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Canada's AI leadership calls for all expertise at the table
After bringing together humanities and social sciences AI experts for a consultation with the federal government’s AI Strategy Task Force on October 20, the Federation submitted the following on October 31. Written submission to the AI Task Force...
The new art of running for office
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Whether in the middle of an election campaign or between ballots, politicians and political parties never really leave the public stage, which has...
Wildfires: charting the path forward
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guests | Shannon Wagner and Mike Flannigan in the news | Transcript | Follow us Description In this episode, we dive into the complex world of wildfire research in Canada. Wildfires are...
Digital politics in the age of AI
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Fenwick Mckelvey in the news | Transcript | Follow us Description In this episode, we’re exploring the ever-growing impact of artificial intelligence on digital politics and media...
Reframing the Value Proposition of Social Science and Humanities to Society and Policy
About the event | Meet the panelists About the event The upcoming 2025 Canadian federal election is a critical moment for the social sciences and humanities in Canada. With their role in society and policymaking increasingly under question in...
Good Science Policy Will Require Good Communication and Better Support: A Night Out With CAUT
In what turns out to have been the run up to the unveiling of the federal government’s new Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy (ST&I), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) launched its “ Get Science Right” campaign. The...
Canada and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This blog post was contributed for Human Rights Day, observed on December 10. December 10, 2014 is the 66 th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In his Why Canada Cares (McGill-Queen`s University Press, 2012, pp. 4-5)...
Executive Override of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Pearl Eliadis is a Montreal lawyer. She teaches at the Faculty of Law, McGill University and is a Full Member of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. This blog post was contributed for Human Rights Day, observed on December 10. This text...
Our President-Elect asks universities to evolve, not transform radically
“I love you, please change.” These words succinctly capture Stephen Toope’s message to Canadian universities in his rich, nuanced and compelling October 2014 report for Taking Action for Canada: Jobs and Skills for the 21st Century. An initiative of...