National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness: moving beyond gestures to real action
If we’re truly committed to advancing reconciliation, supporting Indigenous workers, and building a robust economy, reinstating Canadian Certified Counsellors in the NIHB program in unregulated provinces is key.
The kids are not alright: Canada needs a youth mental health strategy
Evidence suggests the pandemic spurred a trend of declining child and youth mental health that began two decades ago, and is ongoing.
Rapid access to effective mental health care for youth should be a national priority
Instead of one-size-fits-all, we need many types of access points integrated with mental health services offering different levels of care.
Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians
After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in Ottawa’s new draft regulations.
University and College Research
Research partnerships are key to Canada’s net-zero economic future
When you bring together the right people, you push the boundaries of innovation.
Ontario’s health-care system is putting Métis lives at risk—it’s time governments invest in research to influence meaningful change
Public policymakers and researchers need timely information that reflects the health-care needs of the Métis population.
Canada needs a roadmap for research
Let’s agree on our priorities, and invest in research to develop the talent pool we will need in the years ahead.
Vigilance required to bolster ‘first steps’ in national security measures for university research, says Montreal prof
NDP MP Richard Cannings argues Canada doesn’t fund research to the same extent as some other countries, and this increases the risk of Canadian researchers being attracted to foreign sources for funding.
Setting Canada’s research priorities
As the gathering storm of global challenges intensifies, we will need to improve the performance of our science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to adapt to and manage these risks.
