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The temporary foreign workers program is an often unnoticed sector within Canadian employment. It is a complex maze of labour laws and legal dynamics which, together, create a harsh and often shocking employment system.
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While 184 countries, developed and developing, eventually came together to join the COVAX alliance, the choice of countries like Russia and the USA to opt out was understood by experts to be yet another example of geopolitics as usual. But…
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In November 2020, the country received global attention as #CongoIsBleeding aimed to spread awareness of both the historical and present exploitation of the country’s resources by multinational corporations. Today, the metallic ore…
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Host Mathieu Lavault meets once again with Professor Peter Kuznick of the American University to discuss U.S. politics in the 1980s. How did the Reagan Administration try to improve relationships with the Soviet Union? What kind of…
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The sense of community and solidarity, unique to the city of Houston, is what for Vera brings the American Dream from imagination into reality. It is a different reality than our idealized perceptions, a reality that demands patience and…
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In practice, Biden may be the one to wrap up Trump’s withdrawal plan. Despite hopes among Afghan government officials that the US will reverse course, he has few cards left to play in this game.
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During this pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's multiple warnings about the dangers of complacency and reminders of personal responsibility were critical first steps in encouraging a united public response. However, in the face of an…
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Boko Haram's unchecked growth in the last decade makes it one of Africa's largest terrorist groups, along with al-Shabaab and the Islamic State. Nigeria's failure to respond effectively has allowed the group to reach this critical position…
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Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with fellow McGill student Abdel Dicko, a Rhodes Scholar recipient, to talk about his personal and professional accomplishments and what McGill means for him as he prepares to go study at Oxford.
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In the United States, minority groups represented about 40 per cent of the population in 2019 but were the focus of less than 2 per cent of clinical cancer trials. Consequently, racial bias in research may lead to suboptimal care for…
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