The controversy over the misuse of Jordan’s Principle has been used to justify cuts to services, when the real problem is a deep, systemic gap in services for First Nations children.
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Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.
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Chercheur postdoctoral, Department of Political Science, McGill University, McGill University
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Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
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PhD student in Machine Learning, McGill University
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Professor of Information Systems, McGill University
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Research Professor, Experimental Sciences & Mathematics, ICREA; McGill University
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Associate Professor, Division of Dermatology, McGill University, McGill University
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James McGill Professor, McGill University
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Graduate researcher, Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
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Assistant Professor. Department of Medicine. McGill University, McGill University
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PhD Candidate and Lecturer, Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University
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PhD Student in English, McGill University
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Assistant Professor, Biomedical Ethics, McGill University
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Associate Professor, Computer Science, McGill University
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Affiliate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
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Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University