Laura Nilson Laura Nilson is a professor of biology at McGill University and associate dean (graduate education) in the faculty of science.

Advocates were rightly frustrated when the federal government revealed earlier this year that the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to begin in 2025 will lift only about 25,000 people with disabilities ...

Following the last Quebec election in October 2022, many analysts once again predicted the demise of the Parti Québécois. The party had achieved its worst result since its foundation, garnering barely ...

OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand is poised to table a report revealing a multi-billion-dollar surplus in the public-service pension plan at a time when the government is struggling to ...

OTTAWA – Canada’s ballooning public service has been bracing for spending and job cuts, and now unions are sounding the alarm that they are coming. With the federal deficit larger than anticipated, ...

Following a historically sharp increase in immigration levels to Canada after the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s migration policies are shifting course under the most significant changes seen in decades.

The practice of changing the clocks is a historical legacy that no longer has any raison d’être. It’s not a question of opinion or personal preference, but of public health and scientific evidence. In ...

As we watch negotiations at the COP29 climate change conference and mark the one-year anniversary of Canada’s pledge to triple its nuclear capacity by 2050, the reality would appear to be clear: there ...

Alexi White Alexi White is director of systems change at Maytree.He leads the organization’s efforts to change social systems so that they respect, protect, and fulfill everyone’s economic and social ...

As the Canadian government considers how to structure and implement its promised ban of imports made with forced labour, it is important that policymakers take specific steps to ensure that any new ...

The October decision by the Law Society of Alberta concerning former justice minister Kaycee Madu is deeply troubling, not only because it dismisses the realities of racial profiling but also because ...

Democracy rests on a delicate balance. It’s about giving voters choices, in the hope that they won’t opt for political forces that run counter to freedom, social justice and rights. The secret lies in ...