Daniel Hess: We need a pro-natal culture
Reversing declining birthrates will require “a pro-natal culture stronger than you've ever had,” says researcher Daniel Hess.Across the world, births are falling – with many countries are now below re...
15 Jan 57min
Garett Jones: Yes, immigration DOES change host countries
Immigration has long been described as simply a net positive, and debated solely in economic terms – like jobs, wages, and GDP. But after decades of immigration from different parts of the world – wit...
8 Jan 47min
Daly & Mancini: Fixing Canada’s internal trade woes is a national economic imperative
Canada’s economic future increasingly hinges on a deceptively simple question: how free is trade within Canada itself?For decades, economists and policymakers have warned that Canada’s internal market...
11 Dec 202545min
Paul Warchuk: Property rights are 'precarious' in Canada
Across Canada, some of the most heated disputes – from housing restrictions to Indigenous land claims – turn on this question: how secure are Canadians’ property rights?The answer may surprise you. Ca...
4 Dec 202551min
John Gilmour: Commercial encryption is a challenge for signals intelligence
Canada faces a growing array of national security threats—from foreign interference networks to money laundering operations and organized crime groups exploiting modern digital tools. Yet many of our ...
20 Nov 202521min
Hillel Neuer: The UN matters whether we like it or not
The UN Human Rights Council contains members like China, Cuba, and Qatar. Yet it remains a highly trusted institution across Western democracies. What should the public understand about the reality of...
13 Nov 202528min
Nathan Pinkoski: What’s behind faltering liberalism?
Across the Western world, migration, identity, and belonging have moved from policy questions to existential ones. The political and moral assumptions that held our societies together for decades are ...
7 Nov 20251h 8min
Yves Giroux: Soaring spending demands effective parliamentary oversight
It’s been more than 10 months since Canadians got a close look at the federal finances in last fall’s economic statement. At that time, they learned the deficit for the 2023–24 fiscal year had balloon...
30 Okt 202552min
