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Its latest report is missing information that policymakers need for a strategy to meet Canada’s commitment of net-zero by ...
Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women ...
The federal government has announced considerable extra funding for housing in recent months: the GST rebate on construction of new rental units; the first beneficiaries of the $4-billion Housing ...
The federal government’s $3.2-billion universal broadband fund (UBF), an initiative to support high-speed internet projects across Canada, has been closed to applications since last year – except in ...
After six weeks of public hearings, the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act came to a close on Nov. 26, 2022, after a marathon of 300 hours of testimony and 9,000 exhibits, and more ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are rapidly transforming our world, but the critical issues of the sovereignty of Indigenous data and Indigenous digital self-determination remain ...
Two hundred and fifteen children were buried in unmarked graves on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School, which was operated by Canada and run by the Catholic Church. They likely died alone, ...
The recent Policy Options article by Professor Patrice Dutil (Dec. 6, 2021) does a competent job of pointing out the importance of remaining vigilant when it comes to our reading of history. Dutil ...
With the 2024 federal budget scheduled for mid-April, all eyes are on whether it will robustly engage the housing and greater affordability crises despite a tightening fiscal environment. While the ...
A widespread lack of understanding among policymakers about the importance of recreation and parks means Canadians are not reaping the full benefits of places vital to supporting healthy, vibrant and ...
Arthur Kornberg, the Nobel laureate biochemist, described basic research as “the province of the individual investigator and remains the lifeline of medicine.” He could have added that it is the ...
What do recent elections indicate about Canada’s ability to integrate immigrants and visible minorities into political life? From 2015 to 2021, demographics and political realities have continued a ...