The North
Anti-harassment bill passes: a first step, but an essential one
Harassment and violence have no place at work or anywhere else. People have been coming forward to share their experiences inspired by the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, and the high-profile cases involving well-known public figures have helped those affected by these pervasive behaviours bring their stories forward to be heard. But no one is […]
PPS to begin collective bargaining with security officers’ unions after labour board ruling
There’s light at the end of the tunnel of the almost 18-month-long labour standoff between the Parliamentary Protective Service and the unions representing officers after a recent federal labour board ruling ordered the employer to go to the bargaining table. On Oct. 10, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board issued its decision […]
We must go from Inuit exclusion to self-determination in research
Inuit are one of the most researched peoples in the world. We are also one of the fastest-growing populations, yet the number of peer-reviewed publications and dissertations that focus on Inuit and Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland, has outpaced the rate of our population growth by a wide margin. In 1996 there was one publication […]
Time for action on neglected Naylor report advice
OTTAWA—As the Trudeau government gears up for the coming election year, recommendations from the 2017 expert panel on Canada’s Fundamental Science Review, chaired by former University of Toronto president David Naylor and commissioned by the federal science minister, are coming to the fore. In the past few weeks, federal ministers have fanned out across the […]
With science funding restored, universities and colleges push for more student support in 2019 budget
Building on unprecedented investments for science in the 2018 budget, universities and colleges are pressing the Liberals ahead of the 2019 budget for new funding to cover the “least sexy” costs of research, as well as dramatically expanding the number of students in work placements. More than two-dozen individual universities and colleges, as well as […]
Large gaps, questions remain in federal support for research
For many years, Canadian researchers have seen a gradual, but significant decline, in funding from the federal government. For example, from 2013 to 2015, Canada’s average investment in research was 1.6 per cent of GDP, compared to a G7 average of 2.3 per cent. The 2017 Naylor Report found that Canada is falling behind on […]
Public service staffing survey results show management ‘out of touch,’ says NDP MP Daniel Blaikie
The most recent Public Service Staffing and Non-Partisanship survey shows some big disparities in the perception of merit in public service hiring practices between managers and employees, with only about half of employees believing their peers are competent. While about 92 per cent of managers said those hired met performance expectations and were a good […]
Duncan says federal government is looking at new ways to support Canadian researchers abroad
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says the federal government is “looking now at new ways to support international mobility for our researchers, calling the issue of student international mobility a “big priority” as recent statistics show that Canada has fewer students studying abroad compared to European countries. In an email Q&A with The Hill Times this week, the veteran MP representing […]
Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders
If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying the practice directly to the government’s drive to expand trade to a broader array of places. Canada’s universities and colleges have long made it a priority to attract international students, but […]
