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 ...

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Central to the argument for expanding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been that it enjoys broad popular support. This is the crux of Bill C-7, which is now before Parliament. Polling over the ...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t pitching a sweeping public service overhaul — but his government is nudging changes to how Ottawa works. The passage of his signature major projects bill, a ...

A majority of Canadians outside Quebec no longer view bilingualism as an ideal worth defending. According to a poll conducted earlier this year, a mere 35 per cent held a positive view of official ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith waited precisely one day after Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney’s federal election victory in April before introducing Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act, ...

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Despite some recent commentary on the federal government’s approach to consulting stakeholders on the proposed pandemic treaty currently being negotiated under the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

Image caption: Canada’s per capita GDP has been sliding in relation to that of the United States for 40 years. This is the second of a two-part analysis of Canada’s GDP per capita. The first part can ...

In the few short weeks since his second inauguration, Donald Trump has done so much to weaken Canada-U.S. relations that our southern ally – alongside whom we fought world wars and navigated global ...

Greenland’s geopolitical value is on the rise and its international vision includes Canada. It is time for Canada to step up in response and not get left behind by its allies. In February, Greenland ...