Canada

New minority government sitting in the hot seat

Last month, almost 18 million Canadians exercised their democratic right and voted in the federal election.Continue...

Canadian female politicians deserve better recognition and support

Based on the rate at which women are being elected to Canadian Parliament, it’ll be another 83 years before the House of Commons achieves gender parity.Continue...

Confronting our own racial bias fosters true multiculturalism

Canada is multicultural: it’s written into our laws, it’s touted worldwide as our strength, and it’s a way of life Canadians have embraced since it became official policy in 1988.Continue...

Society needs oil and gas, and Canada needs to provide it

Our society urgently needs to address the climate crisis, and a big part of that solution involves using Canada’s abundance of oil and gas.Continue...

Canada’s university admissions process fails to make the grade

Though Canada doesn’t currently face the same bribery challenges levied against U.S. colleges, our own host of inequities are inherent in our university application system.Continue...

For Canada, being the ‘nice guy’ isn’t enough

Sometimes the good guy doesn’t finish last. In the case of The New York Times ’ recent opinion piece glorifying Canada as a moral leader of the free world, this certainly rings true.Continue...

Canada’s food guide amplifies student health concerns

It’s difficult to prioritize fresh-pressed juice and other healthy alternatives when you’re thinking about where your next meal is coming from.Continue...

Queen’s prof breaks down startling IPCC climate change report

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned the international community about the increasingly severe—and imminent—consequences of global climate change.

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'O Canada' lyric change is necessary for positive progress

It’s essential that we’re able to re-evaluate who we are as time goes on.Continue...

Riding with a cause

Standing on the podium at the Hilton hotel in Quebec City in November of 2015, Curtis Carmichael seemed to have a pretty keen sense of where his future was headed.Continue...

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