In 1995, the Yes camp lost the Quebec referendum by a mere 54,000 votes. Had women voted like men, Yes would have won.

AI is arriving in health care whether Ottawa is ready or not. In Northern regions, clinics are balancing innovation with risk ...

As AI claims entry-level jobs, we need to prioritize real-world experience for young people alongside learning ...

AI threatens the entry-level jobs young Canadians rely on. Education and work must be reimagined so youth can gain experience ...

Quebec’s recent high-profile losses with investments in the Northvolt battery plant and Lion Electric – combined with past ...

It’s notable that Prime Minister Mark Carney has continued the practice of public mandate letters. They have become a highly visible instrument of governance at the federal level, a dramatic departure ...

The Canadian party system baffles outsiders and Canadians alike. Outsiders either cherry-pick details to suit a theory or just throw up their hands. Canadians wear the idiosyncrasy as a badge of ...

Policy Options magazine is a public forum for the informed discussion of public policy. We celebrate diverse viewpoints on the public policy issues that face our country and the world. Public policy ...

Canadians are facing yearly flood disasters while governments, builders and insurers debate about keeping our homes safe. We all know the weather is changing, so why are we still building where we ...

Kathryn May is a public service reporter for Policy Options and Accenture Editorial Fellow on the Future of the Public Service. She covers the complex issues facing Canada’s federal public service and ...

OTTAWA – As federal public servants race to wrap up an expenditure review the Liberals will use to map out massive change, the Carney government is learning how hard it is to shrink and reshape a ...

At a glance, the seven priorities outlined in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to his cabinet ministers may seem entirely disconnected from environmental concerns. Issues such as housing, ...