Dangerous precedent set: National Council of Muslims
Why It Matters
Canada joins Russia, Iraq, UK among those whose human rights commissions are being investigated
Why It Matters
Anti-Black discrimination, racism, and sexism hold back racialized Canadians working in the federal civil service. Now, a global body is investigating the issue
Want to better understand what poverty is really like in Canada? More than income data is needed, says new research
Why It Matters
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is Canada’s official poverty measure. However, focusing solely on income ignores a lot of other indicators of deprivation and has a knock-on impact on how poverty reduction plans are constructed.
Q&A: Oversight and governance of AI use at borders, humanitarian aid zones are weak, says expert
Why It Matters
Data collection practices often rely on active and informed consent – but how can people in precarious situations genuinely understand what is happening with their biometric information, how it will be stored, and who it will be shared with?
‘This is not reconciliation’: Federal funding drops for Indigenous language revitalization
Why It Matters
Indigenous languages are facing extinction due to colonization, and many communities are trying to revitalize their languages and create more fluent speakers.