Mark Carney reframes defence spending as a tool for economic resilience, introducing a new political economy rooted in ...

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 ...

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

Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre le 2 juin prochain à l’occasion d’un panel animé par la présidente et chef de la direction de l’IRPP, Jennifer Ditchburn, sur les défis et les occasions associés à ...

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 ...

International comparisons confirm the perils of evaluating economic performance by GDP per capita. The top four countries on the International Monetary Fund’s per capita GDP ranking are all tax havens ...

In 2013, Pieridae Energy announced it planned an LNG facility in Goldboro, N.S., costing $10 billion, that would have produced 10 million tonnes per year. The natural gas would have been supplied from ...

A royal commission on securing Canada’s future . Historically, royal commissions have been the cornerstone of how Canada confronts its most important challenges. Contrary to popular belief, most of ...

Canada is facing the critical question of when people should be permitted to plan the end of their lives through medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The federal government is consulting Canadians on ...

Rounding out the Big Six is the Department of National Defence, whose civilian workforce expanded by about 6,100. Ironically this occurred at the same time the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have been ...

Stereotypes and rape myths about “real” victim responses continue to undermine fairness in the criminal-justice system. In an important decision concerning musician Jacob Hoggard, the Ontario Court of ...

Gillian Petit is a research associate at the University of Calgary.She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary and a JD from Queen’s University. Her work in applied economics and public policy ...