By François Larocque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Stéphanie Chouinard, Queen’s University, Ontario, and Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Influential voices in the Canadian public sphere have been criticizing the …
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When OSHA stops talking, workers pay the price: Why transparency matters in safety
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAbout once a week, I pop onto the press release section of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) website as part of my regular workplace news scan. Inevitably, and …
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Trump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better
By James L. Perry, Indiana University On top of efforts to fire potentially tens of thousands of federal workers, an early executive order from President Donald Trump’s second term seeks …
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Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world’s biggest AI companies
By Deborah Brown, The University of Queensland and Peter Ellerton, The University of Queensland There is only so much thinking most of us can do in our heads. Try dividing …
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Québec’s religious symbols law: Appealing to the Supreme Court for real rights under the Charter
By Natasha Bakht, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Lynda Collins, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that it will hear a challenge to Québec’s secularism …
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Fighting words: Why suing employees for defamation is almost always a losing battle
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIt is a rare and risky move for any employer to sue a former worker for defamation. While there are circumstances in which protecting a company’s reputation may require legal …
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California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model
By Jordan House, Brock University and Lydia Dobson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling …
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Canada’s claim that it champions human rights is at odds with its mining practices
By Véronique Plouffe, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Canada presents itself as a gender equality and human rights champion both at home and abroad. But it’s also a global leader in …
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Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination
By Paul Brandt-Rauf, Drexel University Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work – such as self-driving vehicles, robot workers, artificial intelligence and …
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By George S. Rigakos, Carleton University The notion that Canada could become the 51st state of the United States, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, is not only unrealistic, …