Canada’s troubling indifference to the Air India bombing
Why hasn’t this tragedy—and recognition of the grief of those left behind—claimed a prominent place in Canadian history and public memory?
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Canada’s checkered history of arms sales to human rights violators
Opinion: If previous debates on arms sales are anything to go by, Canada has become less vigilant on human rights
As a water crisis looms in Cape Town, could it happen in Canada?
Opinion: In Canada, we think of ourselves as the water wealthy country, but we aren’t immune to water shortages or disasters
How Western science is finally catching up to Indigenous knowledge
Traditional knowledge has become a highly valued source of information for archaeologists, ecologists, biologists, climatologists and others
Politicians need to stop suing each other. It’s bad for democracy.
Opinion: Being subject to criticism, including questions about one’s conduct, comes with politics, and lawsuits risk pre-empting probing inquiry
Will the Olympics’ green makeover have lasting effects?
Opinion: The Olympics offers a chance to showcase more forward-looking thinking on sustainability
Do the Olympics still matter?
The Olympics have been plagued by doping and corruption. But academic and former Olympian Bruce Kidd says the Games are still an important movement.
It’s time to stop linking ’loose morals’ to immigrants with HIV
Opinion: Removing medical inadmissibility from Canadian immigration legislation is long overdue
What Colin Kaepernick can teach us about citizenship
Opinion: Kaepernick’s protest, about what and who makes a team and a nation, can also be connected to environmental justice
How Canada is inspiring Scandinavian countries on immigration
Opinion: Canada is often a policy ’borrower.’ But in the area of immigration and integration policies, Canada is the lender, Scandinavia the borrower.