Survey research asks about what just happened. Unfortunately, what everyone really wants to know is: what’s going to happen next? I don’t pretend to have the answer. But I do have some ideas about ...

A new report by Efficiency Canada finds that provinces and territories are ramping up their efforts to improve energy efficiency and affordability, but more can be done to realize the full benefits of ...

Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister painted an encouraging picture of the province’s outlook in a recent fiscal update in terms of growth, inflation and unemployment. But projections for an ...

OTTAWA – The sensational resignation of Chrystia Freeland highlights a growing crisis in Canada’s democratic institutions, where a powerful Prime Minister’s Office undermines the cabinet system and ...

That is how much Canada’s “core” federal public administration — the civil service — has grown since Justin Trudeau’s government took office in 2015. The raw numbers are even more striking. There are ...

Are large capital gains really so exceptional? And are they spread throughout the population, or are they repeatedly realized by a small group of people? In the first article in this series, we looked ...

The Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) released its 2023-24 report in November, just days before the death of former senator Murray Sinclair — a pivotal figure who advocated for justice and ...

How much will Ottawa pocket from capital gains reform? And how much will deceased taxpayers contribute? The first article in this series profiled taxpayers with capital gains of $250,000, targeted by ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross says there are over 120 conflicts waging in the world today. This has created unprecedented levels of violence against civilians and destabilized countries ...

How to respond to climate change is a highly polarized issue in Canada, a country divided along regional lines with competing economic interests, identities and values. Policy solutions that favour ...

Teaching children the concept of consent in relationships is imperative to reducing sexual violence and an essential element in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. And yet comprehensive sexual ...

You would think the reason for building a new multi-billion dollar highway in the heart of Toronto’s traffic nightmare would be to relieve Ontario’s worst commute on Canada’s busiest highway. But that ...