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@CDNAffairs
Canadian Affairs
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Why isn’t disability part of corporate diversity? In 2023, the employment rate for Canadians with disabilities was 47 per cent, versus 67 per cent for those without disabilities – but do companies want to change it? @meagangillmore reports: https://t.co/Sl4k8p0bIN
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The employment rate for Canadians with disabilities is 47 per cent, versus 67 per cent for those without - do companies want to change it?
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@TECO_Toronto
Taiwan in Toronto
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Taiwan's future and Canada's interests are increasingly intertwined. As @michlecc writes in @CDNAffairs, it's time for policies that strengthen this vital partnership.
@TaiwanInCanada
Taiwan in Canada
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#Taiwan Matters to Canada—and to the global community. As @michlecc notes in @CDNAffairs, Taiwan’s future and Canada’s interests increasingly converge. Now is the moment for policies that recognize and strengthen this partnership. #ChipInWithTaiwan #BetterTogether
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Canadian Affairs
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Editorial: On temporary foreign workers, Poilievre holds the winning arguments The low-skilled temporary foreign worker program undermines Ottawa’s goals of boosting employment, incomes and productivity https://t.co/R8b36paUeU
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The low-skilled temporary foreign worker program undermines Ottawa's goals of boosting employment, incomes and productivity
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@LaurenEHeuser
Lauren Heuser
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It felt good to get back to writing editorials this week. My first this year: Editorial: On temporary foreign workers, Poilievre holds the winning arguments https://t.co/NyQcc2VG6O via @CDNAffairs
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The low-skilled temporary foreign worker program undermines Ottawa's goals of boosting employment, incomes and productivity
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@TaiwanInCanada
Taiwan in Canada
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#Taiwan Matters to Canada—and to the global community. As @michlecc notes in @CDNAffairs, Taiwan’s future and Canada’s interests increasingly converge. Now is the moment for policies that recognize and strengthen this partnership. #ChipInWithTaiwan #BetterTogether
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Canadian Affairs
1 month
Op-Ed: Here’s why Taiwan matters to Canada Canada’s ties with Taiwan are already strong. But Ottawa can and should do more to deepen its ties with this critical economy and democracy By @michlecc https://t.co/BzAFdJOjVA
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@CDNAffairs
Canadian Affairs
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“Mobile health units are proven to improve outcomes for people facing barriers to healthcare,” Kayla DeMong, the executive director of addiction treatment centre Prairie Harm Reduction, told Canadian Affairs. “By bringing services directly to where people are, the health buses
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Canadian Affairs
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Saskatchewan launches wellness buses to expand addiction care Across Canada, mobile health models are increasingly being used to offer care to rural and underserved communities @dyslexacon_ reports: https://t.co/5vvzQx1vrw
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Across Canada, mobile health models are increasingly being used to offer care to rural and underserved communities.
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Gen Z Canadians would support a year of mandatory civilian service, but not military service. The divide seems linked to perceptions of impact. I spoke with youth, servicemembers and veterans to see how perceptions of the military compare with reality.
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New poll finds Gen Z backs mandatory civilian service in Canada, but not in the army — Canadian Affairs asked them why
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@cardusca
Cardus
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Cardus's Catharine Kavanagh in @CDNAffairs: "Thank you to the U.K. You have given Canadians a real-life case study, with conclusive results: kneecapping educational entrepreneurialism and school variety doesn’t solve problems; it compounds major issues like crowding and teacher
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Canadian Affairs
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New @angusreidorg polling shows Canadians under 30 do not support compulsory military service but overwhelmingly support mandatory civilian service. And the divide appears to be linked to perceptions of impact. “It isn’t exactly obvious to me how I would be helping society by
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Canadian Affairs
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Gen Z wants to help Canada — just not with guns New poll finds Gen Z backs one year of mandatory civilian service in Canada, but not in the army — Canadian Affairs asked them why @dyslexacon_ reports: https://t.co/lEpt8Un6dn
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New poll finds Gen Z backs mandatory civilian service in Canada, but not in the army — Canadian Affairs asked them why
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@finlookedintoit
Fin de Pencier
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My latest for @CDNAffairs. A temporary visa program for Gazan family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents has admitted less than 1000 people — despite the program being open to at least 5000 applicants. "The program demanded documents that were impossible to
@CDNAffairs
Canadian Affairs
10 days
Designed to fail? Palestinian-Canadians fault Ottawa’s refugee program for Gazans Palestinian-Canadians and human rights groups say Ottawa’s temporary visa program for Gazan family members has admitted too few @finlookedintoit reports: https://t.co/r8KIyDnGvP
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@CDNAffairs
Canadian Affairs
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Once focused on parties and socializing, orientation weeks today increasingly feature a mix of informal and structured programming that aims to give students a “soft landing” into campus life. “In the past, it would have been that a student would receive an email after they
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Canadian Affairs
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Belonging over beer: How frosh week is evolving on Canadian campuses Shifts in how students socialize, live and spend money are all affecting how students engage at the start of the academic year @dyslexacon_ reports: https://t.co/7yxiBNal7v
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Shifts in how students socialize, live and spend money are all affecting how students engage at the start of the academic year — and how universities cater to them
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@JoshDehaas
Josh Dehaas
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Check out this op-ed from @CDNConstFound summer intern Nicole Fan on why we need better civics education in Canada -- and why she jumped at the chance to help develop civics course packs for the CCF https://t.co/dYhLRzUg0m via @CDNAffairs
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Canadians need to start learning about their constitutional rights in high school. A new course fills a critical gap
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Canadian Affairs
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Dan Morillo tries not to worry about the day he will be unable to afford his wheelchair accessible apartment in Windsor, Ont. “I try not to think about [rent increases],” said Morillo, 45, who just barely covers rent and groceries with his pension and long-term disability
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@CDNAffairs
Canadian Affairs
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‘Not on the agenda’: Will Ottawa prioritize accessible housing? Ottawa wants to build more affordable homes, but it’s not clear if the homes will be accessible for people with disabilities @meagangillmore reports: https://t.co/s1NxEme5Ll
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Ottawa wants to build more affordable homes, but it's not clear if they will be accessible for people with disabilities
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Canadian Affairs
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“The program demanded documents that were impossible to obtain, which tells us the program was designed to fail in the first place,” said @MatsinheDM , director of policy, advocacy and research at @amnesty . But the government says Israel’s control of the borders in Gaza, and
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Canadian Affairs
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Designed to fail? Palestinian-Canadians fault Ottawa’s refugee program for Gazans Palestinian-Canadians and human rights groups say Ottawa’s temporary visa program for Gazan family members has admitted too few @finlookedintoit reports: https://t.co/r8KIyDnGvP
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Palestinian-Canadians and human rights groups say Ottawa’s temporary visa program for Gazan family members could be admitting more people if the political will was there
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