A deep-prevention approach – human, animal and environmental – is needed to respond to challenges that require concerted ...

If we compare only the last five years – which takes us up to one year before the pandemic (2019-2020) – the result is still the same: provincial spending has grown by 6.5 per cent per year, compared ...

The province’s audits focus on spending but ignore racial disparities, weak oversight and broken promises to reform the ...

The restriction of spousal and work-age children’s eligibility ignores systemic power differentials that disenfranchise women ...

Canada’s laws lag far behind the spyware tools used by police — leaving civil liberties, privacy, and national security ...

As such, members of an echo chamber may share content they disapprove of to criticize or lampoon it, which ends up introducing a divergent viewpoint into their circle. In this sense, users couldn’t ...

If nature is central to Canadian identity, more Canadians should be able to experience the physical and mental benefits of the great outdoors.

Canada’s public service leaders have a problem telling the truth to their political bosses. A new report, Top of Mind, says they feel ill-equipped to gather evidence for policy advice, especially in a ...

Glue also must be nourished. Public discourse and perceptions matter. Locals are visibly proud of their city. The chauvinism of Quebec City residents has become somewhat of a legend in the rest of the ...

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 ...

Much of the commentary on the public sector stays at the level of generalities. Exhortations to become more strategic, more inclusive, bolder in advice and better in delivery are impossible to contest ...

Kathryn is Policy Options’ public-service reporter, covering and analyzing the complex issues facing Canada’s federal public service. She writes The Functionary newsletter, an easy digest of ...