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The Federation blog is a space for Federation members and researchers in the humanities and social sciences to respectfully discuss ideas and issues of importance to the community. Please review the Federation's blog policy for submission information.

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The complexity of poverty in Canada

This blog post marks the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17. For more information about this day, go here . Over the past 40 years poverty in Canada has become increasingly complex, racialized and often...

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Knowledge matters in our election

Following five televised leaders’ debates in the 2015 Canadian federal election, Joan Sangster, President of the Canadian Historical Association and Stephen Toope, President of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences weigh in on the...

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Immigration and multiculturalism in North America and Europe

Immigration and multiculturalism are important aspects of North American society. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are welcomed by Canada and the United States every year. This Big Thinking panel at Congress 2015 examined integration policies as...

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A short history and economics lesson for Kevin O’Leary

In a recent BBN interview , Kevin O`Leary offered unsubstantiated commentary about liberal arts degrees, and History degrees in particular. He stated: “…stop going for liberal arts degrees because it is useless”; “come out with a History degree, you...

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Fedcan on Budget 2010

Ryan Saxby Hill, Media Relations Photo Courtest of slightly-less-random on Flickr The federal budget was released last week to much (but seemingly unsustainable) attention from the national press. Generally, the Federation was pleased that SSHRC was...