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Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women ...
Canada can have a network of modern, swift, affordable and efficient passenger trains, like virtually every other industrialized nation. Yet it doesn’t. In the 1970s, both the American and Canadian ...
As we watch negotiations at the COP29 climate change conference and mark the one-year anniversary of Canada’s pledge to triple its nuclear capacity by 2050, the reality would appear to be clear: there ...
Canada is a middle power caught in the middle of geopolitical battles between China, the European Union and the United States. Most often, this puts Canada in a defensive or reactive position. The ...
What started as a joke is no laughing matter now. U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again threats to impose tariffs on Canadian exports are more than a warning shot across the national bow.
For example, in 2017, the Vancouver Principles established international guidelines for child protection and peacekeeping training procedures in conflict zones. More than 100 countries have now ...
The vaccine rollout is giving Canadians hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. But before we contemplate a return to normal life, we must not lose sight of the virus’s devastating impact on ...
The federal government has announced considerable extra funding for housing in recent months: the GST rebate on construction of new rental units; the first beneficiaries of the $4-billion Housing ...
Whether Donald Trump acts immediately on his threat to impose broad tariffs on Canada’s exports to the United States or delays them to a later date, Canada is stuck in the upside down. When the ...
In December, the government of China hit two Canadian organizations with systematic sanctions: The Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada-Tibet Committee, along with 20 individuals. It’s the ...
Two hundred and fifteen children were buried in unmarked graves on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School, which was operated by Canada and run by the Catholic Church. They likely died alone, ...
In 2021, the federal government pledged to build a diverse, equitable and inclusive public service by hiring and promoting more Black, Indigenous and racialized people. Historically, and with some ...