Dec 30, 2024 · Five public-opinion trends to watch in 2025 The Canadian public’s views on immigration, the economy, the United States and Quebec independence could all see shifts in the coming year.

Dec 10, 2024 · Housing for people with intellectual disabilities must be entirely rethought Improved access to better living environments requires recognition of the right to housing and adequate public funding.

Nov 1, 2024 · An undercurrent of anti-Indian sentiment has taken root since Canada set out to significantly increase immigration to ease a tight labour market after the shutdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. By last year, Canada had surpassed its target, with people of Indian origin making up nearly 30 per cent of new permanent residents, the largest share.. Anti-immigrant rhetoric online is potent and further ...

Nov 12, 2024 · 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 public-service insider roundups. She is also the Accenture fellow on the Future of the Public Service.Her work has been recognized with a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Online Publishing Award.

The public forum for the public good. Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis The federal government must use the data it has on hand to tailor emergency programs to soften the economic damage coming to Canada.

Dec 2, 2024 · Faced with the likelihood of a majority Conservative government in the foreseeable future, Canada’s federal public service should seriously heed the warning of Stephen Harper’s former communications director, Andrew MacDougall, that “the hangman is coming.” Over 40 per cent of federal public servants have only worked under the Trudeau government, and after nearly a decade in power ...

Nov 19, 2024 · 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 public-service insider roundups. She is also the Accenture fellow on the Future of the Public Service.Her work has been recognized with a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Online Publishing Award.

Nov 18, 2024 · As we watch negotiations at the COP29 climate change conference and mark the one-year anniversary of Canada’s pledge to triple its nuclear capacity by 2050, the reality would appear to be clear: there is no feasible net-zero future without the deployment of new nuclear power.. This pledge signals a shift for a country that just three years ago excluded nuclear from its clean energy funding ...

Dec 18, 2024 · The recent capital gains reform mainly affects taxpayers with high incomes and large, recurring gains.

Oct 25, 2024 · Climate policy has not been a significant focus for the governing Saskatchewan Party or the opposition NDP in the Oct. 28 provincial election.