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The building is several storeys high with walls that curve into a couple of semi-circles. It’s covered in textured concrete.

Aboriginal identity should be confirmed before applications reach universities

Two young women in front of a series of protest signs saying “I can’t breathe” and “Murder is murder” among others with the Parliament clock tower in the background.

Is addressing anti-Black racism in Canada still a policy priority?

The fix for pretendianism in academia requires Indigenous involvement

Four high-rise buildings are clustered together with small balconies filled with flower pots, chairs, etc.

The housing crisis is made worse by a policy mismatch

Poilievre is smiling as he stands in the middle of a room filled with seated people. A few of them hold signs saying “change.” Poilievre looks relaxed in a dark blue suit and white shirt. He has a mic to his mouth.

Voters must not allow Poilievre to import Trump’s war on science

Protesters hold up signs demanding the release of Dr. Rasha Alawieh with messages like “her visa was valid.”

As the U.S. closes doors to scholars, Canada fumbles a chance to welcome them

Protesters stand behind a banner with a hand-drawn Statue of Liberty and with the slogan “Science not silence” written on it.

Why academics must speak out against Trump and disinformation

A nurse is holding the arm of a young blond girl in a clinic while another adult looks on. 

Education has an important role to play in overcoming vaccine hesitancy

Multi-coloured car illustrations hang on a wall above small lockers with baskets and backpacks in a daycare in Langley, B.C.

Building an anti-racist child-care system in Canada

The unfair barriers to public university education

Students walk on the University of Manitoba campus in winter in front of a four-storey limestone clad building.

Post-secondary institutions have no choice but to rely on China for funds

Universities need to rethink efforts to create impact in their communities

Canada needs to change the focus of its education aid to South Asia

A woman leads a small classroom of adult students.

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

Middle-aged white man points to paper plans as three younger white workers (two men, one woman) look on. They are all wearing fluorescent green safety vests, standing near a brick building with scaffolding.

Could Quebec’s skills training model help solve Canada’s labour shortage?

Le Québec doit continuer de miser sur les CPE

Recruiting and training is the number one concern for SMEs

Democratic life and the generational implications of pandemic school closures

In God’s name

L’école privée au Québec : moteur d’un système à plusieurs vitesses

Remodelling the ivory tower to help solve the climate crisis

Give parents a choice in child care

Defending against disinformation

Two small children laying among building blocks and looking through blocks with holes in them.

Four ideas to make Quebec’s child-care system a model for all of Canada

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