If the poverty rate is declining, why are the lineups outside foods banks in Canada getting longer? A new measurement of poverty called the material deprivation index (MDI) can help to explain this ...

Inu Manak Inu Manak is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C., where she researches and writes about U.S. trade policy and the law and politics of the World ...

Canada is a middle power caught in the middle of geopolitical battles between China, the European Union and the United States. Most often, this puts Canada in a defensive or reactive position. The ...

As global temperatures continue to rise, policymakers need new tools to address climate change. Emerging technologies hold promise, such as recycling captured carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions then ...

Increased anxiety about global security and interdependence has led Chinese policymakers to reconsider China’s economic integration with other countries, including Canada. The Chinese market once was ...

Regardless of who wins on November 5 th, U.S. trade policy for the foreseeable future will be defined by a bipartisan consensus toward protectionism. A Kamala Harris presidency would certainly provide ...

Liberal democracies have entered a new era of organized capitalism. Industrial policy lies at the heart of this transformative shift, but Canada seems to be missing out. In the past, provincial and ...

If there is one thing Canada is known for around the world, it is for the hearty winters that are experienced in nearly every community from coast to coast to coast. As communities continue to grow, ...

OTTAWA – A Federal Court judge has ordered a full hearing on the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s bid to quash the government’s three-day-a-week office mandate for public servants. The decision by ...

As Canada approaches its turn to lead the G7 in 2025, senior officials are beginning to consider how to construct a meaningful agenda with lasting effects. The G7 – some of the world’s most advanced ...

With MPs back in Ottawa for the fall session of the Parliament and with election rumours flying, Bill C-70 is a distant memory to many of them, but its impact will last a long time. Passed in the ...

Luke Conkin Luke Conkin is a law student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Articles by this author Democracy Law People who request access to information need better privacy ...