Are Canadians suffering a crisis of trust?
A new scholarly network will explore how engineers, scientists, and researchers can find ways of embedding trust into the technologies they are currently building.
Time to fix the inequity in Canadian research council grants
The federal government should overhaul Canada’s granting agencies with an equity lens for a healthier and more robust research ecosystem that would benefit everyone.
AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now
The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to cause very serious public harm, should they so wish.
Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector
The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work on a new plan.
Advocates call on Liberals to show leadership to protect queer and trans students as ‘parental rights’ slogans take root across Canada
Liberals are using a ‘piecemeal approach and token comments’ to combat rising anti-LGBTQ hate, underestimating the growth and influence of far-right organizing in Canada, says Fae Johnstone.
Exploitation of international students a consequence of using sector as economic driver, says advocate
The Canada Border Services Agency has laid charges against an India-based education consultant ‘for his involvement in providing fake Canadian college admission letters to numerous students.’
There is more to the malaise in the education system than funding: Tom McElroy
Re: “Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, April 17, letter to the editor). There is more to the malaise in the education system than funding. We used to have schools that educated people. Now we have a system that just pushes them through. The value of a high school education, […]
Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new budget will hurt students. No matter how you look at the numbers, the Ford government is letting schools fall further behind. School boards across Ontario have been clear: cutting pandemic education funding will mean less support for kids that need it. Ford’s budget cuts that funding by nearly $1-billion, even […]
‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: House committee tackles improving Indigenous graduation rates
‘Self-determination is the key out of this mess,’ said Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu during her March 6 committee appearance.
Canadians want more workforce training at post-secondary institutes
Governments need to step up to make training accessible, affordable, and timely.
