Oregon’s decriminalization of drugs has lessons for B.C.

Decriminalization of drugs is viewed as one tool to address the opioid crisis. British Columbia is the first Canadian province to decriminalize drugs and the work...

Say no to a $15-billion slush fund for the oil and gas industry

In its 2023 budget, the federal government tapped the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments or PSP) to manage the $15-billion Canada Growth Fund (CGF)....

Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford relaunches ethics and values discussion in the public service

(Version française disponible ici) OTTAWA – Canada’s top bureaucrat is making values and ethics a top priority, striking a task force of deputy ministers to lead...

Discriminatory policing is denying Black youth their childhood

A class-action lawsuit was brought against the Toronto Police Service in August over the force’s historic use of street checks, known as carding. The lawsuit highlights...

Explainer: what is the Khalistan movement sparking a diplomatic feud between India and Canada?

The diplomatic fallout continues to worsen over Monday’s shocking accusation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India was behind the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,...

Justin Trudeau’s India accusation complicates western efforts to rein in China

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation that the Indian government was involved in the assassination on Canadian soil of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate, will...

Public inquiry into foreign interference in elections should target Big Oil

Canada’s apex oil and gas lobby group may rue the day it made foreign-funded political meddling a public issue. For good reason, China’s election interference has...

Canada announces first-ever category-based selection invitations for newcomers with work experience in transport

September 18, 2023—Ottawa—On May 31, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced changes to Express Entry through category-based selection. These changes will help address labour shortages and...

Unmarried cohabitants should be protected too

Bill C-22 will provide income security to Canadians with disabilities, but it needs to be done right

Canada’s first national disability benefit, Bill C-22, received royal assent on June 22, 2023. The bill was reintroduced in 2022 after initially being tabled two years...