Five key actions together can reduce risk, starting with redirecting new housing, making it fire-resilient and managing ...

Carney’s mandate priorities can only succeed if environmental and climate integrity are embedded in every decision.

Carney’s plan for Canada to lead on human rights abroad faces a challenge: the country’s record at home is fragmented and ...

The unequal provision of health and social services for First Nations children has been documented for more than a century.

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness The Trudeau government rushed MAiD legislation for political reasons. The law’s defenders invoke the right to equality while ...

As the federal election campaign tightly focuses on the ongoing trade war with America, we must also consider the implications for Canada of the culture war – in particular Conservative Leader Pierre ...

Socio-economic conditions and systemic racism in the criminal justice system trap Black and Indigenous people in a vicious cycle.

Why Canada’s nation-building moment demands a skills revolution Governments must do more to ensure that struggling communities stand to benefit the most from the coming wave of fast-tracked major ...

Bill 21 offends the constitutional doctrine of neutrality to religion No government in Canada is empowered to enact legislation that mandates religion or irreligion as a precondition for participation ...

The Mulroney years: Transformation and tumult Brian Mulroney has died. In this 2003 essay that originally appeared in the print edition of Policy Options, political scientist Kim Richard Nossal ...

The insights and experiences of Indigenous students should shape public policy for advancing reconciliation through higher education.

Four steps to relieving the Canadian housing crisis To grow its economy inclusively, Canada needs to look at the affordable housing issue. All levels of government can help with policy responses.