Curbing international students not the answer to Canada’s housing crisis
It would be harmful to address the housing shortage by curtailing the number of international scholars studying at our universities, especially when they contribute so much to our society.
Are Canadians suffering a crisis of trust?
A new scholarly network will explore how engineers, scientists, and researchers can find ways of embedding trust into the technologies they are currently building.
Time to fix the inequity in Canadian research council grants
The federal government should overhaul Canada’s granting agencies with an equity lens for a healthier and more robust research ecosystem that would benefit everyone.
AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now
The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to cause very serious public harm, should they so wish.
More than a sleepy bureaucratic town, Ottawa is shaping up to be a vibrant life sciences research hub
Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions and hospital-affiliated research institutes employ more than 6,500 researchers and clinicians, attracting more than $380-million in research funding each year.
Closing Canada’s skills gaps starts at the post-secondary level
As the nature of work changes, learning experiences outside the classroom—and outside the country—are now more relevant than ever.
Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research
Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector
The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work on a new plan.
‘NIMBY’-ism a topic of discussion at housing and transit conference in wake of Poilievre’s new housing plan
Pierre Poilievre’s hard-nosed approach to cities was not lost on city councillors, housing experts, and transit agency representatives who met in Ottawa this week.
Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness
If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of a strong national GDP are probably not going to like the outcome.
