Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour
The federal student program remains ‘a key recruitment priority’ says the government, as it looks to shrink Canada’s public sector.
Liberals’ Ottawa Pride boycott sparks further division, concerns over conditional solidarity
While some Liberals say they found their party’s decision to withdraw ‘distressing,’ others say it was the right call in the response to a ‘complete diversion from what Capital Pride should be focusing on.’
Optimism and honesty are back on the menu
After 248 years of shutting women out of the White House, it’s past time to put a lady of distinction in charge of the United States.
Misogyny rears its ugly head in U.S. presidential race
If history is any indication, Kamala Harris will face an onslaught of attacks about her gender.
An opportunity to fulfill a promise: the Canada Disability Benefit
The Canada Disability Benefit Act was passed unanimously in Parliament with all-party support. It is every party’s responsibility to fulfill its promise.
Witness says she’ll return if invited after fracas at House Status of Women Committee, it’s more important than ‘petty politics’
Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to allow witnesses to return to speak after a disastrous House committee meeting on July 31.
House Status of Women Committee should learn from fracas
The Conservatives may be playing politics with this committee, but the Liberals and the NDP MPs should have known better. Canadians are always watching, especially when things go off the rails.
‘The trust has been broken’: accountability for racism in PCO requires resignations, says Black Class Action lead Thompson
The Privy Council Office can’t be relied on to get its own affairs in order after a damning internal report detailing a culture of racism and workplace discrimination, says a coalition of federal employees and civil society groups.
Why Emancipation Day matters
Aug. 1 is an occasion to reflect, educate, and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination, which has roots in slavery.
Islamic scholars need to combat female genital mutilation
The victims are overwhelmingly Muslims, and most who do this to their girl children are convinced that it is an Islamic practice, or even a religious obligation.
