Canada and the U.S. have effectively decided to crack down on migrants crossing unofficial border points into Canada. Here’s why this approach misses the bigger picture.
Mexico abortion referral networks are assisting American citizens and undocumented migrants seeking abortions. The model could provide inspiration for similar networks at the Canada-U.S. border.
Today’s immigrants — who mostly come from the Global South — face a system of ever more complex chutes and ladders when it comes to their status in Canada.
If there’s any silver lining to the aerial objects being shot down over North America over the last few days, maybe it’s that North Americans will recognize and appreciate the binational NORAD.
In 1776, with a population of 2.5 million, few imagined that within two centuries, the U.S. would become the dominant superpower. It’s not inconceivable that Canada could do the same by 2223.
Anne Levesque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The almost complete absence of French at the Public Order Emergency Commission does not come from a subservient reflex on the part of French speakers so much as their fear of being scorned.
Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and François Larocque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
No official French version of the Constitution Act of 1867 exists in 2022. This aberration calls into question the validity of taking an oath to the King in French.
Thomas Burelli, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Alexandre Lillo, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Alycia Leonard, University of Oxford; Elie Klee, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Erin Dobbelsteyn, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Justine Bouquier, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Lauren Touchant, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
Deliberately crafting economic relationships with countries that share similar political and social values with Canada has emerged as a tool to address current geopolitical issues.
The federal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are showing courage in standing up publicly to China. But words must be matched with serious action.
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Director, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University