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Policy Options - the digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (@irpp.org‬)// Le magazine numérique de l'Institut de recherche en politiques publiques (IRPP)
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As 2025 wraps up, we’re feeling grateful.

It was a year of urgent questions for Canada. Thanks to your support, we spent it doing independent, evidence-based research Canadians can trust.

Support research that matters. Donate today: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/8525
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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On this topic👉@shaimaayassin.bsky.social, Abigail Jackson & @baldouin.bsky.social on how international lessons show that localized skills training, community-led planning & tailored supports can help workers adapt without leaving their communities.

Read now: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/12/skil...
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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La relation Canada–Chine s’apprête-t-elle à changer de cap?
Xi Jinping a invité Mark Carney à Pékin lors de l’APEC. Que devrait faire le Canada face à une Chine incontournable?

@yaxinzhou.bsky.social offre une stratégie plus pragmatique.

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Mark Carney à Beijing : l'occasion pour le Canada de réaligner sa relation avec la Chine
La visite de Mark Carney à Beijing offrira au Canada l’occasion de rééquilibrer sa relation avec la Chine tout en défendant ses intérêts stratégiques.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Universities can’t indigenize from inside. Co-governance is the missing catalyst.

Read @usask.ca professor Kurtis Boyer's latest piece👇

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Universities need Indigenous co-governance
Structured partnerships are a better way to manage membership verification and other processes that affect Indigenous communities.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Proud to spotlight the IRPP’s important contributions to public policy. If you’re considering a #GivingTuesday donation, their work is well worth supporting.
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This #GivingTuesday, support independent, non-partisan research that helps Canada navigate uncertainty.

Donate to the IRPP and fuel our work on resilience, trade, and the future of communities across the country.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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En ce #MardiJeDonne, soutenez la recherche indépendante et non partisane pour aider le Canada à traverser l’incertitude.

Faites un don à l’IRPP et contribuez à renforcer la résilience économique et sociale du pays.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Firms reporting terrible ROI for GenAI bodes ill for PM Carney with his all-in focus on GenAI, as @bhaggart.bsky.social & I explain in this oped for @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/ai-r...
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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My courageous colleague, Dr. Debbie Martin, on the dangerous rush for Indigenous identity policies at universities via @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/indi...
The lasting harm of universities’ rush for Indigenous identity policies
Universities are cracking down on pretendians, but poorly designed policies are harming people with legitimate claims to Indigeneity.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report from 2015, we’ll be looking at topics around reconciliation. Today we’re starting with three 🧵

1️⃣ Reconciliation can’t wait another generation, by @pampalmater.com:

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End Canada’s second-generation cut-off for Indian registration
Four decades later, Ottawa still maintains the second-generation cut-off. Ending this discrimination is the real test of reconciliation.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Les enfants revendiquent de plus en plus leurs droits mais l’accès à la justice leur reste limité.

En cette Journée internationale des droits de l’enfant, @anneslevesque.bsky.social & Mona Paré soulignent ce paradoxe et proposent des pistes.

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Droits des enfants : comment rendre la justice vraiment accessible
Les enfants revendiquent leurs droits, mais la justice est conçue pour les adultes. Comment leur en garantir l'accès?
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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An energizing evening at the 2025 IRPP Fall Lecture!

@caulfieldtim.bsky.social unpacked misinformation's impact on policy, health & public trust. With powerful opening & closing remarks from @jossreimer.bsky.social, @jenditchburn.bsky.social & Janice Charette.

Thank you to all of you who came!
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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We’re deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Thomas Courchene. His voice has been a constant in our pages, thoughtful, rigorous, and generous in spirit.

We’re grateful to have published his ideas over the years.
You can read his articles here: policyoptions.irpp.org/authors/thom...
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Laura Stephenson, Michael McGregor, and Alvaro Pereira Filho's new analysis explores how leadership changes like the switch from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney can redefine a party’s brand and appeal.

