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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

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

Animated figures gathered around a table.

Empowering civil society and Indigenous communities in higher education decision making

An animated series of paddlers and canoes.

Honouring Indigenous self-determination by applying parallel paths

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

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

Head of a person filled with swirls of colours.

The dangerous rush for Indigenous identity policies at universities

Des passants traversent une intersection animée au centre-ville, sous un ciel gris. Les immeubles environnants, dont un avec le logo de Google, se reflètent dans une flaque d’eau au premier plan. Les décorations lumineuses des arbres évoquent la période des Fêtes.

Quebec since 1995: decline or progress?

The sudden vacuum in the fight against environmental crime and corruption

Dozens of purple flags about the size of a palm of a hand cover a rectangular grassy area with a line of bare trees and a row of benches.

A “moonshot” at regulating psychoactive substances for public-health benefits

The metal crest is ornate with elements that include depictions of the fleur-de-lys, a harp, maple leaves, the Union Jack flag and a crown at the top.

UCP cuts to Alberta Legal Aid will hurt the most vulnerable

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

Abstract human heads.

Embedded researchers can drive real change in mental health systems

A line of redcoats marching in front of a burning building.

Why are younger Canadians more susceptible to Trump and the lure of the 51st state?

Dozens of workers carrying signs and union flags.

It’s time to put Canada’s employment insurance program on solid footing

A woman holds up her hands with a message reading “Stop the war” written in black ink in her palms.

Canadian media need to more carefully consider op-eds on the Mideast

A silhouetted woman in front of two landscape paintings. 

Canada’s overzealous copyright law deprives us of our own cultural heritage

A large holy cross is depicted in the brick pattern of the one-storey school.

Calls to defund Ontario’s Catholic schools are contradictory and impractical

A bearded man holds a pink and blue sign saying “Keep schools safe for trans kids.”

The pernicious effects of transphobia on campus

A hand holding a blue and pink sign saying “Protect trans kids!” with other signs out of focus in the fore and background.

The fight for trans rights is a women’s rights issue

It is too easy to make Quebec the villain

The student wearing a gown and cap is seen in silhouette against a cloudy sky with patches of blue.

Why Canada should do more to keep international students

As a new immigrant to Canada, I know it will survive Trump’s threats

Une femme âgée utilisant un déambulateur se fraye un chemin dans une allée avec des conserves. La femme porte un manteau d'hiver brun foncé jusqu'aux genoux.

Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

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