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Executive Summary – The Opioid Crisis in Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Opioid‑related harms have reached crisis proportions in many countries, including Canada. Almost 23,000 Canadians died due to apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and March 2021. Many other people faced life‑threatening medical emergencies or other harms. These… Read More ›
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The Softwood Lumber Dispute Between Canada and the United States: Recent Developments
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. Since 1982, when the United States first considered trade measures against Canadian softwood lumber products, there have been bilateral softwood lumber disputes “Softwood Lumber I” through “Softwood Lumber V,” as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 –… Read More ›
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The COVID-19 Pandemic, Global Supply Chains and Addressing Vulnerabilities
Reading Time: 5 minutes 15 December 2021, 10:40 a.m. Disponible en français. The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the demand for and supply of many goods and services. While demand for some categories of goods and services has declined, the… Read More ›
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The Canadian Armed Forces Responding to Domestic Emergencies: Some Implications
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a range of domestic and international roles and obligations. In the future, the CAF is expected to continue to face trade-offs in fulfilling its commitments as the number of natural disasters… Read More ›
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Assessing the Impact of G7 COVID-19 Fiscal Responses
Reading Time: 5 minutes 10 December 2021, 8:15 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled governments to implement extraordinary fiscal measures to support their economies. In Canada, as in other Group of Seven (G7) countries, these measures took the form of a mix… Read More ›
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Privacy by Design: Origin and Purpose
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Protecting Privacy In an era of rapid technological advances in which giant social media corporations have access to the data of millions of users and data breaches occur frequently, privacy has become a topic of much discussion… Read More ›
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Broadband Internet in Indigenous Communities
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Broadband Internet access supports Indigenous self-determination by enabling communities to address priorities, improving access to programs and services, supporting economic participation and contributing to the revitalization of Indigenous languages and cultures. However, many Indigenous communities do not… Read More ›
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COP26: Negotiating for 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over 39,000 people attended COP26 including representatives from… Read More ›
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The Canadian Agriculture Industry: What Are the Impacts of and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 03 December 2021, 8:10 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Canada’s agriculture industry. Early on, producers, processors and agri-food operators were forced to respond quickly to new disruptions like labour shortages, increased health… Read More ›
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Women in the Parliament of Canada: 100 Years of Representation
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. One hundred years ago, on 6 December 1921, Agnes Campbell Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons and the first woman parliamentarian in the Parliament of Canada. This HillNote provides an overview of selected notable firsts… Read More ›