Fast-tracking past justice: why the Major Projects Office threatens real reconciliation
The pressure to ‘fast track’ projects transparently signals workarounds to avoid legal obligations around Indigenous consultation, placing advisers in an untenable position.
Broken promises and the need to move towards reconciliation
With each new and re-elected prime minister, Indigenous Peoples hear more promises. It does not take long at all for these promises to be broken.
True reconciliation requires remembering and learning from our country’s history
While the Government of Canada has taken important steps since the devastating policies that once removed Indigenous children from their families and communities, much work remains.
‘Keep that nation-to-nation concept strong,’ say Indigenous leaders, as Canada moves on major projects
David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, says ‘if you’re asking us to trust you, you should have no problem signing legal documents to ensure that the promise you’re making is real and will be kept.’
Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’
Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country.
University and College Research
U.S. war on science has ‘damaged’ Canada’s research ecosystem, but also offers opportunity, say university advocates
The gutting of science funding in the U.S. hurts research everywhere, including in Canada, says Gabriel Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada.
Canada must treat hydrogen as a strategic asset
As the government embarks on its first nation-building projects and prepares its inaugural budget, we face a pivotal moment—and hydrogen must be part of the plan.
Trust universities to lead Canada’s next wave of innovation
The talent, infrastructure, and ideas are here. What’s needed now is federal leadership that matches the scale of our ambitions.
Rebuilding our immigration system to attract the best and brightest
The decision last year to include graduate students in the federal study permit cap poses a serious limitation on this country’s capacity to conduct research.
