Weekly Deep Dive
Deep Dives
Long-form, bilingual, source-driven
Each week we take one important subject covered in the daily briefings and explain it in depth — the facts, the political arguments, the Quebec angle, and what to watch next.
Weekly briefings
- July 11, 2026
CUSMA, Tariffs and the Family Budget: Why Trade Policy Is Back at the Kitchen Table
Facts, perspectives, Quebec angle, family impact and what to watch on CUSMA, U.S. tariffs and Canada's trade posture.
- July 2, 2026
Canada's Real Trade Problem Isn't Trade. It's Dependence.
Canada still has CUSMA, but the renewal fight exposes a bigger problem: Canada's economy is too dependent on one customer. What the CUSMA review means for jobs, investment, and Canada's leverage at home.
- June 27, 2026
After the Montreal Shooting: What Community Safety Requires Now
Facts, perspectives, Quebec angle, family impact and what to watch after the Côte-des-Neiges shooting.
- June 20, 2026
Bill C-9 After Royal Assent: What Changes Now?
After royal assent on June 18 and a July 18, 2026 in-force date, the focus shifts from Parliament to enforcement, Quebec implementation and family impact.
- June 18, 2026 Updated
Bill C-9: Canada's New Hate Law Raises a Hard Question
A reference-style explainer on what Bill C-9 changes, what laws already exist, why parties split over it, and how enforcement may work.
- June 13, 2026
Relief or reform? When does public spending actually make life more affordable?
How families can tell whether a government program delivers genuine relief or merely postpones structural reform — with a practical seven-question test.
- June 7, 2026
Bill 21 and the Battle Over Quebec Identity
How Quebec's secularism law grew out of the Quiet Revolution, became a national constitutional dispute and could shape the October 5, 2026 election.
- June 6, 2026
Recession or resilience? How can Canada's economy look weak while jobs rise?
Canada's GDP looks weak while employment numbers climb. Both can be true at once — and the gap explains much of this week's political debate.