Birthright citizenship has become a point of debate as some governments adopt more restrictive policies aimed at limiting access to citizenship for some migrants.
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As Canada contemplates major changes to points-based immigration, it has a historic opportunity to right ageist wrongs.
For years, people known as the ‘lost Canadians’ pushed for changes that would address discriminatory provisions in the Citizenship Act. They succeeded, and now amendments are being considered.
Today’s immigrants — who mostly come from the Global South — face a system of ever more complex chutes and ladders when it comes to their status in Canada.
The current Canadian citizenship guide needs to be updated to more accurately reflect the truths about Canada’s past and present.
Canada’s goal of increasing immigration to drive economic growth could be hampered if borders remain closed due to COVID-19. How then can the country attract the best and brightest workers to Canada?
The extent to which schools foster political deliberation, engagement, understanding and empathy has far-reaching implications for our democracy.
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Dean, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Global Health Equity, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Dean of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor of Global Migration & Inequality, Dept. of Politics & Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of Critical Development Studies & Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor/Associate Director, Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, University of Toronto
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa