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Ending inequalities for First Nations children and young people
Liz Smith Canada’s history is rooted in violent oppression. Our legacy of colonialism and ruthless intervention into the lives of First Nations people is not merely a distant memory, but one with continuing negative effects in contemporary society...
Helping seniors in the suburbs
Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and social science research supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). By funding state-of-the-art research infrastructure in all disciplines and across the full spectrum of research...
Rethinking water, the stuff of life, through art at Congress
Stuart Reid, director/curator, Rodman Hall Art Centre, Brock University As hosts of Congress 2014, all of us at Brock have been busy preparing an engaging and thought-provoking “Congress Plus” program for both our out-of-town and local guests. As...
Canada’s opposition critical to its stability
By Daniel Drolet Canada’s parliamentary system is in good shape, and its opposition is generally healthy, says a professor who has just completed a major study of opposition in Canada. But David E. Smith, author of Across the Aisle: Opposition in...
Crossing over silos in genomics research
Karine Morin, Director, National GE3LS Program, Genome Canada Silos, to many delegates who will attend Congress 2014, refer to insular thinking. To a few, they may evoke Canada’s agricultural tradition. It would seem unlikely that an exploration of...
Federal Budget 2011: Strengthening Canada’s research capacity
Summertime usually conjures up images of lakes, sunshine and gardens. Here at the Federation, summer is also the time to think about priorities – specifically, to develop our submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, with our...
EnGendering Changes in Unpaid Work in Canada
Kathleen Lahey, Queen's University Guest Contributor As discussions about reasonable ‘compromises’ around census issues coalesce, the government actually may end up ‘winning’ on its drive to exclude all non-business-related unpaid work from the 2011...
Good news for a new generation of talent
Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons The Federal government yesterday announced enhanced support for Canada’s next generation of scholars. SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC will jointly administer the new Banting Posdoctoral Fellowship program which will provide...
Quebec and English-Canadian Feminists 40 Years after the Bird Commission
Jill McCalla Vickers, Carleton University Guest Contributor T his blog post is part of the Federation Equity Portfolio’s ‘Equality Then and Now’ series, marking 40 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Look for more on this topic...