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Author Archives: Seth Forward
Seth Forward is a Montreal-based journalist with bylines in The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun and other publications. Seth has reported from Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. He won the 2024 Ma Murray Community Newspaper Business Writing Award. Seth holds a BA in history from Trent University and a Certificate in journalism from Langara College.
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‘Not only a question of being backward’: How Canadian ports need to change
As Ottawa chases new trade markets, Canada’s ports need major investment and automation to ‘answer the changing supply chain’
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EU-Canada rhetoric on critical minerals exceeds firm commitments: sources
‘Each summit we say ‘critical minerals, critical minerals,’ then the money does not come … it’s only talk’: Stéphane Dion
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From cellblock to workshop
As Correctional Services Canada cuts funding for programs that help inmates, a Montreal trades shop shows what’s at stake
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Lobbying commissioner fails to act on 32,000 lobbying violations
Commissioner’s weak enforcement powers and track record foster a culture of impunity, says government watchdog
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From three seats to government: The rise of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Four years after leading the PQ to its worst-ever result, St-Pierre Plamondon is about to be premier. Experts say his determination got him there
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Making sense of the U.S., Denmark and Greenland’s new security deal
In January, Trump threatened to invade Greenland. In September, the island signed a ‘permanent’ security deal with the U.S. What gives?
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The skilled trades boom — and bottleneck
A century-old system for training Canada’s tradespeople is struggling to keep pace with growing demand
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Canada’s population is growing, contrary to earlier data
Revised population data from Statistics Canada ‘takes shine off recent GDP growth estimates’, bank economist says
Posted inEnergy & Environment
In cod we trust
As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lost