Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible 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 ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible 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 ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible 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 ›
Reading Time: 6 minutes25 November 2021, 8:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In May 2020, only months into the COVID-19 pandemic, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, stressed the need for a united, global response. “In an interconnected world, none of us is safe… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the first and second quarters of 2021. Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in the first quarter of 2021 and then retreated slightly in the second… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. The 2014–2016 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa was the largest in history, resulting in more cases and deaths than all other Ebola outbreaks combined. The virus infected 28,610 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone,… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Money is created in the Canadian economy in two main ways: through private commercial bank loans or asset purchases, and through the Bank of Canada’s asset purchases. The majority of money in the economy is created by… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes8 April 2021, 10:50 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related business restrictions and lockdown measures decreased employment in Canada by 16% from February to April 2020. By February 2021, one year after the pandemic started, total employment… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français The federal government has authority over matters related to health and health care derived mainly from its criminal law power for issues related to public health and safety, and from its spending power through which it makes… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote highlights key trends of the Canadian economy in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) experienced a rebound in the second half… Read More ›