The April federal election outcome was dramatically different than what many had been predicting – in fact, assuming – only months earlier. What was expected to be a coronation for Conservative Leader ...

During the Blue Jays’ historic and, subsequently, gut-wrenching run, apparel sales for the team soared across Canada as fans flocked to shell out cash to show their support. Maybe you were one of them ...

Canada’s parliamentary system has a big problem. Too many MPs feel trapped in a party-first culture that rewards message discipline over constructive debate and local representation. It’s the opposite ...

In late 2022, the federal government released its much-anticipated critical minerals strategy. This is the latest in a series of national plans aimed at securing minerals vital for renewable energy, ...

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 ...

In September, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a list of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked, including investments in liquefied natural gas, mines and ports. His government’s emphasis on ...

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 ...

Following the Liberal Party’s re-election for a fourth term, Prime Minister Mark Carney stated in his mandate letter to his newly appointed cabinet: “Government itself must become much more productive ...

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 ...

Mention “deliverology” to a public servant working on the policy frontlines, and you’ll get either a shrug or a grumble. The trendy management theory that took the federal bureaucracy by storm three ...

The emerging breadth and depth of Russian disinformation tactics represent a clear and present danger to Canadian sovereignty and freedom. Just as troubling, some Canadians consider Canada immune to ...

One of the issues under scrutiny earlier last year in Quebec was whether individuals whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental disorder should be permitted to access medical assistance in ...