Opinion/Commentary

By Francesca Farrington, University of Aberdeen and Justin Borg-Barthet, University of Aberdeen There is a growing threat to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe. It manifests …

By Nabhan Refaie, University of Guelph Over 65,000 teachers in Québec could remain on strike until Christmas if a deal isn’t reached, their union said on Sunday. The warning comes …

By Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed …

By Ben Lee Taylor, McMaster University The Finnish tech firm Metroc recently began using prison labour to train a large language model to improve artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For 1.54 …

By Jason Walker, Adler University Foreign-trained physicians at Regina General Hospital have alleged that discriminatory practices by the hospital’s “racist, and discriminatory leadership” have led to them being targeted and …

By Larry Savage, Brock University The federal government has just introduced Bill C-58, its much anticipated “anti-scab” legislation. If adopted, the law will prohibit the use of replacement workers in …

By David C Baldridge, Oregon State University; Brent John Lyons, York University, Canada; Camellia Bryan, University of Toronto, and Liu-Qin Yang, Portland State University Hearing loss is a critical diversity, …

By Oludolapo Makinde, University of British Columbia While white women may speak of breaking through the “glass ceiling,” for many Black women, it’s more like a “concrete ceiling.” Black women …

By Cory Searcy, Toronto Metropolitan University; Grant Michelson, Macquarie University, and Pavel Castka, University of Canterbury Levi Strauss Canada is yet another company facing allegations of forced labour in its …