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Justice

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual assault that involves choking, and extortion involving violence.

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual assault that involves choking, and extortion involving violence.

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

Here’s the best Canadian strategy on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s potentially illegal global tariffs

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

OpinionBY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI

Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Conservatives seize on Liberals’ ‘law-and-order vacuum’ as Trump anxiety wanes, but ‘MAGA North’ comparisons still a concern, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• 'The scope of Sec. 33 must be understood keeping in mind the unwritten constitutional principle of respect for or protection of minorities,' argues University of Ottawa law professor Natasha Bakht.

Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• 'The scope of Sec. 33 must be understood keeping in mind the unwritten constitutional principle of respect for or protection of minorities,' argues University of Ottawa law professor Natasha Bakht.

Canada’s deafening silence defending the International Criminal Court 

OpinionBY MARK KERSTEN

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY

AGRICULTURE

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

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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

‘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

India is not the strategic partner Canada thinks it is

OpinionBY PRABJOT SINGH

Lack of foreign interference registry ‘mystifying’ as Canada attempts diplomatic reset with primary culprits, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Environment

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

Canada needs an agenda to end pollution from toxics and plastics

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER, ELAINE MACDONALD

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FINANCE

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

ListBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 24, 2025

Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

OpinionBY PETER JON MITCHELL

The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

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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

‘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

Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Chile raises flag for national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

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health

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

Recent health spending comes from Trudeau era, but fits with current Liberal focus on health prevention, lowering costs, consultants say

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

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

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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

Building more homes is a shared vision. Now we need the infrastructure to make it real

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

Nation-building starts with builders

OpinionBY RODRIGUE GILBERT

Bill C-8’s moment of truth: draw the line on what’s ‘critical’

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

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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

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

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

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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justice

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS

DEI: love it or hate it, it’s more profitable

OpinionBY JORY COHEN

UN disability rights report on assisted-dying regime deserves a fair hearing

OpinionBY CATHERINE FRAZEE

If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again

OpinionBY JAMES DOWNAR AND JOCELYN DOWNIE

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Labour & employment

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

Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline 

OpinionBY ROB HENDERSON

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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

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

Energy efficiency: unlocking Canada’s superpower potential

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE

Climate collaboration with China serves Canada’s national interests

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

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

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

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