Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included giving preference to Canadian businesses in government procurement as part of our response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threats in early February.

Arthur Kornberg, the Nobel laureate biochemist, described basic research as “the province of the individual investigator and remains the lifeline of medicine.” He could have added that it is 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, ...

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 ...

Political parties have become machines for centralizing power and controlling the message. Imbued with a marketing logic, they sell themselves like a product and are on a permanent campaign. This ...

Graham Flack, a senior federal public servant who held jobs at the centre of crises ranging from the threat of Quebec secession, 9/11, the 2008 global financial meltdown and the pandemic, is leaving ...

Cities across Ontario are facing unprecedented housing, transit, and infrastructure challenges at a time when turnout for municipal elections is abysmal – hovering at an average of 36 per cent in the ...

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 ...