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August 21, 2025

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Immediate labour-force needs are just part of the immigration equation

Immediate labour-force needs are just part of the immigration equation

Garnett Picot and Arthur Sweetman | April 19, 2012

In the wake of the federal budget and as Immigration Minister Jason Kenney prepares to make sweeping changes, the government should take a balanced approach to reforming the economic-class immigration stream. Addressing both short- and long-term labour-market goals and...

The Charter at 30: The unfinished business of constitutional reform

The Charter at 30: The unfinished business of constitutional reform

April 17, 2012

Something funny happened this week on the way to marking the 30th anniversary of the repatriation of the Constitution and the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. While the assessment of English-speaking analysts of the impact...

Crumbling infrastructure should be a lesson for all of us

Crumbling infrastructure should be a lesson for all of us

James A. Brox | April 10, 2012

Canada is built on infrastructure, in more ways than one. The Canadian Pacific Railway, the Trans-Canada Pipeline, the Trans-Canada Highway, the St. Lawrence Seaway, Expo 67, the Montreal and Calgary Olympic facilities, and more recently the Confederation Bridge linking...

Resisting U.S. transportation protectionism

Resisting U.S. transportation protectionism

April 10, 2012

The success of Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI) and other gateway strategies have provoked emulation and envy south of the border, as they bring significant rewards in trade, especially with Asia, to both countries. The APGCI...

Improve integration of migrant farm workers

Improve integration of migrant farm workers

Jenna Hennebry | April 9, 2012

The second fatal car accident involving temporary foreign workers in recent weeks, just shortly after the horrific car crash near Hampstead, Ont., in February that killed nine migrant farm workers, has left communities across the country in mourning. It...

Quebec approach to pension reform is the one to follow

Quebec approach to pension reform is the one to follow

March 28, 2012

With a population that is both older and retires younger than the rest of Canada, Quebec has had to move faster than other provinces to prepare for populating aging. Despite these unique challenges, this week’s provincial budget laid out...

Ottawa must play strategic role in seniors’ care; Federal government can influence policy without alienating provinces

Ottawa must play strategic role in seniors’ care; Federal government can influence policy without alienating provinces

Harvey Lazar | March 24, 2012

Although researchers have been warning of the aging of Canada’s population for decades, governments do not yet have an overarching policy strategy to deal with the profound, long-term socioeconomic implications of this demographic shift, let alone its more immediate...

Attracting foreign investment to Canada will require more transparent rules

Attracting foreign investment to Canada will require more transparent rules

March 19, 2012

Last week, Industry Minister Christian Paradis put an end to years of lobbying and speculation on the role of foreign investment in Canada’s telecommunications industry by announcing the elimination of foreign investment restrictions for companies with less than a...

Fending off Canada’s pension crisis

Fending off Canada’s pension crisis

Robert L. Brown and Tyler Meredith | March 18, 2012

The numbers are far from reassuring. In 2001, one Canadian in eight was over age 65. By 2026, one in five will have entered their golden years. Yet in spite of the aging Canadian population, more than 60 per...

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