Too much of a good thing? Immigration trends and Canada’s housing shortage
Executive summary Migration is a fact of human history, and migration to and from Canada is no exception. This report focuses on one aspect of immigration and Canada: its impact on the demand for housing. In summary: As it applies to the demand for housing and the resulting adverse consequences, including rising rental costs and […]
DEI and academic hiring in public universities: An index of university discrimination in Canada
Executive summary This study conducts a preliminary assessment of academic job postings at public universities across Canada to gauge the extent of discriminatory hiring and threats to academic freedom from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Typically, DEI strategies rely on equity-based moral justifications or productivity-based rationalizations for diversity and inclusion. Both approaches are increasingly coming […]
When did Canada end systemic discrimination? An historical and legal review
Introduction “Systemic racism is deeply entrenched in Canadian society. It is in our written and unwritten policies, our laws, public practices, beliefs, and systems” according to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC).1 Yet contrary to the CHRC’s claims, the following analysis shows definitively that the Canadian legal system is not “systemically” racist. Indeed, virtually every […]
Teenagers, Children, and Gender Transition Policy: A Comparison of Transgender Medical Policy for Minors in Canada, the United States, and Europe
Watch video summary Introduction The belief that biological sex and gender are social constructs (i.e., that they are merely the product of social norms, not nature) has made its way into American classrooms,1 courtrooms,2 bathrooms,3 and boardrooms.4 The same holds true for Canada. The wide acceptance of this belief system has coincided with a substantial […]
