By Amy Janzwood, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University
The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline is a bad deal for Canadians, the federal government and our planet. The only question now is how best to mitigate the damage.
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By Matthew Flinders, Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
The prime minister hardly sounded committed to the election he was calling, but Labour still has to win hearts and minds.
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By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
A report released next week argues the real problem with New Zealand’s inadequate infrastructure is not money – it’s the three-year political cycle. We need a 30-year, cross-party national plan.
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By Seyed Mehdi Meshkani, Postdoctoral fellow, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
Nizar Bouguila, Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
Siavash Farazmand, PhD student, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
Zachary Patterson, Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University
Suburban residents often face challenges receiving reliable and accessible bus transit — riders often complain about infrequent schedules and long waiting times. Often, transit agencies are unable to provide additional buses because population density in such areas is usually low.
On-demand transit (ODT) is an innovative transportation approach that enhances the accessibility and quality of service while reducing operating costs.
Despite the rapid growth of ODT…
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By David McCooey, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
Wrong Norma, the latest collection of writings (and drawings and facsimiles) by the feted Canadian poet Anne Carson, is a work full of allusions, quotations, references, parody and other forms of stylised evocation.
Sometimes the allusions are more buried than a quick Google allows for. The opening piece 1=1, for instance, is a meditation on (among other things) swimming. While considering all the swimmable bodies of water that are…
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By Nepali Times
Nepal has traditionally enjoyed a syncretic blend of Hindu and Buddhist traditions. However, if Modi's BJP wins in Indian elections, some fear that Nepal will slide back to Hindu nationalism.
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By Christopher Kirkland, Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University
On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead.
When is the UK having an election?
Election day has been confirmed for 4 July – in just over six weeks’ time.
The UK has to have an election at least every five years but elections can be called at any time within that timeframe. Sunak had to hold a vote before the end of January 2025 but, until…
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By Peter McDonald, Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
Slashing the permanent migration intake will do little to help manage population growth and may well make building more homes even harder.
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By Claire Charles, Senior Lecturer in Education (Pedagogy and Curriculum), Deakin University
Lucinda McKnight, Associate professor, Deakin University
New UK research goes against previous studies that suggest it does not matter if students attend single sex or co-ed schools.
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By Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University
Myra Hamilton, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
We crunched the numbers and found when it comes to top awards, Rhodes scholarships and High Court appointments, the dominance of elite private school alumni has grown over the past 40 years.
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