Building a world-class health data system: A recommendation for the federal government
This article proposes an approach for the federal government as it undertakes discussions with provinces.
Examining Canada’s NATO spending: Is two per cent of GDP worth it?
A recent virtual summit between Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden showed significant promise that relations between the two nations would heal.
Supreme Court ruling signals start of a Canada-wide effort on climate change
On March 25, Canada’s Supreme Court handed down a big win for the climate by declaring the federal government’s proposed carbon price to be constitutional.
Protests at Mary River Mine reveal need for greater indigenous involvement
The protesters are responding to a proposed expansion of the Mary River iron-ore mine that would see the mine operator, Baffinland Iron Mines, double its annual production to 12 million tonnes.
What’s next for Canada’s new minister of innovation, science, and industry?
Champagne is undertaking a daunting and urgent agenda of national priorities.
Helping LGBTQI refugees find a safer home: Spectrum hosts Rainbow Railroad
Devon, Manager of Program Development at Rainbow Railroad, discussed the challenges facing LGBTQI refugees, and her organization’s efforts to help them, in a lecture hosted by Spectrum at the University of Toronto on January 14th.
Move fast & break things: Leveraging blockchain to modernize Canadian bureaucratic databases
There are growing calls for governments to modernize and streamline their information systems.
Canada’s deepening wound: The Aboriginal health crisis and a call for culturally sensitive healthcare
Overdose is now among the primary causes of death in Canada.
It was fun while it lasted, America: Pulling the plug on U.S. trade dependency
Should we continue this relationship with the U.S.?
Canada: Having trouble letting go of fossil fuels
Despite its natural beauty, vast forests, and health-inspired population, Canada fails in major areas with respect to its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Bombardier: Too Big to Fail?
In response to Boeing’s complaint that Bombardier sold their CS100 regional jets at unfairly low prices, the United States Department of Commerce has moved to impose a nearly 300 per cent tariff on the transaction.