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Back to SearchMaking the case for what a university could and should be
Universities have always been places of protest and dissent, but University of Toronto English professor Randy Boyagoda argues that it should be something more — a place for productive discourse. He …
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Why are women still outsiders in the trades?
You can’t pay rent with experimental poetry, so Hilary Peach trained as a welder. Twenty-plus years on, she’s now a boiler inspector, poet, and author of an award-winning memoir, Thick Skin: Field No…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Why doesn't our healthcare include the well-being of doctors?
In 2023, about 1 in 10 Canadian doctors considered attempting suicide in 2023. That's why Winnipeg doctor Jillian Horton is advocating for the emotional well-being of doctors in our healthcare system…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
How poetry offers insight into the meaning of life
Canadian scholar and philosopher Charles Taylor insists poetry persuades us through the experience of connection. His book, Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment, traces how poets, …
Published on 1 month ago
How a novel saved the Inuktitut language from disappearing
When Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote Sanaaq in 1984, it was the first novel written in Inuktitut in Canada. She wanted to prevent the language from no longer existing. Nappaaluk who died in 2007, helped de…
Published on 1 month ago
Decades on, David Suzuki sees the same problem: human-first mindset (via Front Burner)
After more than four decades of activism and advocacy, David Suzuki is one of the most renowned and respected voices in the environmental movement. So when he says it's too late to stop climate chang…
Published on 1 month ago
We have a moral responsibility to this planet: David Suzuki
“The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future, we're the only animal that realized we can affe…
Published on 1 month ago
Championing the quiet power of listening
For nearly 70 years, filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin's storytelling and documentary work have served as a mirror for Canada, reflecting Indigenous experiences and providing a space for all Canadians to wi…
Published on 1 month ago
Autonomy is vital to MAID law and the right to die: ethicist
Bioethicist Arthur Schafer has thought a lot about life and death. He has helped shape policy on medically assisted death (MAID) in Canada. The philosophy professor argues that an ideal end-of-life l…
Published on 1 month ago
Will the real Martin Luther please stand up?
Who exactly was Martin Luther? Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther translated the New Testament so that ordinary Germans could understand it. This sparked a theological, social and political revolu…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago