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Alan Shepard is president of Concordia University.

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | September 24, 2025

We’re losing out on global talent at a time when Canada has a golden opportunity.

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

Canada’s digital economy: leave no one behind

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD, GUYLAINE BEAUDRY | May 7, 2018

In the space of a decade, the digital revolution has changed how we consume, communicate, and collaborate. Already, more than 83 per cent of

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Continuing education no longer an ‘alternative’: it’s a key to the future

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017

Our globalized, information-driven knowledge society is in many ways disrupting the traditional model of the four-year bachelor’s degree. The rapid evolution of knowledge

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Canada can build on its strengths in Trump, Brexit era

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017

MONTREAL—British loyalists during the American Revolution. Black slaves on the Underground Railroad. Conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Now, Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, and his

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,

Canada’s clean, green future: how to invest

Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016

MONTREAL—In light of overwhelming scientific evidence and the recent COP21 agreements, green, clean tech is clearly the way forward — for our species and,