Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with some provincial premiers and senior government officials as they arrive to take part in the first ministers meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa in March 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The new Carney government must tackle Canada’s outdated system of intergovernmental relations

Intergovernmental relations in Canadian federalism are notoriously weak and lack the legitimacy and transparency to bring about effective collective action. Here what needs to change.
Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau participe à une réunion bilatérale avec Ursula von der Leyen, présidente de la Commission européenne, au siège des Nations unies en septembre 2024. La Presse canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick

Ce que le Canada peut apprendre de l’UE en matière de gestion des crises et de situations chaotiques

Alors que les Canadiens vivent leur propre « Zeitenwende » – la fin d’une époque – avec la volonté de Trump d’annexer le Canada, les dirigeants canadiens devraient tirer des leçons de l’UE.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at United Nations headquarters in September 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

What Canada can learn from the European Union about dealing with chaos and crises

As Canadians experience their very own ‘Zeitenwende’ — the end of an era — in the wake of Trump’s desire to absorb Canada into the U.S., Canadian leaders should learn from the EU.

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