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A woman facetimes with her family from her home in St. John’s, NL, in 2017. She was separated from her niece, her husband and their two children, who were in southern India. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

June 18, 2025

World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families — and Canada’s economy

Christina Clark-Kazak, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

On World Refugee Day, we call on the Canadian government to end the bureaucratic limbo causing family separation

Nelson Mandela greets people as he walks with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on his arrival in Ottawa, June 17, 1990, for a three-day visit to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Wm. DeKay

March 3, 2024

Brian Mulroney’s tough stand against apartheid is one of his most important legacies

Peter Loewen, University of Toronto

Brian Mulroney’s role in the campaign against apartheid in South Africa can teach us how Canadian foreign policy can be done effectively.

Brian Mulroney greets Canada Day crowds on Parliament Hill in 1991. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

March 1, 2024

Brian Mulroney, champion of free trade, brought Canada closer to the U.S. during his reign as prime minister

Thomas Klassen, York University, Canada

The death of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney will lead to a wide examination of his legacy. A lasting policy of the Mulroney regime is free trade with the United States.

Hockey Canada officials appear at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa in July 2022, as it looked into how Hockey Canada handled allegations of sexual assault and a subsequent lawsuit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

August 17, 2022

What’s the point of parliamentary committees probing entities like Rogers and Hockey Canada?

Jonathan Malloy, Carleton University

Parliamentary committees do substantive work. But their focus should be government, not external entities.

Security experts can provide valuable information on vulnerabilities that could be exploited in cyberattacks. (Alexandre Debiève/Unsplash)

July 28, 2021

As cyberattacks skyrocket, Canada needs to work with — and not hinder — cybersecurity experts

Yuan Stevens, Toronto Metropolitan University and Stephanie Tran, Toronto Metropolitan University

Cyberattacks are on the rise. Canada needs to work with cybersecurity experts to enable them to identify and address security vulnerabilities.

Canada’s Indigenous leaders are concerned that the federal government’s promised support to help First Nations, Inuit and Métis people deal with the impacts of COVID-19 may not be sufficient. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, second from right, makes the point during a news conference in Ottawa with First Nations leaders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

July 14, 2020

Indigenous communities at increased risk during the coronavirus pandemic

Anne Levesque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Sophie Thériault, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Measures to control the spread of COVID-19 within Indigenous communities represent less than one per cent of Canada’s funding to limit the impacts of the virus.

A rally on March 12 at York University to call for the repeal of Section 38-1-C. Laura Bisaillon

May 13, 2018

Finally, some changes to health‑based discrimination in Canadian immigration law

Laura Bisaillon, University of Toronto

Immigration Minister Hussen recently announced changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act helping to remove health discrimination in immigration. However, we have a long way to go still.

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