Author Archives
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Settling Disputes at the World Trade Organization: Alternatives to Appealing “Into the Void”
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. The dispute-settlement system at the World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the world’s most frequently used processes for resolving state-to-state disputes. Since the WTO’s creation in 1995, a total of 621 disputes have been referred to it…. Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Immigration Policy Primer
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. This document provides an overview of the various factors and players that shape Canada’s immigration policy, sheds light on the legislative framework and the roles and responsibilities of the various levels of government, and presents a few… Read More ›
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Improving Equitable Access to Menstrual Products in Canada
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. Worldwide, many persons who menstruate experience period poverty – a lack of access to menstrual products, adequate menstrual health education and hygiene and waste management facilities. Menstrual equity aims to provide all persons who menstruate with equal… Read More ›
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Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: The Canadian Landscape
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. There is increasing interest in the use of psychedelic drugs for the treatment of mental health conditions, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders and end-of-life distress. Psychedelic drugs can produce altered states of… Read More ›
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Soil for Life
Reading Time: 7 minutesDisponible en français. There are more living organisms in a tablespoon of soil than there are people on Earth. Dig deeper and you will find that one cubic metre of healthy soil can retain over 250 litres of water. More than… Read More ›
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A Snapshot of Gender-Based Violence against Women in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada established The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women to commemorate the murders of 14 young women at École Polytechnique de Montréal on 6 December 1989, in a violent attack that… Read More ›
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The Artemis Space Missions: Scientific Goals and Implications for Canada
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. The last human space flight beyond Earth’s orbit – Apollo 17 – took place in 1972. Now, through the Artemis program, astronauts will venture to the far side of the Moon. This undertaking will require the use of new technologies,… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Deployment of Broadband Internet in Rural and Remote Areas of Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. High-speed (or broadband) Internet has become integral to the lives of most Canadians. Broadband Internet service is all the more important in rural and remote areas, because it makes it possible to provide various essential services to… Read More ›
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Canada’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review Before the United Nations Human Rights Council
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. On 10 November 2023, a delegation from Canada will appear before a working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The delegation will report on how Canada is meeting its international human rights obligations. This process,… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Overview of the Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Refugees are people who flee their countries because they have a well-founded fear of persecution. Once refugees arrive in another country and seek asylum, international law protects them from being sent back to face serious threats. Of course,… Read More ›