{"id":2,"date":"2026-06-01T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbc.vipdev.lndo.site\/en-tl\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:14:10","slug":"rbc-thought-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"RBC Thought Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#f3f7f8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t mob-pad-t-dbl pad-b mob-pad-b-dbl\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div\n\tid=\"tl-fpb-1\"\n\tstyle=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Blog-Image-Template-NEW_Banner-wide-mckinsey-rbc.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=4096);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;min-height:737px\" class=\"tl-featured-post-banner wp-block-rbc-thought-leadership-blocks-featured-post-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__gradient\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"tl-pill tl-pill--banner\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tGeopolitics, Trade and the Economy\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\/canadas-new-capital-playbook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCanada&#8217;s New Capital Playbook\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tHow five key sectors show what&#8217;s possible\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"tl-featured-post-banner__read-more\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\/canadas-new-capital-playbook\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-info-box mar-t-dbl mob-mar-t-dbl mar-b-dbl mob-mar-b-dbl has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-78fa14a9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-rbc-thought-leadership\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">RBC Thought Leadership<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">RBC Thought Leadership&nbsp;produces actionable insights to help business leaders and policymakers make informed decisions in a changing world. We are laser focused on the biggest issues shaping Canada, including geopolitics, trade, AI, energy, agriculture, skills and housing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-latest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\">The Latest<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"most-recent-by-taxonomy-jscroll jscroll-wrapper\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-most-recent-by-taxonomy most-recent-by-taxonomy-is-template-type-5\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8858\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP4_Banner-wide-copy-2.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI, Technology and Innovation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/canadas-biotech-challenge\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada&#8217;s Biotech Challenge\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Canadian medical research has produced breakthrough after breakthrough. But too often, the companies behind the science scale elsewhere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8792\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI, Technology and Innovation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/license-to-build-unlocking-canadas-data-centre-potential\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLicense to build: Unlocking Canada\u2019s data centre potential\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">As Canada pursues a data centre build out, a framework has emerged focusing on three key pillars: power, price and permission. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8746\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/CC-9.24_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 52% 5%;\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/climate-action\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClimate Action\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/climate-action\/climate-crunch-affordability-and-ac-trump-ai-and-9-other-hot-takes-from-nycw\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClimate Crunch: Affordability and AC trump AI\u2014and 9 other hot takes from NYCW\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Transition to clean energy has shielded the world from a major energy crisis<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8715\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Disruptors-S11-EP-3-WEB-BANNER_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAI, Technology and Innovation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/two-middle-powers-one-ai-bet-canada-and-germanys-tech-alliance\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTwo Middle Powers, One AI Bet: Canada and Germany&#8217;s Tech Alliance\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">This episode of Disruptors was recorded live at ALL IN 2026 in Montreal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8619\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Investment-Summit-Takeaways-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGeopolitics, Trade and the Economy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\/sealing-the-deals-10-takeaways-from-the-canada-investment-summit\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSealing the Deals: 10 takeaways from the Canada Investment Summit\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">The summit sent a new message to the world: Canada has capital ambitions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"8631\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/TZ-9.18.26_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-pill-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\" class=\"tl-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGeopolitics, Trade and the Economy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/geopolitics-trade-and-the-economy\/trade-zone-grappling-with-yet-another-critical-commodity-shortage\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTrade Zone: Grappling with yet another critical commodity shortage\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Plus: A look at Canada\u2019s trade relationship with the EU <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infinite-handle rbc-load-more-button-container text-center mob-pad-t-hlf pad-t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/?current_page=2\" class=\"btn tertiary mar-t-0 rbc-load-more\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLoad More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Different markup between back-end server side render and front-end -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"category-results text-center mar-t-hlf text-xs\"><span>1<\/span> of 102<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-dbl mob-pad-t-dbl pad-b-dbl mob-pad-b-dbl\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 id=\"h-topics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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