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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says he 'welcomes Google’s work to include Inuktut in its roster of languages on Google Translate.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDY KNIGHTS | September 25, 2024
Developing a new approach to the way funding is allocated for key priorities can demonstrate that instead of competing with one another for resources, institutions can collaborate to advance Canada’s interests, writes Andy Knights. Pexels photograph by Christina Morillo
Opinion | BY ANDY KNIGHTS | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDY KNIGHTS | September 25, 2024
Developing a new approach to the way funding is allocated for key priorities can demonstrate that instead of competing with one another for resources, institutions can collaborate to advance Canada’s interests, writes Andy Knights. Pexels photograph by Christina Morillo
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Securing a sustainable future demands collaboration, expertise, and sustained funding, writes Bill Flanagan. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY BILL FLANAGAN | September 25, 2024
Securing a sustainable future demands collaboration, expertise, and sustained funding, writes Bill Flanagan. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer
Opinion | BY SABASTIAN KOPRICH | September 25, 2024
If Canada is serious about its path towards reconciliation, Métis people and our unique perspectives must be acknowledged and recognized so that colonization is not perpetuated in our communities via life-threatening health outcomes, writes Sabastian Koprich. Pexels photograph by Thirdman
Opinion | BY SABASTIAN KOPRICH | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY SABASTIAN KOPRICH | September 25, 2024
If Canada is serious about its path towards reconciliation, Métis people and our unique perspectives must be acknowledged and recognized so that colonization is not perpetuated in our communities via life-threatening health outcomes, writes Sabastian Koprich. Pexels photograph by Thirdman
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
We will only be able to weigh the risks of action or inaction when we have sufficient knowledge, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Unsplash photograph by Annie Spratt
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
We will only be able to weigh the risks of action or inaction when we have sufficient knowledge, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Unsplash photograph by Annie Spratt
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2024
On Jan. 16, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced a set of national security measures intended to protect Canadian research from falling into the hands of foreign entities that represent a security risk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 25, 2024
On Jan. 16, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced a set of national security measures intended to protect Canadian research from falling into the hands of foreign entities that represent a security risk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRAHAM CARR | September 15, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is pictured in Ottawa on July 23, 2021. The pandemic exposed serious operational shortcomings in Canada’s immigration programs. To correct this, we need to support IRCC’s implementation of the $430-million streamlined, digitized visa process promised in the April 2021 federal budget, writes Graham Carr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GRAHAM CARR | September 15, 2021
Opinion | BY GRAHAM CARR | September 15, 2021
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is pictured in Ottawa on July 23, 2021. The pandemic exposed serious operational shortcomings in Canada’s immigration programs. To correct this, we need to support IRCC’s implementation of the $430-million streamlined, digitized visa process promised in the April 2021 federal budget, writes Graham Carr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
If we rewind to a time before terms like ‘social distancing’ and ‘flattening the curve’ were commonplace in Canada, data shows us there was already a mental health crisis growing across Canadian campuses well before the pandemic. Leading into the 2021-22 school year, it’s time for governments of all levels to make up for lost time and intervene in the post-secondary mental health crisis, write Marley Gillies and Kalin McCluskey. Unsplash photograph by Heike Trautmann
If we rewind to a time before terms like ‘social distancing’ and ‘flattening the curve’ were commonplace in Canada, data shows us there was already a mental health crisis growing across Canadian campuses well before the pandemic. Leading into the 2021-22 school year, it’s time for governments of all levels to make up for lost time and intervene in the post-secondary mental health crisis, write Marley Gillies and Kalin McCluskey. Unsplash photograph by Heike Trautmann
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 8, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 8, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | September 8, 2021
Leadership is needed in the policy discourse around child and family recovery, and establishing a non-partisan federal accountability office for children and youth could help co-ordinate policy across federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions, write Emily Gruenwoldt and Lisa Wolff. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Leadership is needed in the policy discourse around child and family recovery, and establishing a non-partisan federal accountability office for children and youth could help co-ordinate policy across federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions, write Emily Gruenwoldt and Lisa Wolff. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
