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 ...

OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand is poised to table a report revealing a multi-billion-dollar surplus in the public-service pension plan at a time when the government is struggling to ...

The practice of changing the clocks is a historical legacy that no longer has any raison d’être. It’s not a question of opinion or personal preference, but of public health and scientific evidence. In ...

OTTAWA – Canada’s ballooning public service has been bracing for spending and job cuts, and now unions are sounding the alarm that they are coming. With the federal deficit larger than anticipated, ...

As the Canadian government considers how to structure and implement its promised ban of imports made with forced labour, it is important that policymakers take specific steps to ensure that any new ...

Last July under idyllic summer conditions, the Canadian National Exhibition received a record number of visitors. The gate-crashing crowds didn’t come to fawn over farm animals or catch an airshow.

What do you do when a 18-lane highway can’t handle the 400,000 vehicles a day that pour onto it? A sensible person might conclude that perhaps it’s time to provide options for mass transit. Instead, ...

The October decision by the Law Society of Alberta concerning former justice minister Kaycee Madu is deeply troubling, not only because it dismisses the realities of racial profiling but also because ...

In Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, an unlikely housing investor recently cut the ribbon on a new 51-unit building. The supportive housing apartments within promise to not only transform the lives of ...

Democracy rests on a delicate balance. It’s about giving voters choices, in the hope that they won’t opt for political forces that run counter to freedom, social justice and rights. The secret lies in ...

Mark Beckles is vice-president, social impact and innovation, at RBC, where he leads the strategic execution of RBC’s social-impact portfolios and stakeholder relations to advance RBC’s ...

Immigration and Refugees Minister Marc Miller’s recently announced reduction in international student visas for 2024 and his subsequent statement about the “alarming trend” of an increasing number of ...