By Meena Andiappan, University of Toronto and Lucas Dufour, Toronto Metropolitan University Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labour …
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By Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sara Mahabadi, University of Alberta When most people apply for jobs, they expect the job description on postings to match the job that will …
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An ethical workplace culture can prevent corporate fraud by aiding whistleblowers
By Hanen Khemakhem, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Mahbub Zaman, University of Hull; Nadia Smaili, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Richard Fontaine, Université du Québec à Montréal …
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Why Québec politicians must swear an oath to the King — even if they don’t want to
By Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, sparked controversy by stating that he will not swear an oath of allegiance to …
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Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?
By Patrick Lecomte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality …
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#MeToo in space: We must address potential for sexual harassment, assault away from Earth
By Maria Santaguida, Concordia University; Judith Lapierre, Université Laval, and Simon Dubé, Indiana University A new dawn of space exploration is upon us. NASA aims to land the first woman …
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Opinion: Workplace bullying should be treated as a public health issue
By Jason Walker, University Canada West No one should have to be subjected to violence or harassment in the workplace. But workplace harassment is surprisingly widespread in Canada. In 2018, …
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By Robin Pesch, Newcastle University; Ebru Ipek, San Francisco State University, and Stacey Fitzsimmons, University of Victoria Over five million Ukrainians have fled their country, and more than 68,000 have …
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Grey hair: Fine for George Clooney but not Lisa LaFlamme?
By Victoria Atabakhsh, University of Waterloo and Joe Todd, University of Waterloo Hillary Clinton once said: “Pay attention to your hair, because everyone else will.” It’s been two weeks since …
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How Québec’s Bill 21 could be vanquished by a rarely used Charter provision
By Kerri Anne Froc, University of New Brunswick This November, the Québec Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of Hak v. Attorney General of Québec on the constitutionality of …
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