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Most Canadians are clueless when it comes to the details of how difficult it is to immigrate to Canada. Today in The Conversation Canada, Laura Bisaillon of the University of Toronto looks at proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that deals with medical inadmissibility. Prof. Bisaillon argues “diseased and disabled should not be pre-judged or ruled out for admission to Canada based on economic assessments alone.”
Economist Constantine Passaris from the University of New Brunswick tells us about his unique chance to spend three months as a visiting professor in Lithuania, where he had a first-hand opportunity to see how a former Soviet satellite is still adjusting from a Communist to a free market economy.
It’s the 70th anniversary of the war that erupted after Israel declared its independence. Dorit Naaman of Queen’s University tells us about an interactive documentary she’s produced on the erased history of Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighbourhood.
And finally, British philosopher Bertrand Russell would have celebrated his 148th birthday this week. He died in 1970, but his influence lives on around the world – and at McMaster University. Vivian Marie Lewis explains how the Canadian university came to acquire Russell’s archives 50 years ago this year and how the collection is still a popular destination for present day scholars.
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A rally on March 12 at York University to call for the repeal of Section 38-1-C.
Laura Bisaillon
Laura Bisaillon, University of Toronto
Immigration Minister Hussen recently announced changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act helping to remove health discrimination in immigration. However, we have a long way to go still.
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Lithuania’s soldiers are seen during a celebration of Lithuanian Independence Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 11, 2018. The country was marking the 28th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
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Constantine Passaris, University of New Brunswick
A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.
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An interactive documentary maps the lives of Palestinian lives in Jerusalem a neighbourhood.
Dorit Naaman/Jerusalem We We Are Here
Dorit Naaman, Queen's University, Ontario
A documentary filmmaker discusses her work which looks at the erased history of Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighbourhood in order to point to the possibility of a shared Jewish/Arab future.
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Bertrand Russell is seen in this 1935 photo.
(Creative Commons)
Vivian Marie Lewis, McMaster University
The work of Bertrand Russell, philosopher, social critic, mathematician and anti-war crusader, are still relevant today. Here's why fans should take in the Russell collection at McMaster University.
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Culture + Society
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Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine
Today's media consumers are being bombarded with bias and sensationalism – and could use a dose of Mad's media literacy.
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Environment + Energy
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Les Underhill, University of Cape Town
There are hundreds of variations on the basic 'flavour' of bird migration.
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Politics
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Daniel Cookney, University of Salford
The Atelier Populaire produced many of the iconic images of the student and worker movement that gripped France 50 years ago.
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