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Three people standing over a hospital bed with a dummy baby.

Canada shouldn’t mistake immigrant entrepreneurship for inclusion

A dollar coin is photographed close-up standing on edge on a glass table with it’s reflection below. Other dollar coins surround it, laying down.

Financial literacy needs a co-ordinator, not more pamphlets

Typewriter with the words “Letter to the Editor” typed on a sheet of paper.

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

A woman working on an aircraft engine.

The missing work of co-ordination in Canada’s skills ecosystem

A wide angle on Iqaluit from ridge above it in winter, under a mostly blue sky.

A northern university built on unstable ground

Mark Carney walking past a line of soldiers, including Canadian Rangers wearing their bright red hooded sweaters.

Northern infrastructure needs northern talent

A group of four students bundled up in the cold standing in front of a nondescript brick building.

Ontario must do more for international students seeking health care

Jean Augustine stands in front of a microphone raises her hands as if in victory, with a Canadian flag in the background.

Canada’s Black History Month at 30: Recognition, progress and the way forward

Cars park on the diagonal in front of a row of ornate brick shops that have interesting window patterns, some with curves at the top. A couple of the shops have striped awnings.

For P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income that is feasible and affordable

A woman using a smart phone to surf social networks. A computer is open and a cup of coffee is next to it.

Fight disinformation to strengthen our democracy

Des étudiants portant des sacs à dos marchent devant le bâtiment bas en briques rouges surmonté d'un panneau indiquant "syndicat des étudiants".

It’s time to restore pride in post-secondary institutions and immigration

A grey stone university building with young people cycling and walking past while one person in a pink coat sits in an archway posing for a photo.

Stronger boards can help universities adapt to challenging environments

The man is walking with several other people, all holding homemade signs that say “Students deserve the best education our…” (the rest is obscured) and “Honk to support…” and “We are out here because we cannot fit in our classrooms anymore.”

The problem with illusory autonomy in Saskatchewan’s education funding

Three elementary-age girls sitting at desks are smiling with their hands up to ask a question. The room is bright with tall windows.

Chronic student absenteeism will require serious investment

Picking a university or college? Better trust your gut

Illustration of a single wolf standing on a wide-open city street at night, looking at the towers twinkling in the distance. Part of the sky is bright yellow-orange.

The particularly Canadian “lone-wolf” tradition of studying the public service

La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec, Pascale Déry, répond à l’opposition lors de la période de questions, le jeudi 28 septembre 2023 à l’Assemblée nationale.

When the Quebec minister of higher education attacks university autonomy

The history of colonialism and slavery still impacts Black people in Canada

An Inukshuk is silhouetted against the last light of sunset.

Universities must uphold Indigenous rights to self-determine

Quebec’s move to force teaching French at McGill and Concordia could have dire consequences

Le Canada a besoin d’un programme national de repas à l’école.

A national school food program would do more than feed students

A closeup of an adult holding a baby while a hand reaches in to hold the baby’s hand.

The limitations of Quebec’s family policy

The end of the Quebec model in higher education?

Quebec’s university tuition policy is a loss for the province and the whole country

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