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EDITOR’S NOTE • IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S

COMMENTS • READERS WEIGH IN

GROWING THE RIGHT WAY • Three small business owners on the hard lessons behind sustainable growth

Here’s Where a CAA Career Can Take You

THE INTERVIEW • Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, has interviewed a lot of bad guys. She’s never seen one like Trump.

CAN CANADA LEAD THE NEXT ERA OF CANCER RESEARCH? • Cancer research is accelerating discoveries faster than ever before. Here’s how Canada is poised to take the lead.

Innovation In Canadian Supply Chains • Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, on how infrastructure, faster approvals and digital trade can give Canadian businesses an edge.

CIFFA Urges Federal Action on Trade and Supply Chain Challenges • CIFFA’s federal advocacy agenda focuses on border modernization, labour reform, and strategic investments to improve Canada’s trade competitiveness.

YMX: Canada’s First Integrated Aerospace Technology Park • Propelled by ADM Aéroports de Montréal, YMX is a leading technology park. With its world-class airport infrastructure, it provides a strategic space to innovate, design, test, manufacture, and commercialize current and future civil and defense aerospace products and technologies.

Why Trade Diversification Matters to Canada’s Competitiveness • As Canada expands its global trade relationships, resilient supply chains and strategic infrastructure will be key to long-term competitiveness.

Re-Freeze the Arctic Seas • Ocean ice isn’t going to magically reappear. Artificial flooding, courtesy of underwater drones, can bring some of it back.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Chip Changed My Life • I’m one of the first Canadian ALS patients to receive the buzzy N1 brain implant. Just call me “Robocop.”

Why a Bladder Cancer Diagnosis Shouldn’t Define A Patient’s Future • As bladder cancer patients seek to better understand their treatment options, Dr. Christina Canil discusses why understanding is critical to quality of life.

Why Connection Matters as Men Navigate Life’s Changes • Men’s Sheds offer practical ways to support belonging and wellbeing.

Safe Space • Thunderhead, Canada’s new national 2SLGBTQI+ monument, is a technicolour testament to the nation’s dark past

Canada Built a Global Cannabis Adavntage. Ottawa Should't Waste It.

THE NEW CANADIAN CANON • The 50 most iconic films, books, albums and TV shows of the century so far

Canada’s Trade Ambitions Need More Than Trade Deals • Barriers to women’s access to finance can weaken markets for Canadian exports. A model pioneered in Niger shows how they can be overcome.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: Building a Stronger Canada • The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), reflects on women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, and creating pathways for future generations.

How Canadian Tech Is Turning Complexity Into Clarity • Canchek and Onyen show how Canadian technology can solve difficult business problems without adding more complexity.

Walking the Talk — How the United Nations Association in Canada Leads from Within • The United Nations Association in Canada inspiring change by encouraging female participation and growth within their organization.

THE $300-MILLION CON MAN • Greg Martel’s victims thought they were getting rich off Canada’s housing boom. Instead they lost everything. Will the notorious Ponzi schemer ever face...