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The Competition Bureau frames competition as the solution to the many challenges facing the airline industry, but this overlooks the limitations of relying on increased competition alone.
As community foundations across Canada have realized, local news is crucial for democracy. They’re supporting local journalism in new ways.
The fact that companies have quickly backed away from their support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community has revealed the conditionality of their support.
As big streaming companies fight legislative requirements to pay into Canadian content, the story of satellite radio exemplifies competing commercial and public interests in policymaking.
Family businesses like Rothschild can offer them significant advantages in international business. But families can also contribute unique biases that can compromise a business.
As trade shocks escalate, Canada must prioritize long-term food security over short-term retaliation.
Mark Carney aims to create of a highly integrated Canadian economy. But will the provinces have their say and will they be considered true partners?
New research looks at why bystanders so often fail to act when they witness mistreatment at work.
The use of employee monitoring applications has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic, but these apps can invade a worker’s privacy.
In its governance structure, the modern workplace operates as a kind of mini dictatorship. But what if there were an actual legal right to workplace democracy?
Gen Z’s desire to live sustainably often clashes with the convenience, affordability and appeal of fast, trend-driven consumption.
Are social media influencers villains exploiting their audiences, victims of an unregulated industry or champions driving positive change?
Energy and natural resources development projects carry risks and costs that could stretch far into the future. That’s why it’s so risky to streamline or fast-track approval processes.
Although Prime Minister Carney has appointed Evan Solomon as AI minister, what the Liberals actually plan do with AI is unclear and some proposals are risky.
New research looks at what types of assistance contribute the most to the economic well-being of Canadian renters.
Canadian landlords are able negotiate from a position of structural dominance as tenants confront systemic harms — rent hikes, unsafe conditions and evictions — all on their own.
They may look like innocent collectibles, but blind box toys tap into powerful psychological mechanisms that, concerningly, keep people coming back for more.
In times of global uncertainty, ‘soft tourism’ offers affordable options for Canadians to explore their own backyards — and for international tourists to experience Canada.
Four centuries ago, Ming Dynasty scholar and poet Yuan Hongdao wrote essays which reflected on the workplace. Yuan’s reflections resonate with today’s modern burnout with uncanny urgency.
As AI becomes more capable and embedded in daily routines, anxieties surrounding it are likely to intensify.
At a time of changing geopolitical and physical environments, achieving long-term agricultural resilience means diversifying Canada’s crop production.
This article looks at how crypto platforms really work. Instead of simply being digital marketplaces, these platforms are designed to profit from user losses.
A heterodox school of economic thought known as modern monetary theory has significant implications for how Canadians understand public debt and deficit spending.
The failure to perceive a leader as a possible abuser is what allows abuse to persist over extended periods.