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A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

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Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

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Empowering civil society and Indigenous communities in higher education decision making

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Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

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How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

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The dangerous rush for Indigenous identity policies at universities

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Quebec since 1995: decline or progress?

Work skills must be central to Canadian immigration efforts

Community health hubs could provide sorely missing primary care

Is birth tourism about to return now that travel restrictions have been lifted?

Polarisation, action climatique et subvention : le cas canadien

The federal dental plan may fall short of expectations

Public opinion on migration could sour amid food insecurity and climate change

How to realistically elevate the status of Indigenous languages

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Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform

Universities need to rethink efforts to create impact in their communities

Climate resilience will need a federal, enforceable framework

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Improving equity, diversity and inclusion needs more than just lip service in education

Bill 21 offends the constitutional doctrine of neutrality to religion

Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes

An Indigenous public art sculpture by Chris Paul titled Salish Sea is silhouetted at sunrise along the Oak Bay Marina walkway in the greater Victoria municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia on Vancouver Island on October 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Don Denton

Rights and traditions will define Indigenous governance of the future

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

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We’re divided, but are Canadians really more polarized?

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