Featured
Defend or defund? The future of the CBC
A rapidly evolved media landscape has led to renewed calls for reform – or in some cases defunding - of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). What has changed in recent […]
Loading view.
The Endless Indigenous Water Controversy
For more than a decade, The Government of Canada has placed a high priority on bringing clean, safe and reliable water supplies to Indigenous communities across the country. While considerable […]
Featured
Indigenous Peoples and the New Economy
There is a growing consensus that national success in the 21st-century economy will depend on active and comprehensive participation in the "new economy." Rarely, however, does this conversation extend to […]
The West in Confederation: What’s Behind Western Restlessness?
In the past few years, the combination of Albertan assertiveness, First Nations' engagement, Saskatchewan's social policy activism, and Manitoba's political transitions have attracted national attention. Yet most Canadians outside the […]
The Notwithstanding Clause: Use It – or Lose It?
In recent years, provincial governments have turned with increasing frequency to Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - otherwise known as the notwithstanding clause - to […]
Indigenous Peoples and Critical Minerals
The global demand for critical minerals has placed unprecedented pressure on Indigenous groups and governments to approve and fast track resource development projects. This is particularly the case in […]
The Online News Act: Surveying the fallout and what comes next
The Online News Act (Bill C-18) has not turned out as the Trudeau government intended, with Meta withdrawing from news sharing and Google threatening to do the same. The […]
First Nations and the energy to succeed
Indigenous communities have unique and incredibly complex relationships with the oil, gas and pipeline sectors. Media coverage emphasizes - and distorts - Indigenous engagement by focusing on the comparatively small […]
Assessing the Impact of the Impact Assessment Act ruling
On October 13th, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a 5-2 decision, held that the majority of the Impact Assessment Act was outside Parliament’s law-making authority and thus […]
Delayed and denied: The challenges faced by Canadians with rare disorders
Fewer new drugs for rare disorders come to Canada relative to the US and Europe. Canada has set-up barriers that delay or deny access to new drugs for many […]
The Role of Clean Fuels in an Energy Transition
From a wide variety of energy policy perspectives – be it reliability, affordability, security or redundancy – we will continue to need not just electrons but also molecules to […]
Exploring Innovation in Canadian Health Care
Canadian health care is in crisis. Wait-lists grow, while Canadians cannot find a family doctor or access much-needed medicines and treatments. Governments have poured billions into the system as […]
