Vaccine hesitancy: individual choice, public threats
More Canadians contracted the measles by March 30 of this year than in all of 2018. Globally, incidence of measles infection jumped by 50 per cent last year. Europe, alone, experienced more than 83,000 cases and just south of the border, the United States saw a 500 per cent increase from 2017 levels. At the root […]
In upcoming G20 summit, Canada, Japan have opportunity to prioritize data governance
Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will visit Canada this weekend for a summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in June. The visit comes at the conclusion of a large international tour for Abe, who has made stops to France, Italy, Slovakia, Belgium, and the United States, before landing in […]
Freedom of expression is under attack on campus
The commons that is the subject of this book is a platform or space for the debate, discussion, and collaboration that are both inherent in and essential to the idea of the university. This space is multidimensional and has varying degrees of formality. It is to be found in the governance framework and networks; in […]
Public service grew again in 2018, rebounding from Harper-era cuts
The size of the federal public service grew again in 2018, continuing a trend under Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, and rebounding from cuts made under former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. Since Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) became prime minister in 2015, the public service has grown from 257,034 to 273,571 in 2018, with the biggest […]
Nearly 20,000 sensitive documents mishandled under Trudeau government
Only one government employee has had their security clearance revoked since 2016, though there have been nearly 20,000 instances of sensitive documents being mishandled in the last three years. According to numbers tabled in the House of Commons on April 9, 19,787 classified or protected documents were stored “in a manner which did not meet […]
No gold stars for pulling troops from places they shouldn’t have been
OTTAWA—For those who read through to the back pages of the newspaper’s world affairs section, the conflict in Libya has been back in the news of late. For a country that has been consumed by violent anarchy since NATO-led rebels toppled the Muammar Gaddafi regime in October 2011, a renewed outbreak of hostilities hardly seems […]
Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it
While the outgoing head of the public service positively portrayed the government’s shift to non-traditional office environments in his final annual report released earlier this month, some public service unions say the changes aren’t conducive to a good workspace, with some employees having no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations. […]
Canadian businesses not seizing on CETA as much as Europeans, need a culture shift, say analysts
The European Union’s ambassador to Canada says though it’s been more than a year and a half since the two sides’ trade deal largely came into effect, EU companies have been more aggressive exploring new opportunities in Canada than Canadian companies have in Europe. While the Canadian government has touted such deals in its desire […]
Budget bill completes INAC split, but union says transition still ‘in flux’
A year and a half after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments, the government has put forward legislation to make it official. But First Nations and employees’ advocates say there wasn’t nearly enough consultation about how the split would play out. About 10 per […]
Name calling (on either side) isn’t going to help fix our immigration issues
OTTAWA—The 2019 federal election is one where the issue of immigration will feature prominently both with open debate and, unfortunately, a slew of coded language. Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Atlantic Immigration Summit in St. John’s, N.L., and I was struck by how far we still have to go to […]
