By Mackenzie Rice The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve public sector efficiency is both exciting and controversial. While these technologies have the power to present new solutions to some of the toughest global challenges, their use has also called attention to serious concerns relating to data privacy, human rights,…
Tag: Refugees
Takeaways from the 2015 #WelcomeRefugees Initiative
Shaheen Chohan As of December 2017, an estimated 11 million Syrians have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to the civil war that began in 2011. While the vast majority have sought refuge in neighbouring countries like Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, an additional estimated one million Syrians have fled to Europe. In comparison, Canada…
The Challenges of The Safe Third Country Agreement
Matthew Plouffe Recent issues surrounding restrictive immigration and refugee practices in the United States have led to a surge in irregular border crossings into Canada within the past year. This has caused increased concern amongst Canadian policy-makers and ignited a discussion about the dominant policy shaping U.S.-Canada border crossing, the Safe Third Country Agreement. The…
The Rise of Islamophobia: What the Federal Government can actually do to support Muslim refugees
Terhas Ghebretecle and Talha Sadiq A tweet by Prime Minister Trudeau went viral after he welcomed refugees to Canada in response to President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. The following day, a Quebec City mosque was the target of a shooting that left six men dead and 19 wounded. The perception that Canada…
Shaking up Complacency: The Immigration Debate
Milica Uzelac In the past year, one report named Canada the best country in the world according to millennials, while another named it the second best country in the world overall. While these rankings are impressive, Joseph Carens, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, presented a captivating lecture on January 11, 2017,…
France Should Look to Canadian Multiculturalism to Address Religious and Racial Tensions Aggravated by Strict Secularism
Celine Caira As I climb into my Uber on the narrow streets of Paris, I can already deduce from the driver’s accent and name that he is an Arab-North African, likely from Algeria, Tunisia, or Morocco. Striking up a conversation with him in French, he explains how he moved to Paris with his wife four…
