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L'Université d'Ottawa /The University of Ottawa—Un carrefour d'idées et de culture/A crossroads of cultures and ideas

Un carrefour d’idées et de cultures L’Université d’Ottawa compte plus de 50 000 étudiants, professeurs et employés administratifs qui vivent, travaillent et étudient en français et en anglais. Notre campus est un véritable carrefour des cultures et des idées, où les esprits audacieux se rassemblent pour relancer le débat et faire naître des idées transformatrices. Nous sommes l’une des 10 meilleures universités de recherche du Canada; nos professeurs et chercheurs explorent de nouvelles façons de relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Classée parmi les 200 meilleures universités du monde, l’Université d’Ottawa attire les plus brillants penseurs et est ouverte à divers points de vue provenant de partout dans le monde.

The University of Ottawa is home to over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is diverse with more than 300 undergraduate programs and 150 graduate degrees in 10 faculties. The university has an extensive co-op program boasting a 95 per cent placement rate. Our campus is a crossroads of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe.

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Language policy in Canada suggests misunderstanding among government officials and the general public about language use, international language rights and their implications. (Shutterstock)

Supporting minority languages requires more than token gestures

Canada’s population is more diverse than ever, with many different languages represented. Government policy must reflect that diversity and offer meaningful support to minority languages.
Les parties à la Convention sur la diversité biologique ont adopté leur nouveau cadre mondial pour la biodiversité post-2020 le 19 décembre 2022. La Presse canadienne/Paul Chiasson

La COP15 a été un succès. Mais les cibles ambitieuses de protection de la biodiversité seront-elles atteintes ?

La COP15 peut être considérée comme un succès avec l’adoption d’un cadre qui vise notamment à protéger au moins 30 % des zones terrestres, côtières et marines d’ici 2030.
Despite being French-speaking, CSIS Deputy Director of Operations Michelle Tessier, Director David Vigneault and Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre Executive Director Marie-Hélène Chayer testified in English only before the Rouleau Commission in November 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

English only? The Emergencies Act inquiry showed Canada’s hostility towards francophones

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.
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon at a press conference on Oct. 17, 2022, at the Québec City National Assembly. He repeated that he did not want to swear an oath to King Charles. The Canadian Press/Karoline Boucher

There’s no official French version of the 1867 Constitution Act. So is taking the oath to the King in French valid?

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.
In English Only. Malgré qu'ils soient tous les trois francophone, la directrice adjointe des opérations du SCRS, Michelle Tessier, le directeur David Vigneault et la directrice exécutive de l'Évaluation intégrée du terrorisme, Marie-Hélène Chayer, ont témoigné en anglais seulement devant la Commission Rouleau, le 21 novembre 2022, à Ottawa. La Presse canadienne/Adrian Wyld

Le comble de l’anglo-normativité : les francophones parlant anglais à la Commission sur l’état d’urgence

L’absence quasi complète de français lors de la Commission sur l’état d’urgence ne s’explique pas tant par un réflexe de servitude des francophones eux-mêmes que par la crainte d’être méprisés.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness on the final day of the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings in Ottawa. on Nov. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

The Emergencies Act inquiry revealed a disturbing disregard of the public interest

The Ottawa Police Services Board has been operating in secret in the aftermath of the so-called freedom convoy protest. It must cease, regardless of whether the public approves of its decisions.
Le chef du Parti québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, lors d'une conférence de presse, le 17 octobre 2022, à l'Assemblée législative de Québec. Il a réitéré qu'il ne voulait pas prêter serment au roi Charles III. La Presse canadienne/Karoline Boucher

Il n’y a pas de version française officielle de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867. Le serment au roi en français est-il valide ?

Il n'existe pas de version française officielle de la loi constitutionnelle de 1867. Cette aberration remet en cause la validité de la prestation de serment au Roi en français.
The sun setting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, host of COP27. The results of the international meeting were disappointing overall. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

COP27 ‘loss and damage’ fund: A historic decision amid discouraging results

The historic agreement on a loss and damage fund was overshadowed by lack of progress on phasing out fossil fuels.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok on Nov. 18, 2022, three days after their public confrontation at a G20 meeting in Indonesia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

5 ways for Canada to tackle Chinese interference after the Trudeau-Xi showdown

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.
Le soleil se couche à Charm el-Cheikh, en Égypte, hôte de la COP 27. Les résultats de la rencontre internationale sont globalement décevants. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

COP 27 : une décision historique… et un terrible statu quo

L’accord historique pour le financement des pertes et préjudices a été éclipsé par l’absence de progrès dans l’élimination progressive des énergies fossiles.
In a Spring 2022 survey of parents with kids between ages six and 17 years, more than 50 per cent perceived that their child had needed help regarding their emotional or behavioural problems in the past six months. (Shutterstock)

On World Children’s Day, let’s recognize that children’s rights include mental health

Canada ranks 30th out of 38 wealthy nations in supporting the mental health and well-being of children. The need to invest in and prioritize mental health for children and young people is urgent.
Un homme se prend en photo sur la corniche de Doha, capitale du Qatar, le 11 novembre 2022. Les multiples scandales dans l'organisation de l'événement vont ternir la réputation du pays hôte. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Le boycott de la Coupe du monde aura ses limites, mais le Qatar ne s’en sortira pas indemne

Des scandales financiers, humains et environnementaux secouent la Coupe du monde de la FIFA. Même si les appels au boycott n’empêcheront pas la compétition d’avoir lieu, l’image du Qatar sera ternie.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a news conference, as Education Minister Stephen Lecce looks on in Toronto on Nov. 7, 2022. Ontario has repealed legislation that imposed a contract on 55,000 education workers and invoked the notwithstanding clause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Preventing use of the notwithstanding clause is a bad idea — and unnecessary

A Supreme Court reference on the notwithstanding clause could look beyond the highly polarized reactions to any particular law and get at the heart of the issue.
School trustees play an important role in shaping education, yet during election time voters often have little awareness of trustee candidates. (Shutterstock)

Even school boards are now experiencing severe political polarization

According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, far-right groups have been trying to stack school boards with candidates harbouring anti-equity ideologies.
Bees that can adapt to the changing climate around us offer hope for more research and better policy and conservation efforts. (Shutterstock)

What a buzzkill: Early-ending winters disrupt bumblebee slumber

Seventy-two per cent of native bumblebee species in North America are cutting their winter hibernation short by timing their emergence to earlier spring onsets.

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