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Over the next 25 years, global infrastructure investment will nearly double to address concerns over future-proofing, decarbonising and modernising existing buildings, roads and the power supplies serving the world’s communities. Photostar72/Shutterstock

How do governance frameworks operate and what can major public projects gain from them?

A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.
One of the proposed benefits of Alto is that electrified, high-speed rail will help Canada reduce emissions and meet its climate targets. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Proposed high‑speed rail will not make a big dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

A high-speed rail line could operate without producing significant emissions. But this doesn’t mean it would substantially help Canada’s mitigation efforts.
A view of Portrait of Lawyer Hugo Simons, by Otto Dix, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The work was offered to the MMFA by the Simons family for half its price in 1992, as a token of appreciation to their host city. (Monika Wright, 2023)

Two portraits, two destinies: How Otto Dix’s works ended up in Canadian museums

The presence of two portraits by German artist Otto Dix in Canadian museum collections is difficult to explain outside of the context of Nazi occupation and spoliation.
Rehabilitation is not just a physical return to work, but also includes psychological, social, and migratory issues. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Workplace injuries: Why immigrants take longer to recover

Immigrants face a double challenge when they are injured at work — healing and making their voices heard in a system that struggles to recognize their experiences.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims’ senior advocacy officer Fatema Abdalla read the survivor’s statement about what happened at a news conference last week. ‘I don’t feel safe for my daughters,’ the statement reads, ‘all of whom wear hijab.’ NCCM/Instagram

Violent attempt to set fire to Muslim woman in Ajax exposes persistent Islamophobia in Canada

An attack on a hijab-wearing woman in Ajax, Ont. reveals a pattern of Islamophobia. Racism plus changing demographics and anti-hijab policies can contribute to how Muslim women are seen in public spaces.
Legislation and scrutiny of ‘fraudulent marriage’ subtly position romance as a proxy to assess narrow liberal ideals. (Shutterstock)

How narrow views of romance inform which marriages are seen as legitimate

Numerous countries, including Canada, have laws against what are deemed fraudulent marriages, and immigrants are often made to prove the legitimacy of their love. This article examines the politics laden in the surveillance of romance.
Kindergarten teacher Haniyfa Scott gives a lesson during class in Montreal, April 4, 2019. Québec’s Bill 21 bans the wearing of religious symbols for new government placed employees within schools, the courts and law enforcement. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

Québec’s religious symbols law: Appealing to the Supreme Court for real rights under the Charter

Despite a finding by the Québec Superior Court that Bill 21 has a cruel and dehumanizing impact on Muslim women, the law has survived. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear challenges to it.
Mycotourism combines mushroom foraging in natural habitats with culinary traditions and rural culture, offering a unique experience distinct from traditional tourism. (Shutterstock)

Rural communities in Québec are embracing ‘mushroom tourism’ to boost local economies

Mycotourism (mushroom tourism) merges nature, culinary experiences and rural traditions. Quebec’s growth in this niche is notable, yet it remains relatively unknown.
In Canada, urban studies is just over 50 years old. In this respect, the field is still in the process of defining itself. (Shutterstock)

Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different

Urban studies is a relatively new academic field of study. This raises the question of what the field actually is.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, wearing a ‘Canada Is Not For Sale’ hat, speaks as he arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes

Canada’s survival faces challenges not only from the U.S., but from within: fraying internal alliances and elite detachment from economic and demographic realities.
Cultivated organic soil in the Montérégie region under irrigated lettuce crops. (Karolane Bourdon)

Fertile land for growing vegetables is at risk — but a scientific discovery could turn the tide

Organic soils, one of the pillars of Québec’s food self-sufficiency, could disappear within 50 years. Fortunately, the application of straw or wood chips could regenerate these soils.
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. The court is hearing the case R v. Kloubakov of the constitutionality of Canada’s prostitution laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Supreme Court hears case on Canada’s prostitution laws

A case before the Supreme Court of Canada could determine the constitutionality of the country’s prostitution law and statutes that criminalize third parties who benefit financially from the sex trade.

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