By cultivating leadership at home, we’re shaping a generation ready to engage with the world.
Changes to environmental legislation is the kind of under-the-radar political discussion that will not likely make front page news. But it is the kind of change that could alienate women who tend to focus more on environmental and health concerns.
A third-party review of the food affordability program for northern and remote communities was due on March 31. Over a month later, Ottawa is still waiting. Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand says she has her own data to guide future action.
The sectors in which governments are now making significant long-term investments are those where women’s participation remains lowest.
The scale and complexity of today’s hunger crisis demand sustained leadership, and a commitment to invest in resilient food systems that address the root causes of hunger.
There is a record number of 53 MPs from minority backgrounds in the Commons, representing 15.7 per cent of the total number of seats. That percentage is still below the 26.3 percentage of visible minorities in the general population. But the increase in the last election was outstanding.
After my suicide attempt, I encountered a system that was difficult to navigate. There was uncertainty about where to turn and long waits for care. In some cases, people are waiting up to 710 days for access to professional support. No one should have to rely on luck to get help.
‘The fact that careful and deliberate steps have not been taken to ensure that employment equity groups are not disproportionately harmed by these historic austerity measures tells us everything we need to know about our employer,’ says union leader Nathan Prier.
Online platforms like social media and AI tools are undeniably driving kids’ future. Legislation ensuring safety, privacy, and meaningful participation is the seatbelt. For every day that Canada chooses to delay online safety legislation, it is making a choice, which our children shouldn’t be paying for.
Accepting the truth of health inequity requires us to be honest about the fact that not everyone starts from the same place.
New Young Liberals chair Nicholas Aboagye says the four under-30 MPs and a stable majority offers young Canadians a rare chance to influence government policy.
To continue the fight against racism in health care, we must ensure that Black students have training in the health professions with a curriculum that includes race-specific health information.
As Ottawa reviews its national strategy, the question is no longer what to do but whether we will act early enough to prevent harm before it occurs.
The national and Quebec groups representing obstetricians and gynaecologists say a bill naming coerced sterilization in the Criminal Code could lead to physicians hesitating to provide critical care during emergencies for fear of prosecution. But Senator Yvonne Boyer, the bill’s sponsor, and Justice Department officials say doctors have legal protections in these situations.
The most recent report on diversity in the public service says hiring dipped by 40 per cent last year as the bureaucracy began reversing course on a decade of significant growth. But this appears to have had limited impact on equity efforts.
This month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about why this law should be struck down as unconstitutional. This case is significant due to Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clauses, before any court ruling, to override fundamental rights and freedoms
Nine out of the 13 candidates nominated by the parties represented in the House in the three April byelections are women, but overall, the proportion of women candidates has stalled at 30 per cent in the last three federal elections.
The question is not whether standards should remain high, but whether the systems used to recognize merit are broad enough to capture the full range of available talent.
Canada remains unwilling to change despite growing visible public anger over the manipulation and obfuscation people experience with non-disclosure agreements.
The work continues beyond International Women’s Day. Canada cannot build the strongest economy in the G7 if half our talent is underutilized.
Women peacebuilders support communities affected by conflict and ecological disasters, are on the frontlines of protecting human rights, and are vital to the development of sustainable local economies.
After her two daughters’ health issues were nearly misdiagnosed, Sen. Danièle Henkel decided to focus on women’s health in the Upper Chamber. The result is Bill S-243, the National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, which is now at second reading in the Senate.
Having Muslim and Jewish communities ‘at the same table’ will help unify Canadians in the ‘fight to put an end to all types of hate’ without leaving anyone behind, says Liberal MP Salma Zahid.
Reinforcing Canada’s national identity as white, male, and British—even if it includes historical lies—is a projection of one of this country’s main characteristics: insecurity.
From former senators Anne Cools and Donald Oliver to current social justice advocates like Nicholas Marcus Thompson, we must recognize those who are breaking down barriers.
