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  By Andrew Moran Federal Reserve policymakers voted on Dec. 14 to raise the benchmark federal funds rate by 50 basis points to a target range of 4.25–4.5 percent, the highest level since…

Protecting critical minerals, sensitive technologies, and personal data of primary concern By Rahul Vaidyanath News Analysis Ottawa has recently put forth major initiatives to protect against national security threats from China,…

By Peter Wilson Elon Musk recently commented once again on the Liberal government’s pending internet regulation legislation, this time saying it sounds like “an attempt to muzzle” Canadians. Musk was responding to a Twitter…

By Isaac Teo MPs of all political stripes have unanimously voted in favour of a Senate bill that would create new offences in relation to forced organ harvesting and trafficking abroad—passing it after…

By Peter Wilson Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded today to questions about a 2020 briefing document from the Privy Council Office (PCO) that mentioned an “active foreign interference network,” which was linked to the Chinese…

By Tara MacIsaac The government’s 2030 target for electric vehicle sales extends well beyond what manufacturers say they can produce, says Brian Livingston, executive fellow at the School of Public Policy…

Officials offer different views on pace of commercialization By Nathan Worcester   It was 1:03 a.m. on Dec. 5 that experimental physicist Alex Zylstra first spotted it: for the first time,…

By Noé Chartier Defence Minister Anita Anand said on Dec. 13 she hopes the culture change she is overseeing in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will last “our lifetimes” as she…

By Noé Chartier The issue of foreign interference in elections was examined in a Commons committee on Dec. 13, with Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc addressing China’s role in Canadian society…

By Isaac Teo Five protesters involved in blocking access to the construction of a liquefied natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. last November have pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for defying a…