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industry and manufacturing

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

• The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

• The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.

The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

As Canada feels the strain of U.S. trade war, pressure heats up on innovation sector

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Feds’ new industrial strategy falls short on ambition, needs clearer objectives for defence procurement, say experts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Skill development must be Canada’s national project

OpinionBY MARK BECKLES, CHARLES FINLAY

For drones, do like the Nordics and the Brits

OpinionBY WESLEY WARK

Industry Canada’s annual plan projects $3.9-billion boost to budget by 2027-28

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Any new industrial strategy must be an innovation strategy

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Look to C.D. Howe for lessons on defence procurement

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

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Canada, Europe, and NATO: a renewed commitment to shared security

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR

• Whether it is supporting Ukraine, reinforcing NATO’s northern flank, or building the tools to defend sovereignty in the Arctic, Canada is showing it will lead by example.

Canada, Europe, and NATO: a renewed commitment to shared security

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP STEPHEN FUHR

• Whether it is supporting Ukraine, reinforcing NATO’s northern flank, or building the tools to defend sovereignty in the Arctic, Canada is showing it will lead by example.

The return of the wildcat strike?

OpinionBY CARLO FANELLI

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’ 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Feds need to ‘rethink’ industrial benefits policy and refocus on defence capabilities, say former senior officials: it ‘needs to evolve’

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Investing in the future of Canadian agriculture: a strategic imperative

OpinionBY TREVOR HECK

Canada can lead global efforts in tackling hunger

OpinionBY ANDY HARRINGTON

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

AGRICULTURE

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

School food advocates hopeful program will survive fall budget cuts, but say Ontario falling short of ‘all in’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

AI can’t save farming if our soils keep dying

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

Treat agriculture as national defence with a strong water strategy

OpinionBY JOHN SIMPSON

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Biotechnology

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada at risk of collateral damage in U.S. drug pricing war

OpinionBY ANNETTE ROBINSON

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Room for improvement in the CAF? Yeah, I’ll say

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Environment

Canada can still get to net-zero by 2050 if we get real about what’s missing

OpinionBY SIMON LANGLOIS BERTRAND, NORMAND MOUSSEAU, JAMES MEADOWCROFT

Carney: short-term self-interest?

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

Water security a matter of national security

OpinionBY OLIVER M. BRANDES, MERRELL-ANN PHARE

Plastics and PFAS: a public health crisis Canada can no longer ignore

OpinionBY HELEN HSU

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FINANCE

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

It’s politics first, as usual

OpinionBY LORI TURNBULL

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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

ListBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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Fisheries and oceans

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

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

OpinionBY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER

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FOREIGN POLICY

Is Canada prepared to ignore alarming human rights violations to advance a controversial free trade agreement with Ecuador?

OpinionBY VIVIAN IDROVO, KATHY PRICE

Ceasefire offers hope, but without access, Gaza’s famine will deepen

OpinionBY ONOME AKO

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND

An appropriate moment to reflect on Japan

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE

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health

Stakeholders lament lack of timelines, ‘concrete’ action plans for fixing health care after ministers’ annual meeting

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada can’t afford delays in medical imaging

OpinionBY ALISON HARRIS

Health care and AI: a uniquely Canadian opportunity

OpinionBY MICHELLE MCLEAN

AI study and Senate bills on alcohol warnings and sickle cell disease framework on Senate Social Affairs Committee’s agenda

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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infrastructure and transport

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

As digital transformation reshapes our world, our expectations for physical infrastructure must evolve

OpinionBY SHAUNA BRAIL

The climate is changing faster than Canada’s infrastructure—ignoring it is not fiscally responsible

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

Building Canada’s infrastructure for resilience and sustainable development

OpinionBY JEFF RANKIN

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innovation

Move fast and break things the wrong approach to AI policy

OpinionBY KEAN BIRCH

‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 21, 2025

From droughts to defence: Canada’s water tech wake-up call

OpinionBY OLIVER ANDERSON

Building Canada’s capacity to use intellectual property for innovation

OpinionBY JEREMY DE BEER

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intergovernmental

Poilievre’s Trumpian language to appease some supporters risks his losing the rest of the country

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

The North: different by design, essential by nature

OpinionBY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PREMIER R.J. SIMPSON

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justice

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister 

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw ‘vague’ anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is ‘trying to lower the bar’ for prosecution

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Bill C-3 corrects inequalities, brings Citizenship Act into compliance with the Charter

OpinionBY DON CHAPMAN

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Labour & employment

Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

OpinionBY PETER JON MITCHELL

Fast, employer-aligned training is key to Canada’s economic recovery

OpinionBY MICHAEL SANGSTER

Feds need clearer focus on youth as unemployment hits 15-year high, critics say

NewsBY GRACE BESTARD

Let’s not forget Canada Post is a public service

OpinionBY WOJTEK GWIAZDA

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Lobbying

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Studies show no evidence of negative health effect of uranium processing in Port Hope: Whitlock

Opinion

Keystone XL is back from the dead, and so are the politics of pipelines

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Women entrepreneurs are a vital resource for growing Canada’s economy – it is time to break down the barriers standing in their way

OpinionBY ROSALIND LOCKYER

When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada

OpinionBY MALINDA SMITH

Why are Canadian political leaders so complacent about our poor performance on women’s representation in politics?

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

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Indigenous Relations

Senators must amend Bill S-2 to stop the legislative extinction of First Nations

OpinionBY PAMELA PALMATER, SHARON MCIVOR

A note about protecting Indigenous Peoples in the 2025 budget

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Federal funding out of touch with Indigenous realities

OpinionBY JOCELYN FORMSMA, TRISTAN NUGENT

Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

OpinionBY IRVING GOLD

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

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MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

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Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts