Written by Frank Clayton, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit (Shutterstock). Originally published in The Conversation. A building under construction in Toronto. According to Canada’s national housing agency, Ontario needs to build 1.8 million new homes to alleviate the housing crisis. Few Ontario…
Written by Sarah Elton, Toronto Metropolitan University and Donald C. Cole, University of Toronto. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn. Originally published in The Conversation. Community vegetable gardens, such as this one in Pickering, Ont., support health and should be…
Written by Stein Monteiro, Ryerson University. Photo credit: ukblacktech.com. Originally published in The Conversation. Canada’s tech sector, in particular, is in need of highly skilled tech workers if it’s to maintain momentum. The major world economies of today are innovation-driven…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Matt York. Originally published in The Conversation. President Donald Trump supporters wave a flag during an election watch party Nov. 3, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. As a Canadian, I sit at…
Written by Peggy Nash, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh. Originally published in The Conversation. A woman holds a sign as she attends the Women’s March in downtown Chicago, Oct. 17, 2020. Dozens of Women’s March rallies were…
Written by Gloria Blizzard, Dalhousie University, and Gillian Turnbull, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Pexels. Originally published in The Conversation. An orchestra can be a hostile place for a lone Black classical instrumentalist. Music has been significant for many during COVID-19…
Written by Ron Stagg, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik. Originally published in The Conversation. Supporters cheer as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Nevada rally on Sept. 13. The United States is in a mess. COVID-19 is…
Written by Peggy Nash, Ryerson University. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld. Originally published in The Conversation. Chrystia Freeland became the Finance Minister after Bill Morneau resigned in the wake of the WE scandal. What a groundbreaking week this has…
Written by Philip Mai, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Banning TikTok in the United States poses a threat to global democracy. The Trump administration aims to purge Chinese tech companies from the United States, and…