Read the full piece in Policy Options ⤵️ policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/lead...
Can swapping leaders really change election outcomes?
Leadership changes can redefine a party’s brand. Survey data show how leaders like Mark Carney reshaped voter perceptions.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Explore this commentary in Policy Options / Options politiques featuring FACETS research on environmental assessment laws for mines in Canada. Read "What 50 years of buried data tell us about Canada’s mining oversight" here: https://ow.ly/6qNJ50XpAPb
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Hyperpartisanship & message discipline are “wicked problems".... But rules shape culture. A short list of practical changes could rebalance incentives enough to make policymaking less performative and more deliberative.

Our latest in @policyoptions.irpp.org.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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There's still time to register! See you all tomorrow in Ottawa ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Jack Rath,global security officer at the @migsinstitute.bsky.social, argues that as chair of the G7, Canada should lead efforts to defend against the manipulation of AI systems to distort truth and undermine democracy.

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Countering the threat of AI manipulation by authoritarian states
Authoritarian regimes are using AI to pollute information. Canada must lead efforts to protect truth, trust and democratic integrity.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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A new health-sciences campus in Moosonee, near James Bay, will transform care through workforce planning that is Indigenous-led and data-informed.

Latest article by Jamaica Cass 👇
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An Indigenous-led campus will transform health care
In Moosonee, Ont., health professionals will be trained in-place for the communities they serve. The model could be a national prototype.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"Whether the budget delivers will depend on a public service that is expected to do more with less."

Read @rsamson.bsky.social's latest article 👇
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Carney budget 2025: Industrial strategy and public service cuts
Carney budget 2025: Industrial strategy, public service cuts, and Canada’s trillion-dollar investment plan.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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What is going on with Alberta’s climate-change strategy?

Implementation seems to be in limbo after two years. It’s time to take action.

Read Lennie Kaplan's latest piece👇 policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/albe...
Alberta’s climate strategy is stalling as its emissions targets slip out of reach
Two years after launch, key initiatives have not advanced. To meet its 2050 goals, Alberta must act now on its emissions-reduction plan.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Feeling grateful to @jennpiscopo.bsky.social for including our co-authored @apsrjournal.bsky.social article on gender quotas in this piece for @policyoptions.irpp.org. Despite pundits' fears, we find that 🚹's overrepresentation is much more corrosive to democratic legitimacy than gender quotas.
jennpiscopo.bsky.social Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social · Oct 27
For @policyoptions.irpp.org, I wrote about how Canada lags its European and Anglo peers in electing women to parliament, how that harms their reputation, and, drawing on research w/ @dzobrien.bsky.social & Amanda Clayton, why voters prefer gender parity. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/gend...
Canada ranks 71st for women in politics
Canada ranks 71st in the world for women in parliament. Voters support gender quotas to make politics more representative.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Governments often abandon fiscal rules when choices get hard, but clear standards and independent oversight could help restore credibility.

Latest piece by Michael M. Atkinson and Haizhen Mou👇

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Fiscal rules and the return of discipline to Canada’s finances
An independent fiscal council could help Canada restore discipline, credibility and accountability in managing deficits and debt.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Luc Godbout & Suzie St-Cerny: Trente ans après le référendum, le Québec est plus riche et plus égalitaire, mais il est confronté à de grands défis économiques, sociaux et de finances publiques. @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2025/10/l...

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Québec 1995-2025 : progrès, défis et bilan socioéconomique
Trente ans après le référendum, le Québec est plus riche et plus égalitaire, mais fait face à de nouveaux défis économiques et sociaux.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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30 ans après le référendum de 1995, le Canada continue de débattre de son unité.

Notre nouveau dossier revisite la question nationale à la lumière des tensions d’aujourd’hui et des profondes transformations sociales des 3 dernières décennies.

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Réfléchir ensemble à l'unité nationale - Policy Options
Printemps 1995. À quelques mois d’un référendum historique, Options politiques consacrait un numéro spécial sur la souveraineté. La question nationale occupait alors toutes les conversations. Puis, le...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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As trust in political institutions declines, content creators are increasingly filling that gap.

Elizabeth Dubois & Michelle Bartleman unpack the dangers and potential upsides of creators’ growing political influence.

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The emerging political power of social media influencers
As new political actors, can social media influencers fill the increasing trust void between the public and political elites?
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October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM