A national school food program would do more than feed students

Now that the holiday break is over for many school children, it’s time to return to the routine of school lunches and early morning breakfasts. But...

Alberta sovereignty push: Learning from the economic fallout of similar separatist movements

Will the supply-and-confidence deal between the Liberals and NDP survive in 2024?

Canadians sharply more dissatisfied with direction of country at end of 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging time. It threatened our lives and our health, upset our jobs and our livelihoods, and distanced us from friends and...

Canadians are becoming less generous. But not all is lost

December 22, 2023 Canada is facing a growing charity gap – a shortfall between the amount of money that charities are receiving versus their ability to...

Will Bill S-210 prevent minors from accessing pornography?

(Version française disponible ici) A bill making its way through Parliament would force operators of pornographic sites to ensure that Canadians browsing their platforms are adults....

Canada’s competition laws just changed: here’s what you need to know

The state of competition — or lack of it — has been on Canadians’ minds for a while. From the Rogers-Shaw merger to the concentrated grocery...

Canada must recognize anti-homeless attacks as hate crimes

Hate crime is a growing concern in Canada. These are crimes motivated by animosity, bias or hate toward some aspect of a victim’s identity. Canada, and...

Canada does not know how many seniors live in poverty

Seniors have some of the lowest poverty rates in the country relative to Canada’s official poverty line. Seniors’ poverty rates are consistently lower than the national...

Canada should “de-risk” from China by updating its foreign-investment screening

Questions about how the West should re-envision its economic relations with China have been answered recently through “de-risking” – a term that suggests a nuanced, sector-by-sector...