Expert View
Expert View
Trump vs. Biden, the sequel, is a battle of two older men with big liabilities
In exactly one year this week — on Nov. 5, 2024 — Americans will vote for their next president. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are likely to face each other again. President Joe Biden waves as he walks to
November 7, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Expert View
Unpacking Elon Musk’s convoluted U.S. - Mexico border visit
In late September, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, set the internet ablaze with his visit to the Texas-Mexico border to provide what he called an “unfiltered” perspective on t
November 7, 2023 | 10:25 am
Expert View
Canada’s refugee pilot programs risk making refugees prove their worth
Canada’s Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), intended to settle skilled refugees to fill urgent Canadian labour shortages, risks commodifying refugees and humanitarianism. A shift towards us
November 2, 2023 | 9:49 am
Expert View
Mental health needs to be a cornerstone of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives
October 31, 2023 | 2:26 pm
Expert View
Queerphobic hate is on the rise, and LGBTQ+ communities in Canada need more support
In the past few years, people who identify as LGBTQ+ have been facing increasing harm and discrimination. Canada is not insulated from growing anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment.
October 27, 2023 | 9:20 am
Expert View
Why taking a trauma- and violence-informed approach can make sport safer and more equitable
Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso accused Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales of sexual assault in September after he kissed her on the lips without her consent during the FIFA Women’s
October 10, 2023 | 6:58 pm
Expert View
50 years of hip-hop: Its social and political power resonates far beyond its New York birthplace
Some historians say hip-hop culture all started at a party one hot August night in the South Bronx in 1973. DJ Kool Herc plugged his parents’ record gear into a street lamp and began creating wha
October 3, 2023 | 9:09 am
Expert View
The Big Idea: Investing in “sponge cities” can mitigate the toll of climate change. Serious flooding is in our future—here’s one way we can take it on
September 29, 2023 | 2:57 pm
Expert View
Ontario’s Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford’s course?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalcula
September 25, 2023 | 8:11 pm
Expert View
Support for trans kids and parent-child relationships are not mutually exclusive
September 22, 2023 | 4:04 pm