There is no question that sustaining the mental health of our students requires a national strategy that involves partnerships between universities and public actors at all levels of government, write Cheryl Regehr, Christopher P. Manfredi, and Andrew J. Szeri. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
There is no question that sustaining the mental health of our students requires a national strategy that involves partnerships between universities and public actors at all levels of government, write Cheryl Regehr, Christopher P. Manfredi, and Andrew J. Szeri. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 28, 2021
Joel Etienne will run for the Conservative Party in York Centre in the next election. The riding was last held by a Conservative MP between 2011 and 2015. It is currently represented by Liberal MP Ya'ara Saks. Photograph courtesy of Facebook, Joel Etienne
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 28, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 28, 2021
Joel Etienne will run for the Conservative Party in York Centre in the next election. The riding was last held by a Conservative MP between 2011 and 2015. It is currently represented by Liberal MP Ya'ara Saks. Photograph courtesy of Facebook, Joel Etienne
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 26, 2021
Conservative Party Members in York Centre, Ont., are voting to select either Julius Tiangson, left, or Joel Etienne as the party's next candidate in the riding. Photographs courtesy of Facebook
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 26, 2021
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 26, 2021
Conservative Party Members in York Centre, Ont., are voting to select either Julius Tiangson, left, or Joel Etienne as the party's next candidate in the riding. Photographs courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | March 25, 2021
Somewhere around a quarter of Canadian PhD graduates from University of Toronto and University of British Columbia work abroad, according to research from the Council of Canadian Academies. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | March 25, 2021
Opinion | BY JOHN HEPBURN | March 25, 2021
Somewhere around a quarter of Canadian PhD graduates from University of Toronto and University of British Columbia work abroad, according to research from the Council of Canadian Academies. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 15, 2021
Good, reliable facilities help attract and keep the best faculty, researchers, and students from around the world. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 15, 2021
Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 15, 2021
Good, reliable facilities help attract and keep the best faculty, researchers, and students from around the world. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY ALEJANDRO ADEM | February 17, 2021
In a crisis year when science and systemic racism were such top-of-mind concerns, it hardly seems necessary to reiterate the critical importance of creating a broadly based, inclusive society. Yet those of us working in the research world must continue to reflect on how our own institutions and practices can be part of the solution, writes Alejandro Adem. Photograph courtesy of Mike Chai/Pexels
Opinion | BY ALEJANDRO ADEM | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY ALEJANDRO ADEM | February 17, 2021
In a crisis year when science and systemic racism were such top-of-mind concerns, it hardly seems necessary to reiterate the critical importance of creating a broadly based, inclusive society. Yet those of us working in the research world must continue to reflect on how our own institutions and practices can be part of the solution, writes Alejandro Adem. Photograph courtesy of Mike Chai/Pexels
Opinion | BY ANN-LOUISE DAVIDSON | February 17, 2021
Universities must make conscious efforts to bring together various instances of innovation on campuses with the purpose of offering opportunities for creative collisions that can help foster a nation of much-needed innovators, write Ann-Louise Davidson and Nadia Bhuiyan. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY ANN-LOUISE DAVIDSON | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY ANN-LOUISE DAVIDSON | February 17, 2021
Universities must make conscious efforts to bring together various instances of innovation on campuses with the purpose of offering opportunities for creative collisions that can help foster a nation of much-needed innovators, write Ann-Louise Davidson and Nadia Bhuiyan. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR | January 27, 2021
Governments and businesses must invest in the fundamental and applied research of new ideas to solve ever-evolving challenges—something the Liberal government and new Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in July 2020, will need to keep in mind, writes Feridun Hamdullahpur, president of University of Waterloo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR | January 27, 2021
Opinion | BY FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR | January 27, 2021
Governments and businesses must invest in the fundamental and applied research of new ideas to solve ever-evolving challenges—something the Liberal government and new Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in July 2020, will need to keep in mind, writes Feridun Hamdullahpur, president of University of Waterloo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade