National debt can be beneficial and help countries grow their economies, but only if it’s managed properly. Too much debt can become burdensome and cause economic growth and investments to slow down.
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Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
Perceptions of extreme inequality undermine peoples’ belief that the economy is working for them. This, in turn, dampens their aspirations to improve their economic lot.
Labour is the central theme for understanding history and legacies of Mount Elgin Industrial School, a former Indian Residential School, in a new exhibition at Art Windsor Essex.
Ontario’s changed university funding formula, which forces institutions to rely on high student tuition for niche programs, is putting some northern institutions in precarious financial situations.
By reflecting on the violent origins of the Canadian sugar industry, we can bring wider attention to the exploitation underpinning the history of Canadian cuisine.
Understanding complex and contextual differences in grading across cultures and countries is important. Only in doing so can we interpret student achievement based on grades in a fair and valid way.
While it seems lucrative to move to cities that offer higher salaries and better quality of life, Canadians should consider some key factors before changing jobs.
Skilled immigrants need barriers like Canadian experience removed in order for them to successfully integrate into the Canadian economy.
Rather than underwriting private interests and the privatization of public services, the Canada Infrastructure Bank can build a better democratic institutional legacy.
Education agents play a significant role in the fact that China is the number one source country of international students who study in Canada.
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Master's Student, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
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Head of Programs and Projects at Art Windsor Essex and Munsee Delaware History and Language group member
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Researcher, Faculty of Arts and Science, Nipissing University
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Professor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation Group, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Global Development Studies, and Director, Municipal Services Project, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
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Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
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Professor of History, University of Winnipeg
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Associate Professor of International Development and Global Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Regina
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Professor of History, University of Regina
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Public Policy Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
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Canada Research Chair in Life Course Transitions in Northern and Rural Communities; Professor of Sociology, Nipissing University
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Professor, Education, Thompson Rivers University
