Expert View
Expert View
‘Benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap by advantaging men over women
Women continue to face barriers in entrepreneurship, with only 17 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses being owned by women in Canada.
February 21, 2024 | 11:55 am
Expert View
The real threat to gender-diverse children is the politicization of care issues like puberty blockers and detransition
Puberty-blocking drugs are not the only politicized topic in gender-affirming health care. Detransition also tops the list.
February 13, 2024 | 4:24 pm
Expert View
The real cost of the fiscal crisis hitting Canada’s universities
Canadian universities are struggling financially. Laurentian filed for creditor protection in 2021; Alberta universities have had to make severe budget cuts; McGill and Concordia are in danger of plun
February 12, 2024 | 9:57 am
Expert View
The folly of Ontario’s nuclear power play
The Ontario government’s announcement last week of its intention to pursue the refurbishment of the Pickering B nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario between Toronto and Pickering represent
February 8, 2024 | 10:46 am
Expert View
Ontario’s high-cost and high-emissions approach to electricity
The Ford government announced last month its intention to procure 2,000 megawatts (MW) of new electricity supplies from renewable sources, including wind, solar and hydro by 2030, with a potential for
January 30, 2024 | 9:04 am
Expert View
International students cap falsely blames them for Canada’s housing and health-care woes
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a new cap on international students.
January 26, 2024 | 1:56 pm
Expert View
Canada lags behind on efforts to address human rights abuses in seafood supply chains
Seafood has become a source of concern for consumers who pay attention to the environmental and social impacts of what they buy. Climate change is adversely affecting ocean ecosystems, and a series of
January 25, 2024 | 3:08 pm
Expert View
Canada is being hypocritical by failing to support South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
January 16, 2024 | 5:09 pm
Expert View
How ‘benevolent sexism’ undermines Asian women with foreign accents in the workplace
Immigrants are critical to the Canadian economy, but their talents are under-utilized due to language and accent discrimination, as immigrants often come from non-English or French speaking countries.
December 15, 2023 | 9:43 am
Expert View
The humanitarian horror in Gaza must end
The recent seven-day pause in the Israel-Hamas war, and floods of earnest words from world leaders on how Israel must consider the humanitarian needs of Palestinian civilians, have been seen as p
December 14, 2023 | 12:45 pm