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International students are not only ideal candidates for settlement in Canada, they’re also vital to Canada’s prosperity as we grapple with serious labour shortages in critical sectors.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Katrina Plamondon of the University of British Columbia and two co-authors delve into a recent House of Commons report that highlights the profound impacts of severe delays at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Between 2016 and 2020, more than half a million people were turned down for study permits to Canada — especially those from low- and middle-income countries, particularly African nations. This suggests systemic racism and discrimination could be at play in the
decision-making process.
They write that this flawed decision-making is affecting the ability of universities to partner, support and engage with scholars from around the world.
Also today:
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Lee-Anne Goodman
Politics, Business + Economics Editor
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People gather outside Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office in Toronto for a rally led by current and former international students calling for changes to immigration rules during COVID-19 in September 2020.
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Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia; Melisa Valverde, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Susan J. Elliott, University of Waterloo
International students are not only ideal candidates for settlement in Canada, they’re also vital to our prosperity. So why is it so difficult for them to come to Canada, especially those from Africa?
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The World Trade Organization reached an agreement on fisheries subsidies, prohibiting member countries from funding illegal fishing and fishing of overexploited stocks at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva on June 17.
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Wilf Swartz, Dalhousie University
There is a need for nuanced discussions around the role of fisheries subsidies — even those that may be nominally harmful — to avoid further inequity and marginalization of small-scale fishers.
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Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2022.
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Jess Rauchberg, McMaster University
Through stitches, duets and green screens, Olivia Rodrigo showcases the postmodern appeal of today’s popular music
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In hackathons, people come together to build more extensive and cohesive datasets.
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P. Alison Paprica, University of Toronto; Kimberlyn McGrail, University of British Columbia; Michael J. Schull, University of Toronto
“Hackathons” can imply breaching security and privacy. To more accurately reflect their creative and constructive intent, they can be referred to instead as “datathons” or “code fests.”
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Teachers in a study shared how they solve the challenges they meet when leading outdoor education.
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Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet, Université de Sherbrooke ; Felix Berrigan, Université de Sherbrooke
Policymakers can boost outdoor education by integrating it into strategies to enhance both student and teacher well-being and equity.
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La Conversation Canada
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Même si la douleur chronique est reconnue comme une maladie à part entière par les scientifiques, celle-ci demeure largement sous-reconnue, sous-diagnostiquée et surtout accompagnée de nombreux préjugés.
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Marimée Godbout-Parent, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
La douleur chronique est une maladie aux conséquences multiples qui méritent d’être abordées afin d’espérer des changements positifs pour les gens qui doivent composer avec cette condition.
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Ukraine Invasion
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Andi Hoxhaj, University of Warwick
Russia is doing oil and gas deals in the Balkans, where ethnic tensions are on the rise.
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Culture + Society
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Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren Min, University of Kansas
It can feel risky to try reconnecting with people in our lives after falling out of touch – but fears of rejection are often overblown.
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Environment + Energy
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Sarah Papworth, Royal Holloway University of London
If you’re hot, so are your four-legged neighbours.
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Politics
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Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University
Protests over shortages forced the ouster of Sri Lanka’s president, but the crisis has deep-set roots in ethnonationalism, which has encouraged corruption, argues an expert on the country’s politics.
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