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Canada鈥檚 policy ecosystem is in need of major updates

6 Jul 2023

Government insider Neil Bouwer believes Canada鈥檚 policy ecosystem needs four major upgrades.

The Excessive Cost of 鈥淧hasing Out鈥� Canada鈥檚 Oil and Gas Production

5 Jun 2023

Chris Ragan, Paul Rochon, and Mark Jaccard highlight the consequences of phasing out Canada's oil and gas production in the aims of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Canadian Membership in AUKUS: A Time for Action

10 May 2023

Vincent Rigby, Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Henry Ziemer explored why Canada is not a member of the AUKUS, and what membership could mean to Canada.

Human Trafficking and the Digital Divide

3 May 2023

McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes how human traffickers have adopted chat rooms, smartphones, and video surveillance and what policy can do to address this.

A tale of two bread lines: Rising inflation in a Canadian context

4 Apr 2023

The 2023 Jack Layton Prize for a Better Canada-winning essay by Jimy Beltran and Abigail Jackson outlines critical actions we could take to fight inflation.

Will Governments or Markets Drive Canada鈥檚 Energy Transition?

22 Mar 2023

From Chris Ragan and Rachel Samson - Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the market...

Up in the Air鈥擳he Spy Balloon and What It Means for Canada

20 Mar 2023

Vincent Rigby outlines the unanswered questions surrounding the Chinese spy balloons saga.

Labour Trafficking鈥擡ven in Canada

2 Mar 2023

McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes the state of human and labour trafficking in Canada and offers policy recommendations to address it.

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