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Environment

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

OpinionBY KAREN RESTOULE

• Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country.

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

OpinionBY KAREN RESTOULE

• Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country.

Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

OpinionBY SANDRA SCHWARTZ

• Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the direction of more climatic and environmental breakdown.

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

OpinionBY SANDRA SCHWARTZ

• Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the direction of more climatic and environmental breakdown.

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

OpinionBY BRUCE CAMPBELL

Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Ottawa’s climate adaptation plans ‘incomplete,’ and ‘neither systematic nor comprehensive,’ says Environment Commissioner DeMarco

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Climate policy is economic policy

OpinionBY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER

AGRICULTURE

Rural Canada is finally getting its moment

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

No more scraps: making the election about ending hunger in Canada

OpinionBY NICK SAUL, JASMINE RAMZE REZAEE

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Biotechnology

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

A flourishing biotech sector starts by innovating education

OpinionBY VALERIE WARD, MARC AUCOIN, HECTOR BUDMAN

The prescription for Canada’s health care future

OpinionBY BETTINA HAMELIN

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Carney’s CAF spending spree

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

OpinionBY MATT GURNEY

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FINANCE

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

OpinionBY JEFF CYR

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

OpinionBY GLEN HODGSON

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

OpinionBY GREG MACDOUGALL

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Fisheries and oceans

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

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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FOREIGN POLICY

Italy raises a glass for national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

OpinionBY NIMAO ALI

That’s what dictators do

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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health

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

OpinionBY JOHN WESTON

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

OpinionBY EMILY HOLTBY

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

NewsBY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK, HANNAH DALEY

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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infrastructure and transport

Reconciliation is action, not just words

OpinionBY MICHELLE ROBINSON

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

OpinionBY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

OpinionBY MICHAEL FOX

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innovation

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ESTELLE AZEMAR

Canada must lead in the age of AI

OpinionBY STEPHEN J. TOOPE, MARK DALEY

Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

OpinionBY ROBERT GHIZ

Canada could lead on AI—if we’re willing to train for it

OpinionBY MATTHIAS OSCHINSKI, RUHANI WALIA

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intergovernmental

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Digging into the One Canadian Economy Act

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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justice

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

‘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

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Labour & employment

What we choose to build

OpinionBY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

More trade, not less protection for workers

OpinionBY LANA PAYNE

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

OpinionBY CANDACE LARSEN

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Lobbying

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

OpinionBY NICHOLE DUSYK

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

OpinionBY BRYAN N. DETCHOU

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

OpinionBY SUZANNE ZACCOUR

PM Carney, Minister Valdez raise Pride flag

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Don’t let the pink-washing win

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Indigenous Relations

Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

What do we stand to gain?

OpinionBY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

OpinionBY JOHN DESJARLAIS

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

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All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election