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Industry and Manufacturing

Enhancing and protecting the historic Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Right to repair legislation is a chance for Senators to address affordability

OpinionBY JF CHAMPAGNE

Feds’ purchasing power can push carbon removal innovation

OpinionBY LUCY HARGREAVES, ED WHITTINGHAM

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infrastructure and transport

Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

It’s time to close the infrastructure gap for Indigenous communities

OpinionBY DONNA BIG CANOE

Q&A | Taking on Canada’s affordable housing crisis

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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innovation

Why hasn’t AI changed Canada yet?

OpinionBY RICARDO ARENA

Trudeau’s legacy for sound science policy tied to efforts early in Liberal mandate

OpinionBY PAUL DUFOUR

A unique research and innovation partnership celebrates three decades: South Africa and Canada move forward with a renewed vision

OpinionBY PAUL DUFOUR, MICHAEL KAHN

The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?

OpinionBY MATTHEW LEBO

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intergovernmental

Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

First ministers meet to talk Trump

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

New year, new anxieties

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

The deck is stacked against Quebec’s Anglos

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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justice

Top court could offer clarity on ‘open question’ of constitutional status of parliamentary privilege, say experts

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Israel wants Hassan Diab to serve prison sentence in France but vows to stay out of any extradition request

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Labour & employment

The feds found money fast for a GST holiday—why not for the years-promised Canada Disability Benefit?

OpinionBY MICHELLE HEWITT, LUCA PATUELLI

Liberals break pledge to table forced labour bill in 2024

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Investing in youth is essential for Canada’s future

OpinionBY KAREN MYERS

The Disability Tax Credit is a barrier to the Canada Disability Benefit

OpinionBY RABIA KHEDR, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN

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Lobbying

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

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natural resources and energy

Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers stalled by U.S. sanctions

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Communities deserve more support as the global economy changes

OpinionBY RACHEL SAMSON

Time to dig deep into a strategy for geothermal power

OpinionBY PETER MASSIE, EMILY SMEJKAL

Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises concerns

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

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Indigenous Relations

Modernizing the Métis National Council 

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

Infrastructure gap, child welfare in focus as AFN prepares for ‘ally’ Trudeau’s exit

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Indigenous innovation in education works for all of us

OpinionBY JENNIFER BRENNAN

AFN national chief urges politicians to ‘put their politics aside’ to support First Nations’ access to clean water

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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Exclusive lists

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

MPs not running in the next election

MPs not running in the next election