Voices from the Margin: Punjabi Farmers and Modi’s Farms Bills
Since late October, farmers have organized peaceful sit-ins along the roads from Haryana to the Indian capital, eventually blocking the main highway into northern Delhi to protest these new laws. The movement quickly garnered support…
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This is not a new space race : how international competition is slowing down the search for a…
The coronavirus crisis has turned into an international scientific race, as countries compete with each other to be the first to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine. But while this adversarial approach can be seen as an effective way to…
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All I Want for Christmas Is Canadian Content
As the use of a Canadian backdrop becomes an industry standard, and the film and television industry secures a permanent foothold in Canada, economic incentives become less necessary, and could be used with more discretion. To truly tip the…
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The Next Generation of Canada’s Public Broadcasting
Tackling polarization, engaging with younger Canadians, and how Kim’s Convenience represents the future for the CBC
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Private Property on First Nations Reserves: Poverty-Fix or Neocolonialism?
"In recent years, some scholars and First Nations leaders have proposed a controversial and fundamental reform which they suggest could create stronger economic foundations in Indigenous communities: the privatization of reserve lands."
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Vaccins COVID-19 : une innovation scientifique discriminatoire?
Plusieurs mois après le début de la pandémie, la promesse d’un vaccin vient davantage élargir le fossé entre les pays.
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The Earth Needs a Lawyer Too: Making Ecocide an International Crime
"Making ecocide an official international crime would close a major gap in international law that has allowed mass environmental destruction and its perpetrators to go unchecked."
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Protecting Pancasila: Indonesia’s Fight Against Religious Extremism
To a degree, Indonesia’s fight to uphold Pancasila parallels Macron’s quest to defend the secular values so dear to the French republic. However, Indonesia’s push to neutralize the threat of radical Islam predates post-9/11 anxieties about…
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The Many Faces of Surveillance Technology: Why the Facial Recognition Conversation Needs to Happen
To have ‘nothing to hide’ is not a sufficient justification to allow the infringement of our individual freedoms. Liberal democracies in particular will have to acknowledge the dangers of facial recognition technology if their governments…
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The MIR Coverage: Pierre Bleau
Nous lançons la série The MIR Coverage, dans laquelle nous discutons d'enjeux liés à la santé publique. Pour ce premier épisode, nous recevons Dr Pierre Bleau, psychiatre de formation et Directeur national des services de santé mentale et…
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