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The urgency of embracing multinational federalism in uncertain times
On June 4, 2015, Trudeau fellow Jean Leclair will give a Big Thinking lecture—“ Imagining Canada in a disenchanted world ”—in which he will reflect on one way that federalism might reframe our relationships with Canada’s Indigenous peoples (read more...
The push and pull of open government
The 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is happening at a watershed moment for Open Government in Canada. In November 2014, the Government of Canada released its Action Plan on Open Government 2014-16 , a series of commitments to...
Truth and Reconciliation at Congress
As thousands of scholars congregate in Ottawa for Congress 2015, the capital will be anticipating the release of the final report of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The report will contribute towards truth, healing and...
Le Congrès en haut de la une
Bien avant l’ouverture du Congrès, la Fédération et l’Université d’Ottawa s’efforcent d’établir des contacts avec les médias en vue de susciter de l’intérêt pour l’événement. En plus de l’organisation du Congrès, notre mandat consiste en partie à...
Discover the capital during Congress 2015
There is no shortage of things to see and do in Ottawa, whether it’s your first time in the nation’s capital or a repeat visit. To help you decide what to do in your spare time during Congress, we have compiled a list of some of our favourite...
The contemporary challenges of francophone communities in Canada
As part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada is hosting a Big Thinking presentation by Joseph Yvon Thériault on the topic of contemporary challenges of francophone...
SSHRC Scholarships and Fellowships 101 at Congress
SSHRC Staff We in SSHRC’s Research Training Portfolio know that applying for a SSHRC award can be challenging. You spend all that time developing a great research question, pulling together all of your supporting documents, and getting feedback on...
What I learned as academic co-convenor of Congress
I’ve been going to the Learneds for so many years that I still call it the Learneds. Of course it’s the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences , and I accept the need for the updated name. “Learneds” is musty and fusty and not a little aloof...
A unique Canadian invention: 84th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Some things change… It can be hard to imagine that Congress, a meeting of more than 8,000 scholars and researchers, started when a handful of Canadian learned societies began exploring the idea of hosting their annual meetings at the same place, at...