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Indigenous Relations

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

• The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against Indigenous Peoples.

We all need to do the work to ensure that all women are safe in this country

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

• The sentencing of a serial killer to concurrent life sentences breached the strong resistance in this country to punish those who commit crimes against Indigenous Peoples.

Nuclear stations in Russia-Ukraine war provide warnings for Canada

OpinionBY ERIKA SIMPSON

Adler controversy latest example of Liberals’ lack of care, commitment to independent Senate, says Conservative Sen. Don Plett

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Child welfare reform deal presents a fork in the road to reconciliation

OpinionBY KEN COATES

No boneheads in my backyard

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

Feds confuse the funding for unmarked graves evidence search

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

The carbon tax is not created for all

OpinionBY ABRAM BENEDICT

Minister Anandasangaree says reconciliation still ‘key pillar’ of Liberal plan following charged AFN reception

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada’s discourse on finfish aquaculture is environmental extremism at its finest

OpinionBY CYRUS SINGH

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First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Deputy Chief Isaiah Robinson says the imposed five-year transition undermines reconciliation and economic self-determination for First Nations

First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Deputy Chief Isaiah Robinson says the imposed five-year transition undermines reconciliation and economic self-determination for First Nations

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Gratitude, honour, and respect: reflections from a former Indigenous political staffer

OpinionBY KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN

Moving forward on the path to self-determination

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE

This Indigenous History Month, it’s time to hold Canada’s top bankers accountable

OpinionBY TORI CRESS, RICHARD BROOKS

What could have been for reconciliation

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

‘Difficult to ascertain if there has been progress,’ says former MMIWG commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

We are at a crossroads for progress where we must accelerate or risk stalling

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN

Liberals have failed Indigenous Peoples as infrastructure gap grows 

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

AGRICULTURE

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

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

OpinionBY KEITH CURRIE

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Biotechnology

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

OpinionBY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR

Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend

OpinionBY MICHAEL MAY, ALLISON BROWN

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

How can Canada do more to address the threat of disinformation? 

OpinionBY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO

Feds should stand up for the National Field of Honour

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Canada’s combat cupboard is empty

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Tackling IRGC threat means better targeting terrorist links

OpinionBY M. MEHDI MORADI

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Environment

Nearly half of Canada’s public servants are now millennials, but Gen X holds onto management reins

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Western politicians turn to walls, deportations as public cools on migration

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canadian security in a 21st century world

OpinionBY JOSEPH INGRAM

Green transition offers a chance for Canadian wealth creation

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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FINANCE

Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Protectionism is not the answer on Chinese EVs

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Canada can’t afford to leave its youth behind

OpinionBY OWEN CHARTERS

GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Fisheries and oceans

Liberal MPs toe party line after breaking historical agreement on northern cod

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

OpinionBY GARY D. MARTY

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

OpinionBY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

Netanyahu is Israel’s curse

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Mexico’s diplomatic pause likely to be short-lived as North American ties will trump discord, say analysts  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

New Caledonia: pragmatism 3, nationalism 0

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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health

MAID legislation not implemented: forced transfers for the terminally ill

OpinionBY NORMA GREENAWAY, SHERRY MORAN

Growing interest in health-care reform, but private payment still ‘too risky’ for parties to propose, says Coletto

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Liberals’ fall priorities should centre on building support from NDP, key voting blocs: lobbyists, pollsters

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

OpinionBY HELEN LONG

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Industry and Manufacturing

If labour dispute goes ‘sideways’ it could derail Liberal cabinet retreat, says Nanos

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

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infrastructure and transport

Systemic labour reform—not tweaks—needed to address major trade disruptions

OpinionBY CARLO DADE

Canada needs legislation declaring rail an essential service 

OpinionBY JACKIE CLAYTON

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Competitive air travel in Canada starts with public investment

OpinionBY JEFF MORRISON

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innovation

Startup ecosystems provide a new direction for Canada’s Southeast Asia trade and investment strategy

OpinionBY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI

The very precious life of Elon Musk

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada needs a new growth agenda

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

OpinionBY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER

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intergovernmental

Annual premiers’ summer conference no longer lives up to original mission

OpinionBY GORD MCINTOSH

Rebuilding Jasper: trails crucial for conservation, community, and resilience

OpinionBY DEBBIE HARKSEN

School food advocates still waiting on promised funding for $1B National School Food Program

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Pivoting north as a middle power in a multipolar Arctic

OpinionBY ANDREW LATHAM

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justice

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

OpinionBY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada must do more to relieve debt facing sex trafficking survivors

OpinionBY CARLY KALISH

Joyceville’s slaughterhouse was never a good idea: Helen Forsey

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Labour & employment

This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends 

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

Canadian workers’ gains are sliding back this Labour Day

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Cabinet retreat policy announcements show Liberals ‘waking up,’ but lack ‘unique vision,’ says pollster

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

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Lobbying

Some Grit staffers try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ in private sector outreach before next election

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbying change requiring more detail in comms reports draws concern about advocacy ‘chill’ from GRIC and PAAC

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

March towards clean electricity grid draws out advocacy in environment-focused July lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Fossil fuel sector lobbying analysis shows ‘relentless’ advocacy, says environmental group’s report

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

It’s time to fix Canada’s Species at Risk Act

OpinionBY JASON KRIPS

It’s time to finally put an end to public funding of fossil fuels

OpinionBY LAURA CAMERON

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

OpinionBY ALICE PALMER

Fossil fuel consumption rising despite net-zero plans worldwide

OpinionBY JULIO MEJIA, ELMIRA ALIAKBARI

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Liberals’ Ottawa Pride boycott sparks further division, concerns over conditional solidarity

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Optimism and honesty are back on the menu

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Misogyny rears its ugly head in U.S. presidential race

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

An opportunity to fulfill a promise: the Canada Disability Benefit

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

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