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Revolutionary change to our health care is required—and possible

HealthBY JIMMY YANG

• We need our health-system leaders to act courageously and fully commit to health-care reinvention to drive better patient outcomes, and a sustainable modern system.

Immigrants back regularization for undocumented people

FinanceBY DEBBIE DOUGLAS, AMY GO, SAMINA SAMI, SAMYA HASAN

First Nations, industry say feds’ B.C. salmon farming transition timeline ‘irresponsible, unrealistic, and unachievable’

Fisheries and OceansBY STUART BENSON

Building a mental health-literate Canada now

HealthBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, YIFENG WEI

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

FinanceBY MIKE LAPOINTE

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

Defence & SecurityBY IAN CAMPBELL

‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts

Government contractsBY IREM KOCA

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

PoliticsBY CHELSEA NASH

An Arctic strategy is the nation-building project Canada needs now

Defence & SecurityBY MADELEINE REDFERN AND SEAN BOYD

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Let’s refocus our immigration policy on skills

ImmigrationBY PATRICK MACKENZIE

• With immigration more important than ever, Canadian policymakers would do well to invite businesses to the table, map their labour market needs, and build

Governments unprepared for risks of a dilbit spill in western waters

EnvironmentBY ELIZABETH MAY

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

HeritageBY KEALY WILKINSON

Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

Foreign Policy

Abandoned comrades: it’s our moral obligation to support the language and cultural advisers 

Defence & SecurityBY GREGORY LICK

Canadians are living through a mental health crisis

FinanceBY CARRIE FOSTER

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

AgricultureBY KEITH CURRIE

‘Depoliticize procurement decisions,’ say MPs in new defence report

Defence & SecurityBY IREM KOCA

Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’

Defence & SecurityBY IAN CAMPBELL

AGRICULTURE

MPs unite against greedflation and monopoly power in Canada’s food systems—but there’s more to do

OpinionBY MARISSA ALEXANDER, WADE THORHAUG

Rural Canada is the path to lasting prosperity for our nation

OpinionBY CANDICE BERGEN

A national sustainable agriculture plan needs to include universities

OpinionBY  CHARLOTTE YATES

How technology can mitigate Canada’s food inflation crisis

OpinionBY DANA MCCAULEY

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Biotechnology

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

OpinionBY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR

Canada’s biomedical brain drain is reversing. Let’s continue that trend

OpinionBY MICHAEL MAY, ALLISON BROWN

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Foreign interference bill passes, but online harms and citizenship bills left on hold until House comes back

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Foreign interference bill could have ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression, but also praised for economic security benefits

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Environment

Striking the balance between accuracy and ambition for climate change communications

OpinionBY MEGAN BUTTLE

Can DFO be trusted to implement the fish-farm ban?

OpinionBY KAREN WRISTEN

Canada at risk of both freshwater and brain drain as thirst for tech grows: AquaAction president

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Federal government weakens its program monitoring pesticides in the environment putting human health at risk

OpinionBY LAURA BOWMAN, FE DE LEON, BEATRICE OLIVASTRI

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FINANCE

Shrink government revenues? Grow TFSA room? Economists weigh in on what a Poilievre tax-reform panel could—or should—consider

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

MPs sound alarm over threat of losing ‘invaluable’ tool for fiscal oversight

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Gains change a capital idea

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Poilievre poised for big battle over capital gains

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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Fisheries and oceans

Northern cod controversy: more than just fish

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

Turning down the volume on ocean noise pollution

OpinionBY HUSSEIN ALIDINA

Will Canada gamble Pacific salmon on DFO science?

OpinionBY TONY ALLARD

It’s time to fight for our fish

OpinionBY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

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FOREIGN POLICY

Haiti needs home-grown bottom-up solutions, not top-down foreign interference

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Le Pen’s French election victory no cause for panic

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

NATO runs on hard power, the UN on soft

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

Diplomats and politicos celebrate Hungary’s EU presidency

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

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health

Health-plan switch remains ‘a disaster’ despite improvements, say union, Bloc MP

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Collaboration needed to get Canada’s internationally educated health professionals working in their field

OpinionBY CAMERON MOSER

Partial truths from politicians won’t fix the toxic drug crisis

OpinionBY IAN CULBERT, NATALIE BRENDER

Screen time the most harmful health crisis since youth smoking

OpinionBY LYNN POSLUNS

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Industry and Manufacturing

Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

Expanded electric capacity to handle EVs must be taken seriously, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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infrastructure and transport

Feds can help Ontarians fight against foolish infrastructure spending

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

First Nations Finance Authority is the solution to meeting economic reconciliation targets

OpinionBY ERNIE DANIELS

First Nations Clean Water Act continues to fail treaty peoples

OpinionBY RUPERT MENEEN

Budget overlooks need for trade-enabling infrastructure

OpinionBY LINDSAY KISLOCK

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innovation

Navigating artificial intelligence: the Global South can lead the way

OpinionBY JULIE DELAHANTY

Chief science advisers and why they matter

OpinionBY PAUL DUFOUR

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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intergovernmental

Despite divorce talk, New Democrat brand, history still hold value for Alberta’s Naheed Nenshi, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Bloc Québécois is no friend of Canada

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Being a proud Quebecer doesn’t mean being a nationalist

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

On language, these MNAs don’t vote in their constituents’ interests

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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justice

Joyceville’s slaughterhouse was never a good idea: Helen Forsey

Opinion

‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

B.C. voter data complainant calls out microtargeting, as parties mum on next steps after court loss

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Protecting our children should inspire unanimous support in the House of Commons

OpinionBY GEORGE ZIMMERMAN

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Labour & employment

National Housing Council’s missed opportunity

OpinionBY LEILANI FARHA, JULIETA PERUCCA

A strong government focus is key to supporting Canada’s evolving workforce needs

OpinionBY RON MCKERLIE

National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The housing crisis and the municipal heritage of Canadian nationalism

OpinionBY DOUGLAS JARVIS

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Lobbying

The power of non-partisanship in business advocacy

OpinionBY DAN KELLY

Economic development advocacy leads in May, besting environment talks for first month in 2024

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Loose’ nominations need tightening to combat foreign interference, say political players

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Civil society groups argue ‘mad dash’ leaves no time for proper study of foreign influence registry bill, but Fadden says expediency is in Canada’s national interest

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Climate mitigation an either/or situation, no more time for balance: Henderson

Opinion

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

How we should move forward with the energy transition

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL

Critical mineral mining: stabilizing Canada’s economy through energy justice

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Black-owned businesses need more funding to compete for federal contracts, says founder of new training program

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Canada must commit to more than a monument

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Let’s improve our understanding of how we nominate candidates, and pass S-283

OpinionBY JEANETTE ASHE, TRACEY RANEY

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

OpinionBY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE

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Indigenous Relations

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Gratitude, honour, and respect: reflections from a former Indigenous political staffer

OpinionBY KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN

Moving forward on the path to self-determination

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE

This Indigenous History Month, it’s time to hold Canada’s top bankers accountable

OpinionBY TORI CRESS, RICHARD BROOKS

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