The Carney government may be on the right track, but whether the budget delivers remains to be seen. Success requires the ...

As new political actors, can social media influencers fill the increasing trust void between the public and political elites?

Le Québec a longtemps été perçu comme plus progressiste que le reste du Canada, en raison des liens entre le nationalisme et les mouvements pour la diversité sexuelle. Cette époque semble désormais ...

In 1995, the Yes camp lost the Quebec referendum by a mere 54,000 votes. Had women voted like men, Yes would have won.

AI is arriving in health care whether Ottawa is ready or not. In Northern regions, clinics are balancing innovation with risk, Indigenous nations are questioning how their citizens’ stories 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 ...

The Canadian party system baffles outsiders and Canadians alike. Outsiders either cherry-pick details to suit a theory or just throw up their hands. Canadians wear the idiosyncrasy as a badge of ...

Policy Options magazine is a public forum for the informed discussion of public policy. We celebrate diverse viewpoints on the public policy issues that face our country and the world. Public policy ...

Amidst the flurry of trade announcements ahead of the August 1 deadline to secure new tariff rates, one country ended up near the bottom of the pack, and it’s not the one you’d expect. Canada, a close ...

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 ...

For the first time in two years, living standards have improved modestly for materially less well-off Canadians. The other piece of good news is the major improvement in seniors’ ability to afford ...

Kathryn May reports on the federal public service for Policy Options and writes The Functionary newsletter. She is the Accenture Editorial Fellow on the Future of the Public Service. Her coverage of ...