Trying to derail serious climate change action will someday be viewed as the crime it is
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kept joking at the press gallery dinner the other night about the persistent questions about his party’s lack of a climate-change plan six months before a federal election. Yes, yes, it’s coming, he chuckled. This while newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, now considered the leader of the right-wing “opposition” to […]
Appointments vetted by Liberalist a tempest in a teapot
OTTAWA—The recent revelations in The Globe and Mail about the Prime Minister’s Office’s use of a list to compare party affiliation for nominations for judgeships is one of those great investigative stories that makes for great headlines, but really doesn’t amount to much. In short, it is a tempest in a teapot, and no “Teapot […]
Canada now an international beacon for science and for scholarship
Since our government took office, we have worked hard to return science and research to their rightful place. Canada is now an international beacon for science and for scholarship. Our researchers are empowered like never before. They work in state-of-the-art labs and facilities, are encouraged to speak and be heard and young researchers just starting […]
‘A diversity of thought, experience, background, breeds great research’: Duncan trumpets equity in science and research
With increased diversity, equity, and inclusion, Canadian research improves, says Science Minister Kirsty Duncan. In a wide-ranging May 3 phone interview, Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) pointed to the impact that changes in Canada Research Chairs have had. She said for the first time in Canadian history, half of those nominated for Canada Research Chairs […]
Canada’s research institutions have a clear message: working together more important than ever
Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we approach them. That is why the Canada Foundation for Innovation makes a point of reaching out to researchers, government leaders and members of the public for their best thoughts on the […]
With more support Canada’s comprehensive and smaller universities will drive big innovation
A strong innovation culture is the foundation of successful modern societies driving our economic growth and our standard of living. A persistent national challenge remains. Canada is consistently ranked as a mid-level innovator. More recently we have fallen further behind the world’s most innovative economies. A recent Conference Board of Canada report shows that Canada […]
We all need to be pulling in the same direction on mental health care
Mental health is a feature of life that touches every Canadian. We all know someone who has suffered from poor mental health or mental wellness. It may be a young person in our lives living with social anxiety that keeps them from embracing public speaking opportunities, or interviewing for positions they are qualified for. It […]
Broad scope needed for Canada’s upcoming Athena SWAN program, say stakeholders
A pilot program the government is expected to launch soon to boost diversity in the research ranks should include a variety of institutions in order to have the impact the feds intend, says two organizations representing post-secondary institutions at the national level. Universities have varying needs and challenges when it comes to achieving equity goals, […]
Connectivity between key elements of Canada’s knowledge ecosystem vital to dynamism
Most countries invest in research and development to improve their economies and the standard of living of their citizens. Budget 2018 made a historic investment in research in Canada, with an allocation of $1.7-billion over five years to Canada’s three national research granting agencies—the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social […]
The future of work will determine the future of equality
The future of work is here. Technological disruption is already rapidly changing work, but we still have little idea of what the job market will look like in the years ahead here in Canada or elsewhere, including in developing countries. Because we know little about what impact automation technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics […]
