As the Taliban government in Afghanistan continues to tighten the vice on women’s rights – most recently by outlawing the sound of a woman’s voice outside her home – Canada is denying Afghan women the ...

Is Ottawa negotiating the conditions for the transfer of child welfare to Indigenous communities to succeed, or programming their failure in advance with half-baked measures? The federal Act ...

Canada’s talent for making important scientific discoveries that improve people’s health was recently honoured again – by the Gairdner Foundation International Awards. These awards recognized a number ...

Canada is not on track to meet its goal of becoming net zero by 2050. Its greenhouse gas emissions are higher than they were decades ago, and it turns out the federal government’s data points and ...

The 15-minute-city concept aims to promote local living by encouraging the development of neighbourhoods where people can meet all their daily needs (work, services, health care, education and ...

Election integrity has re-emerged as a serious concern for established democracies, including Canada. There are worries about foreign influence, rampant misinformation and campaigns to sow distrust in ...

What should a government do with parental leave surpluses? The recent drop in births in Quebec to their lowest level in 20 years has swelled the excess money in the province’s parental insurance fund ...

Jenina Ibañez Jenina Ibañez is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.She graduated from UBC’s master of public policy and global affairs program.

Ahmed El‑Geneidy Ahmed El‑Geneidy is a professor in the school of urban planning at McGill University. He leads TRAM, a multidisciplinary team generating research in several transportation areas. X: ...

Grace Schaan is a research subject-matter expert with the Canadian Climate Policy Partnership (C2P2). She holds a master of arts degree in resources, environment and sustainability from the University ...

Nico Trocmé Nico Trocmé, the Philip Fisher Chair in Social Work at McGill University, conducts research on Canadian child welfare services and policies.