Allan Blakeney once reached for a popular drug-store pain reliever to describe the purpose of official commissions of inquiry. He said Canadians see them as a sort of Minard’s liniment – a ...

As the federal budget noted, industrial carbon pricing can be a powerful engine for climate competitiveness. But unless governments move swiftly to improve existing systems, that engine will stay ...

Leadership changes can redefine a party’s brand. Survey data show how leaders like Mark Carney reshaped voter perceptions.

Party discipline shapes Canada’s Parliament. Practical reforms could empower MPs, restore debate and improve policymaking.

The government's plan overlooks rising U.S. authoritarianism, data sovereignty and the risk of outsourcing public services to ...

My first job after finishing university, involved editing videos and developing a database of potential funders for an arts organization. Today much of that work would be automated. In the coming ...

In September, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a list of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked, including investments in liquefied natural gas, mines and ports. His government’s emphasis on ...

It’s notable that Prime Minister Mark Carney has continued the practice of public mandate letters. They have become a highly visible instrument of governance at the federal level, a dramatic departure ...

Across Canada, debates about diversity have been subsumed by the “anti-woke” backlash. The term “woke” — once a call to remain alert to injustice — has been stripped of its historical meaning and used ...

The Canadian party system baffles outsiders and Canadians alike. Outsiders either cherry-pick details to suit a theory or just throw up their hands. Canadians wear the idiosyncrasy as a badge of ...

Each generation has learned to figure out the dominant media of its time. Boomers learned to decode TV advertising. Gen X questioned the news. Millennials fact-checked viral posts. Gen Z learned how ...

Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect. Canada, a close ...