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Pandemic pet boom has increased the demand for pet-friendly workplaces
About one in three Canadian households have adopted a pet since the start of the pandemic. Around one-third of these are first-time pet owners. These “pandemic pets,” along with their pre-pandemic counterparts, have brought a great deal of comfort during the lockdown, with owners reporting a deepening of their bonds with their pets.
New study finds most targeted COVID-19 border closures ineffective, likely illegal
A research team from the Global Strategy Lab (GSL) at York University looked at border closures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded that many were ineffective, illegal and even when they did work, were so disruptive that in the future they should only be used when absolutely necessary.
Osgoode alumni give back by establishing $1.2-million Davies Fellows Award to create positive change in the legal profession
York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School receives transformative contribution to its No Barriers campaign from alumni working at leading Canadian law firm Davies TORONTO, March 1, 2023 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, one of Canada’s leading law firms, jointly announced today a $1.2-million Davies Fellows Award […]
Report tackles big tech, personal data collection ahead of Canada’s competition policy review
As Canada starts reforming its competition policy, a new report out of York University says Canadians should not only be worried about the dominance of big tech and the lack of competition, but the privacy of their personal data as well.
The government’s use of the Emergencies Act was found to be reasonable, but what are the implications?
In future emergencies, will prime ministers feel more confident in using the extraordinary powers afforded by the Emergencies Act?
York’s Andrea Davis says Congress 2023 theme had to be ‘reckonings and re-imaginings’
The time is right to work collaboratively to imagine a more just world.
York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering receives provincial funding to launch STEM program for Black youth
York’s Lassonde School of Engineering k2i (kindergarten to industry) academy has received $463,800 from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism to develop and implement a unique micro-credentialed, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) educational program, for Black youth in grades 7 to 12 as part of k2i’s Bringing STEM to Life in Schools stream.