Gloria Steinem Didn’t Only Liberate Women
Her legacy continues to shape journalism, fatherhood and Canadian efforts to advance gender equality around the world.
LEAVING AND FINDING HOME
Canada Can Become Critical to the World If We Make the Right Bets on AI and Emerging Technologies
Canada cannot build every layer of the AI stack. But it can, over time, become an essential supplier for the world.
What Canadian Businesses Must Embrace to Compete in a Volatile Global Economy
Tariffs and global shocks have raised the cost of standing still. Resilience now means scale, technology and diversification.
Canada Wants Sovereign AI. But Sovereign for Whom?
Ottawa’s new AI strategy treats sovereignty as a question of compute, cloud and control. First Nations have been asking who holds authority over information for decades, and their answer suggests the governance conversation starts too late.
Turning Hate into Empathy
How the Israeli Palestinian conflict has impacted the Canadian Jewish and Muslim communities.
Street Protests Alone Cannot Overthrow Iran’s Regime
Iran’s January uprising demonstrated extraordinary courage. It also exposed the difference between mass protest and a national movement capable of transferring power.
Canada Needs a New Generation of Americanists for the United States That Exists, Not the One It Remembers
Waiting out Trump assumes the old America returns after 2028. Canada should invest in people who understand why it won’t.
Museum Diplomacy in the Age of Rupture
As the rules-based order breaks down, business as usual is no longer an option.
Canada Attracts the Talent. But Is Its Economy Creating the Jobs?
Canada has built one of the world’s most sophisticated systems for attracting highly educated immigrants. But attracting human capital is not the same thing as putting it to productive use.
The New Normal In International Trade Law
With CUSMA weakened and the WTO in decline, regional agreements offer Canada a path through a trading order increasingly shaped by tariffs, sanctions and national security.
Renegade Politics: Advocating for Youth Political Engagement
Be brave enough to evolve Canada’s democracy by authentically enfranchising youth.
What Happens to Democratic Decision-Making in a Fragmented Information Environment?
Alberta’s October Referendum Shows Why Countering Foreign Interference Is Only Part of Rebuilding Democratic Trust.
Dimming the Torch — Canada’s New Asylum Problem
Canada’s long-standing commitments to global human rights seem to be dwindling under new asylum and security legislation.
Indigenous Reconciliation is an Asset for Canada’s Economic Security
Canada’s success in Asia already leverages Indigenous partnership, time to think bigger.
Canada’s Gordie Howe Hat Trick
Canada says enough. No more bad deals, no more waiting on a partner that can’t be trusted.
War, Diplomacy and Repression: The Three-Pronged Strategy of Iran’s Islamic Republic
The U.S.-Israeli Wars on Iran Achieved the Opposite of Their Intended Goal.
From Partner to Threat: How Canada’s Arctic Narrative on Russia Changed After Ukraine
Canada’s four most recent federal Arctic strategies reveal how Ottawa reconstituted Russia from a pragmatic partner in Arctic cooperation into a principal challenge to Canada’s Arctic security.
War Without an Exit: Washington’s Trial-and-Error Strategy in the War on Iran
After five months of escalation, Washington is still searching for an exit from a war whose aims were never clearly defined.
Canada Needs a Strategy for the AI Deployment Phase
Ottawa’s new AI strategy addresses models and chips. The real contest for AI sovereignty is happening one layer up, in deployment, and Canada is not yet positioned to compete there.
What Will Success Look Like in the Canada–Philippines Strategic Partnership?
A new Strategic Partnership will be judged by whether it delivers shared economic opportunity, democratic accountability, and meaningful inclusion for Filipino Canadians.