The federal budget sets the tone for Canada’s priorities over the next year, with lasting implications for equity, care, and global responsibility. Changemakers’ reactions reveal a growing divide between celebrated domestic investments and overlooked systemic challenges, like the rising cost of essentials and international aid.
Several researchers raised concerns about academia and funders’ slow shift to the right, emulating what is happening in the United States. Many also highlighted that they filled the EDI questions in funding applications on the condition that sensitive personal information will remain confidential, or if aggregated, will remain anonymous.
Cyclists face different risks and dynamics than drivers, yet traffic laws often ignore these realities. Recognizing the logic behind practices like rolling stops could lead to safer, more inclusive urban transportation policies.
