How Mark Carney can win back friends and influence critical outcomes
Ensuring women are present, visible, and influential in decision-making bodies has transformative potential on many fronts.
Liberal women are taking notice, Carney would be wise to remember the estrogen wave that handed him the election
The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship. But women are taking notice.
The missing 27 per cent: why disability is DEI’s greatest opportunity
As the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies intensifies across Canada, one critical fact keeps getting lost: approximately eight million or 27 per cent of Canadians have disabilities that limit their daily activities. Yet, disability remains conspicuously absent from most DEI debates—treated as an afterthought, if mentioned at all. This represents our greatest untapped […]
Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call
A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role as the federal program for Sudanese resettlement is marked by increasing delays.
Stepping back from feminism in foreign policy exposes a deeper crisis of commitment at home
A serious foreign policy must still include measurable commitments to women’s leadership, safety, economic security, political participation, and bodily autonomy.
Lessons from history: Art Miki’s journey toward justice
Thirty-seven years have now passed since the announcement of the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement. It is easy for past events to fade into obscurity yet this history must be passed on to the next generation.
What we do between elections matters most
Symbolic victories matter, yet they do not erase the reality that our political institutions still don’t consistently look like the people they serve. If we want to change that, we must look earlier in the pipeline.
The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity
With targeted investment, women could play a transformative role in shaping this next phase of Canada’s artificial intelligence-fuelled growth.
Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians
The vague attacks on DEI distract from the very real ways that Canadians interact with equity-oriented federal programs that bolster opportunity and reduce barriers.
The CAF’s emotional apology for racism
The general consensus at the Oct. 30 ceremony was that this emotional apology is a starting point, not the closure of an historical chapter.
