Topic: Politics
Good government and Statistics Canada: The need for true independence
The cancellation of the long form census in 2010 raised serious questions about the independence of Statistics Canada. Munir A. Sheik, former Chief Statistician of Canada, argues that Statistics Canada needs to be insulated from political interference to ensure good data and good public policy.
READ MOREContempt for values: The controversy over Library and Archives Canada’s Code of Conduct
Library and Archives Canada has introduced a new code of conduct that contains worrying restrictions for its employees. Myron Groover asks how the organization can fulfill its mandate while stifling the ethics and values of the library and archival professions.
READ MOREHarper’s attack on science: No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy
Science—and the culture of evidence and inquiry it supports—has a long relationship with democracy. Widely available facts have long served as a […]
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A new minister should offer students a new deal
While the McGuinty government showed interest in post-secondary education in its first term, under Colleges, Training and Universities Minister John Milloy, it’s been coasting in neutral, to put it mildly.
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Equity and social justice, Politics, Public policy, Research and innovation, Tuition and student fees
All students should benefit from innovation
Stephen Harper’s minority government has been making much of its “innovation strategy” in recent months, especially in regard to how it plays out in post-secondary institutions.
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An academic life: Peter Dale Scott
Scion of one of Canada’s most noted intellectual families — his father F.R. Scott: poet, founder of the CCF, McGill Dean of […]
READ MORECorporatization and commercialization, Funding, International issues and education, Politics, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission
Making decisions that endure for decades
Paulo Santiago, Karine Tremblay, Ester Basri and Elena Arnal. Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society. Volume 1: Special Features: Governance, Funding, Quality; and Volume 2: Special Features: Equity, Innovation, Labour Market, Internationalisation. Paris: OECD, 2008. 728 pages.
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Can closed minds challenge authority?
A review of Gregory S. Prince Jr. Teach Them to Challenge Authority: Educating for Healthy Societies. (New York: Continuum, 2008) and Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, and A. Lee. Fritschler, Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2008).
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