Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about

When you think about location data on your mobile phone, tablet or laptop, what comes to mind? Mailing addresses? Postal codes? These data indicate where you...

How transformative justice can address abuse in Canadian sport

In January 2023, dozens of scholars (ourselves included) signed an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for an independent judicial inquiry into widespread allegations...

Brenda Lucki’s retirement will not fix the RCMP’s structural problems

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announced her retirement on Feb. 15. It is easy to make Lucki the scapegoat for almost five years of RCMP crises, debacles,...

Amira Elghawaby is victim of a double standard

February 17, 2023 English version available here Let’s get straight to the point: Canada has an Islamophobia problem, and that includes Quebec. Islamophobia may not be...

Loosen eligibility criteria to EI parental benefits to improve inclusion

February 16, 2023 Along with subsidized child care, parental benefits under the federal employment insurance (EI) program are an important policy tool to help families balance...

Two decades of stagnant funding have rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research. Here’s why it matters, and how to fix it.

Hiring more social scientists could be the solution to Canada’s innovation issue

Canada has been dealing with an innovation problem for decades. We are currently ranked 15th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) following Japan, France, Finland and...

Calls for peace in Ukraine a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion are unrealistic

As we reach the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, politicians continue to call for peace. Elizabeth May, Canada’s Green Party leader, is among...

Why a judicial inquiry into athlete abuse is not the right approach

It is heartening to see the recent open letter signed by so many Canadian academics calling on the federal government to address the long history of...

Emergencies Act inquiry report should tackle the racist origins of national security

The Public Order Emergency Commission investigated the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in response to blockades by the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, Windsor...