Opinion/Commentary

The Alberta Husky gas station case will not make headlines outside the niche world of employment law. It involves a retail sales supervisor, a small chain of stations around Edmonton, and a …

By Ebru Işıklı When earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, more than 50,000 people were killed and thousands more were injured. One month after the disaster, a bank employee …

Seven weeks. That’s how long an assistant project manager worked at Colliers Project Leaders before someone in a corner office decided he wasn’t going to make it. The complaints had …

By Christina Clark-Kazak Canada’s immigration point system was established in 1967 to respond to historic racism and nationality bias. Granting points for age, education, official language skills, Canadian work experience …

By Sandy Hershcovis, Ivana Vranjes, Lilia M. Cortina, and Zhanna Lyubykh Most organizations have formal systems in place to stop sexual harassment, including policies, reporting procedures and codes of conduct. …

By Kamari Maxine Clarke, Jennifer Burrell, and Sara Kendall Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of articles from Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics in a …

By Henry Giroux Political theorist Hannah Arendt warned that authoritarian politics rarely begin with spectacles of repression. More often, authoritarianism advances through routine administrative decisions that appear technical or neutral …

By Jason Walker Early in your career, you’ll probably hear this piece of advice: “If something goes wrong, go to HR.” It sounds practical and reassuring, but that advice is …

By Marika Jeziorek Canada’s immigration system has long played a central role in the country’s economic and social development. Immigration accounts for most of Canada’s population growth and helps address …

By Farzam Sepanta, Laura Arpan, and Liam O’Brien As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite …