Lisa Ruth Brunner

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A six-year-old girl applauds with other new Canadians during a Canada Day citizenship ceremony in Calgary, on July 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada promised a new citizenship guide that better addresses reconciliation a decade ago. It still hasn’t arrived

Lisa Ruth Brunner, University of British Columbia

Ottawa has left the outdated 2009 Discover Canada booklet in place, pushing the work of teaching reconciliation to newcomers onto underfunded community educators.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons on Nov. 20, 2024. Trudeau says his government could have acted faster on reigning in immigration programs, after blaming “bad actors” for gaming the system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Migration experts scrutinize Justin Trudeau’s explanation for immigration cuts

Lisa Ruth Brunner, University of British Columbia and Capucine Coustere, Concordia University

Trudeau’s explanation paints an incomplete picture and perpetuates misleading narratives about Canada’s immigrant selection, higher education and asylum systems.
Some tech companies are using artificial intelligence to predict which international students will be assessed favourably by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada so schools know before issuing admission letters. (Shutterstock)

International study cap: How some private companies are marketing tech and AI solutions

Lisa Ruth Brunner, University of British Columbia

Private tech companies screening international students on behalf of public schools should be required to disclose more about their algorithms and training data.

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