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Indigenous Relations

First Nations built the first North American economy—it’s time Canada recognized that

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON | UPDATED November 12, 2025

• Partnership with Indigenous Peoples from the beginning of the CUSMA review would be a clear step towards economic reconciliation.

First Nations built the first North American economy—it’s time Canada recognized that

OpinionBY KYRA WILSON | UPDATED November 12, 2025

• Partnership with Indigenous Peoples from the beginning of the CUSMA review would be a clear step towards economic reconciliation.

If Indigenous health is an expected outcome of reconciliation, we’re in trouble

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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

Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

OpinionBY SHIMI KANG

Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Mark Carney and a call for meaningful reconciliation

OpinionBY CODY GROAT

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Message to Carney: the safety of Indigenous women and girls is in the national interest

OpinionBY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN

• If Canada is serious about building an economy rooted in dignity and human rights, the Liberals must ensure that Indigenous women and girls are given a seat at the table, that our voices are heard, and that our lives are safeguarded.

Message to Carney: the safety of Indigenous women and girls is in the national interest

OpinionBY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN

• If Canada is serious about building an economy rooted in dignity and human rights, the Liberals must ensure that Indigenous women and girls are given a seat at the table, that our voices are heard, and that our lives are safeguarded.

Cultural agility is key in advancing reconciliation

OpinionBY ANNE HARDING

Reconciliation is the foundation for Canada’s future projects

OpinionBY KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN

Broken promises and the need to move towards reconciliation

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

True reconciliation requires remembering and learning from our country’s history

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP GINETTE LAVACK

‘Keep that nation-to-nation concept strong,’ say Indigenous leaders, as Canada moves on major projects

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reconciliation is a value, not a policy

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

From reconciliation to results: why Bill C-5 and the Major Projects Office can be game-changers for Indigenous communities

OpinionBY BUCKLEY BELANGER

National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women

OpinionBY PAMELA PALMATER

AGRICULTURE

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

Investing in the future of Canadian agriculture: a strategic imperative

OpinionBY TREVOR HECK

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Biotechnology

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

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Readiness is built, not assumed: preparing our health system for crisis

OpinionBY ANDY SMITH

Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

A moment of reflection: Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

The modern-day malady of modern-day veterans

OpinionBY FARDOUS HOSSEINY

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Environment

‘Empty hands’ at COP30 and LNG ‘nation-building’ project pick signifies climate backsliding, say advocates

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Carney is unwilling to expend any political capital to make the case for Canadian climate leadership

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself

OpinionBY JOSEPHINE GREY, SHEILA REGEHR

Swapping the tragedy of the horizon for the expediency of today

OpinionBY ALISON WINES, WREN MONTGOMERY

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FINANCE

A budget that meets the moment

OpinionBY SECRETARY OF STATE STEPHEN FUHR

Canada’s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health

OpinionBY DREW-ANNE GLENNIE, JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE, ROBIN MONTGOMERY

Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Liberals’ ‘quiet confidence’ the best move as budget ‘dominoes’ fall with the Conservative caucus count, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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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

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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health

Feds focused on ‘streamlining’ programs, says health minister after budget fails to provide new money for mental health or substance use

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Doug Ford needs to be reined in

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Carney Liberals focus on health infrastructure, but no new funding for mental health, substance use programs in budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Health innovation groups say they hope governments’ ‘Buy Canadian’ mentality hits their sector

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Losing Canada’s last big critical minerals champion: the stakes in the Anglo–Teck deal

OpinionBY ED FAST

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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

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infrastructure and transport

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Major projects? Not without telecom

OpinionBY ROBERT GHIZ

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

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innovation

Restrictive U.S. worker visa could fuel Canada’s rise as a global tech leader

OpinionBY S. YASH KALASH

Government must balance AI development with risk management

OpinionBY HEATHER BAKKEN, SHAWN MCCARTHY

Security delayed is security denied

OpinionBY LISA LAMBERT, MICHELE MOSCA

Canada’s AI strategy must prioritize young workers

OpinionBY ALONSO MUñOZ SANCHEZ

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intergovernmental

A letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: reclaim Alberta’s promise

Opinion

No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Alberta and Quebec are rewatching old movies

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

Thirty years ago last week, Canada’s future hung in the balance

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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justice

OGGO hearing confirms: our government continues to persecute whistleblowers rather than protect them

OpinionBY DAVID HUTTON

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Meeting feds’ ‘ambitious’ RCMP hiring pledge will require ‘imaginative’ ideas, says advisory board chair

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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Labour & employment

Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE, WILL SHELLING

‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

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Lobbying

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

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes 

NewsBY IREM KOCA

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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natural resources and energy

The critical-minerals battle is being fought on land—and over the sea

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

OpinionBY AMANDA BRYANT

Building a national Canadian economy starts with our fuel sector

OpinionBY JAKE ENWRIGHT

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

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Women, Gender and Diversity

The CAF’s emotional apology for racism

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

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

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Indigenous Relations

Fast-tracking past justice: why the Major Projects Office threatens real reconciliation

OpinionBY VANESSA AMBTMAN-SMITH

Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap would benefit us all

OpinionBY JULIE PELLERIN

Second Hudson Bay port can link Western Canada’s resources to markets abroad

OpinionBY MORRIS BEARDY

Don’t pray in Quebec, but pray for Quebec

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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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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