Recent school tragedies — both actual and averted — expose gaps in school safety, online oversight and public accountability
Category: Commentary
Posted inProfessional
Op-Ed: Interesting work loses its appeal
My survey shows North Americans attach less importance to doing interesting work than two decades ago. The question is: why?
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Canadians are increasingly less happy. Here’s the one thing that must change
Canada’s leaders must prioritize the one issue we’ve entirely neglected, and which is known to cause population-level harms
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: Carney’s middle-power mirageÂ
The prime minister’s assertion of middle powers’ power sounds elegant but is detached from geopolitical realities
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Crossing the floor, crossing the line
Three-quarters of Canadians think floor crossing MPs should not automatically keep their seats. Parliament should listen
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: Has the U.S. gone from superpower to proxy?
When a superpower fights a war without a coherent political endgame, it stops acting like a leader and starts looking like a proxy
Posted inReligion
Growing up godless: New book examines beliefs of non-religious children
Many children today grow up in non-religious households. A new book unpacks these children’s values and views on religion
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: Why women should be at the forefront of development aid
Women globally are a foundation of household food security. That is why development aid cannot ignore their efforts — or climate threats
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: The four surprising factors behind a generation in crisis
Nearly half of young adults globally suffer serious mental health challenges. A new report offers a surprising roadmap for change
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: A fast track to 50 years of losses
If a high-speed rail network is a ‘nation-building’ project, why does it leave most of the nation out?