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The boreal forest is always changing: when disaster strikes - be it fire, moose, insects, or other perils - a forest that recovers on its own is forever changed, and often more resilient. Forester Malcolm F. Squires argues that, if we don't change our views to fit this reality, we may be conditioning the boreal forest for future disaster.

Today, mainstream agriculture pushes excess food while depleting soil, water, air, and energy instead of growing just enough for adequate, healthy consumption.

Rocked by extremely public scandals at the highest levels of power, the Canadian Senate is an institution on the defensive. As the upper chamber starts to look more and more like a comfortable private club for has-beens, the real scandal is that the Senate exists at all.

Irresponsible Government examines the failure of modern elected representatives to hold the government to account, and the erosion of parliamentary principles, which has led to the power imbalances plaguing modern government, all with a view on restoring accountability to Canadian politics.

Defence procurement in Canada is a mess, with hundreds of millions of dollars being routinely wasted, despite which the Canadian Armed Forces is woefully underequipped and lacking crucial capacity. Charlie Foxtrot shows why past governments failed so spectacularly to efficiently equip and manage the CAF, and how to change that.

As Sir John A. Macdonald intended, throughout Canada's history, the federal government has been the primary force in nation-building and crisis response. Because of its ability to represent all Canadians, John Boyko argues forcefully that Ottawa, not the provinces, must be recognized as the nation's voice.

Paula Mallea sets out suggestions for a complete overhaul of Canada's incarceration model of criminal justice. In its current state, incarceration promotes recidivism and jeopardizes public safety, is highly discriminatory, and is ruinously expensive.