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Finance

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

• The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.

Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY JON SHELL

• The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.

MPs approve House admin spending trim, but overall budgets still on the rise

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

A self-sustaining path to recovery for Ukraine

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, KATHERINE MULHERN

Lack of primary care so ‘chronic’ that patients don’t even talk about it, says Liberal MP and doctor Powlowski

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Budget bill waits for House’s January return as ‘slow’ session comes to a close

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Champagne says CRA is taking a ‘step in the right direction’ after 100-day plan shows improvements

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Surge in lost public property sees total federal losses reach $730.4-million for 2024-25

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Minister called to de-haze budget math on cuts to veterans’ medical cannabis reimbursement

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Effective nation-building starts with the people and places where it happens

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN, ABIGAIL JACKSON, NOEL BALDWIN

• Strategic place-based industrial planning that attracts new investment and aligns workforce development with regional economic diversification can help spur community renewal.

Effective nation-building starts with the people and places where it happens

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN, ABIGAIL JACKSON, NOEL BALDWIN

• Strategic place-based industrial planning that attracts new investment and aligns workforce development with regional economic diversification can help spur community renewal.

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

MPs order release of records from new Defence Investment Agency after it leaves the PBO waiting

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON

Canadian AI sovereignty requires more than just servers

OpinionBY DANIEL ESCOTT

Youth mental health is Canada’s economic blind spot

OpinionBY ZAHID SALMAN

AGRICULTURE

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Scaling climate-resilient farming solutions for global impact

OpinionBY CAROL THIESSEN

The easiest policy win in Ottawa might just be hiding in plain sight

OpinionBY ORVILLE BOVENSCHEN

Thinking clearly about the EV-canola tradeoff

OpinionBY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

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Biotechnology

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

Canada could have access to more than 10,000 doctors if licensing were less complicated, House Health Committee hears

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Ukraine-Russia: next steps

OpinionBY DAVID CARMENT, DANI BELO

Is an 88-jet fleet already out of date?

OpinionBY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY

‘A disturbing sign for allies’: Trump’s national security strategy raises red flags as Ottawa works on Canada’s response

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Military service rests on a bedrock of trust

OpinionBY NISHIKA JARDINE

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Environment

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Geoengineering for grown-ups

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Jump-starting a Canadian power grid

OpinionBY MADELEINE MCPHERSON, PETER FAIRLEY

Canada’s chance to lead the critical minerals race should be based not only on extraction, but also on tech

OpinionBY APOORV SINHA

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Fisheries and oceans

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

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FOREIGN POLICY

One of the best things about Canada is we’ll never elect a Donald Trump

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Trump’s trade rep targets Online Streaming Act, Online News Act, raising questions about future of Canada’s cultural exemption

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Rubio’s fantasy and the risk of forever war in Venezuela

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

After America’s Genesis Mission, where is Canada’s AI North Star?

OpinionBY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH

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health

Redesigning Canada’s health policy to spur innovation

OpinionBY E. RICHARD GOLD

Solution to substance abuse in Ottawa will come from collaboration, say area politicians

NewsBY SOPHIA LAPORTE

Bill calling for more serious punishment for assaulting first responders not fast-tracked despite Conservative MPs’ efforts

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

New report recommends making pharmacare permanent with annual funding as progress on bilaterals remains stalled 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Steel tariff missteps threaten Canada’s energy future

OpinionBY VITTORIA BELLISSIMO, FERNANDO MELO

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Canada’s ZEV mandate will leave 450,000 drivers stranded

OpinionBY BRIAN LIVINGSTON

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infrastructure and transport

Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?

OpinionBY ALAN BROADBENT

The joys of winter biking aren’t without politics

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Time to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure planning 

OpinionBY JENNIFER ANGEL, PETER WELTMAN

Chief says feds’ engagement with First Nations ‘needs to improve’ after ‘very limited’ contact on major projects

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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innovation

Ottawa’s AI strategy could help Canada capitalize on homegrown innovation, say task force members

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

App store age verification won’t keep young people safe

OpinionBY JOSH TABISH

Budget suggests Carney blinked again in pursuit of digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ANDREW CLEMENT

Canada needs a strong EV market to secure future jobs

OpinionBY ADAM THORN, MEGAN GORDON

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intergovernmental

Time to look back, and ahead

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Quebec MPs noncommittal on support for province’s controversial constitution bill

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canadian experts challenge proposed authoritarian Quebec constitution at UN and under international law

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES, STéPHANE BEAULAC

‘He’s a welcome dose of fresh air’: Kinew ranked most popular premier

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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justice

Bill to create modern treaty commissioner wins Bloc, NDP, and Green support

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A deeper dive into Fraser’s crime bill

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Alberta’s intent to suspend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for trans health care for youth sets a dangerous precedent

OpinionBY JENNIFER EVANS, ALISON LI, JACQUELINE MURRAY

How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE

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Labour & employment

Government agencies are hardly trying when it comes to transparency

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Feds must stay strong on restricting for-profit childcare

OpinionBY CANDACE RENNICK

The missing 27 per cent: why disability is DEI’s greatest opportunity

OpinionBY LORIN MACDONALD

Demystifying the detection of fraud and coerced victims

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

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Lobbying

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

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natural resources and energy

Alberta’s new energy MOU could kick-start a race to the bottom on climate

OpinionBY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER

Canada must find its climate path beyond fossil fuels

OpinionBY DAMON MATTHEWS

The Alberta energy deal is worse than you think

OpinionBY STEPHEN THOMAS

Likelihood of reaching long-term climate goals unclear until more details emerge from Alberta MOU, say environment experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Women, Gender and Diversity

The Elsie effect: women are essential to security

OpinionBY NATHALIE CHUARD

Democracy, like a Christmas gift, is best unwrapped

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

How Mark Carney can win back friends and influence critical outcomes

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

Liberal women are taking notice, Carney would be wise to remember the estrogen wave that handed him the election

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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Indigenous Relations

A decade of delays on Indigenous rights

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

No, Indigenous people are not coming for your privately owned land

OpinionBY COREY SHEFMAN

There’s no security without Indigenous sovereignty

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Feds removed 643 more companies from its Indigenous business directory this year

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Exclusive lists

First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

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MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

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