The Conversation News Archive
The Voice: why Australia is holding a referendum on First Nations representation to government – podcast
October 5, 2023 —
Australia goes to the polls on October 14 in a referendum on whether to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body, known as the Voice to Parliament, into the country’s constitution.
What Wab Kinew’s win in Manitoba reveals about the province’s political history
October 4, 2023 —
Manitoba voters have elected the NDP’s Wab Kinew as premier. His election is both a break with recent Manitoba political history and a continuation of the long history of Indigenous involvement in electoral politics in Manitoba.
Bill C-22 will provide income security to Canadians with disabilities, but it needs to be done right
September 22, 2023 —
Canada’s first national disability benefit, Bill C-22, received royal assent on June 22, 2023. The bill was reintroduced in 2022 after initially being tabled two years prior.
A moral argument to search the landfill in Winnipeg for murdered Indigenous women
September 8, 2023 —
In May 2022, Winnipeg resident Jeremy Skibicki was arrested and charged with the murder of 24-year-old Rebecca Contois.
Faculty of Arts
As the U.S. expands work conditions for income assistance, Canada takes a different tack
June 13, 2023 —
Only days before a government default, United States President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid financial turmoil.
Cancel culture: YouTube videos on ‘getting cancelled’ are now their own genre and have links to the past
April 25, 2023 —
The explosion of user-created content on platforms like YouTube, Twitch and TikTok has unsettled traditional notions of authorship.
Faculty of Arts
The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis
April 10, 2023 —
One of the most anticipated measures of the 2023 Canadian federal budget is the grocery rebate. The rebate is designed to provide relief to millions of Canadians who are struggling with rising grocery prices and food insecurity.
Gods in the machine? The rise of artificial intelligence may result in new religions
March 16, 2023 —
We are about to witness the birth of a new kind of religion. In the next few years, or perhaps even months, we will see the emergence of sects devoted to the worship of artificial intelligence (AI).
Faculty of Arts
Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians
March 2, 2023 —
Real estate is a hot topic in Canada. Most Canadians are acutely aware of how home prices and rents have skyrocketed in the last 15 years or so. In large cities, investor ownership of condos and houses has attracted the attention of policymakers and the public at large, prompting the federal government to crack down on foreign buyers.
Faculty of Arts
NORAD’s value is on full display as flying objects shot down over North America
February 27, 2023 —
Four (and counting) air objects have violated North American airspace in less than a week. It began with a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon flying over Alaska and northwestern Canada.