Canada's new hate law is now in effect. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the obstruction offence is 'vague and worrisome' — and all options are on the table. Read more in the link below:

Canada, the U.S. and Mexico called themselves 'United' when they bid for this World Cup. Nine years on, the continental partnership looks anything but. Read more in the link below:

Youth unemployment is at 13.4%. 1 in 5 Canadian seniors reports feeling lonely. An Edmonton 27-year-old thinks one solution can address both chalenges. Read more in the link below:

18 bills became law in Parliament's final two weeks. Experts say several of the most controversial ones received the least scrutiny. Read more in the link below:

As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Ambassador Pete Hoekstra notes he has been surprised by the level of friction in the Canada-U.S. relationship. He says continental integration holds "unlimited potential." Read more in the link below:

Canada's new pesticide law lets cabinet authorize pesticides Health Canada has not approved. Scientists say it was passed with almost no scrutiny. Read more in the link below:

Since the April 2025 election, Carney has attended just 36 of 137 question periods. Opposition parties say 64 of those absences happened while he was in Ottawa. Read more in the link below:

The UN may run out of cash by mid-August. The U.S. owes it $4B. China owes it $455M. And 77 member states are in arrears. Read more in the link below:

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Your great-grandparent emigrated from Canada decades ago? You might already be a Canadian citizen. Here's how the new rules work. Read more in the thread below:

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The Parliamentary Budget Office puts the cost of hosting a World Cup game at $82M per taxpayer. Montreal saw that number coming and walked away. Read more in the thread below:

A researcher built a 'resentment index' to understand what's driving Alberta and Quebec's sovereignty movements. The gap between the two is striking. Read more in the thread below:

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Canada’s aid law requires poverty reduction as the primary goal. Ottawa is tying aid to trade goals. Experts say that’s a problem. Read more in the thread below:

A father's weight before conception can affect his baby's birth weight — and the health risks that come with it, new Canadian-led research shows. Rrad more in the thread below:

Ottawa has a plan to boost AI adoption to 60% of Canadian businesses. Does it have a plan for workers whose jobs disappear because of it? Read more in the thread below:

Global development aid fell 23% in 2025 — the largest annual contraction on record. Canada cut $2.7B from its own budget. Read more in the thread below:

The 'dad book' isn't dead. But the book industry has lost the 'infrastructure' that used to sell books. Read more in the thread below:

Unmanaged menopause symptoms may cost the Canadian economy $3.5B a year. A parliamentary committee is finally asking what workplaces can do about it. Read more in the thread below:

Canada marks 10 years of MAID on June 17. Over 76,000 Canadians have died by assisted dying. Some are calling for a national review of MAID laws. Read more in the thread below:

Canada is hosting a new international defence bank. But most G7 countries won't say whether they plan to join it. Read more in the comment section below:

Ottawa spends $88B a year on seniors' benefits. Under $1B on youth unemployment. A new report says that needs to change. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/12/a...

1 in 7 young adults in relationships regularly use AI romantic companions — and half wish their real partner acted more like their chatbot. Read more below:

Portugal's drug decriminalization worked because of police — not despite them. North America ignored that entirely.

ICYMI: GGs were 'well-known Canadians'. Arbour, a legal expert, is a 'more old-school appointment', says Daniel Béland of McGill University. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/02/a...

Ottawa wants to make Canada a 'premium destination' for foreign investment. Some economists warn FDI is not an 'unalloyed good.' Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/05/i...

Some Canadians became citizens in December and wouldn't even know it. 'No application. No ceremony. No announcement.'

Herbicide use on Canadian farms has risen 270% since GM crops were introduced. The debate over their impact on soil is far from settled. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/03/d...

"Nobody in Parliament was thinking about the downriver implications for us." — Canadian Council of Archives

Louise Arbour becomes governor general on June 8,— as Alberta and Quebec separatist movements both gain steam.

Canadian archives are being flooded with requests from Americans trying to claim Canadian citizenship. "We're drowning." Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/01/n...

The new Pope says AI exposes workers to "forced inactivity" — and that underpaid women do much of AI's hidden labour.

2.1 million Canadians may have long COVID. Most people just want to move on. Patients can't. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/29/t...

It took just 3.5% of Albertans to force a secession referendum. That's the real problem. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/28/e...

AI threatens to reduce humans to 'mere cogs': Pope Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/27/a...

Federal health transfers are set to fall by over $1.8B. Pharmacare and mental health may be on the line. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/25/f...

The IMF is calling China's trade surpluses a global problem. Carney has the credibility to lead the response.

In Canada, a long-term polyamorous partner has no legal claim to property or support.

China buys $10B of Canadian food a year. Its new Five-Year Plan could change that.

Scientists are dropping the worst-case climate scenario used in former global climate reports.

24,000 Canadians want Ottawa to stop classifying animals as property.

Ottawa's new housing agency Build Canada Homes will receive $13B to improve housing affordability. Matt Spoke says the only metric that matters is: can young Canadians afford a home?

Canada's EV industry is flailing. Experts say the industry is symptomatic of bigger problems.

MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is right to call for reform to the Ontario Liberal Party's voter rules and processes.

A Canadian just won the world's largest children's literature prize. Jon Klassen explains how his Canadian roots have informed his 'subtle, astute' children's stories. Read more: www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/05/13/c...

Canada sent $13.5M in humanitarian aid to Cuba this year. It has avoided blaming U.S. sanctions for the country's humanitarian crisis.

Canada's 2025 budget quietly explored joining Eurovision. It's more complicated than it sounds.

Canada has a drug for low female sexual desire. Few know it exists.