The ‘Gladue principle’ has caused immense harm to Indigenous women
By giving lenient sentences to Indigenous offenders, their victims are continually denied justice A recent Investigative Journalism Bureau article, which appeared in the National Post, reiterated what we have long known: in Canada, Indigenous women are killed at a much higher rate — tragically, six-times higher — than non-Indigenous women. The article quoted experts who […]
Stop appeasing Quebec and start addressing the West’s concerns
This is how to save the country from breaking apart If the Parti Québécois returns to power in Quebec later this year, as polls show it might, expect Quebec’s demands on the rest of Canada to ramp up. And then expect western separatist sentiment to rise in tandem — or, at a minimum, for western […]
Unequal Votes and Uneven Representation: Facts on Canada’s Parliament
The Aristotle Foundation recently commissioned Léger to survey 2,710 Canadians on their knowledge of parliamentary representation vis-à-vis their province. We also asked Canadians in every province about their thoughts on reforming the House of Commons and Senate—including having a more equal number of voters per riding—and their willingness to negotiate changes to federal transfer programs […]
Political agendas have no place in university research applications
Researchers at York University encouraged to conform to ideology to receive grants A few weeks ago, York University’s vice-president of research and innovation heralded a workshop for its researchers that explored “how decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion (DEDI) can be meaningfully integrated into research applications.” Though focused on science research, it was said to be […]
