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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UBC.

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Joined May 2020
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Eric Wilkinson
4 months
I write for a lot of stuff for a lot of outlets. If you want to find everything in one place, take a look at my Substack:
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Eric Wilkinson
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Spoke today at the biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) in Seattle! Fantastic Canadian philosophy panel with Joseph McGinn. #philosophy #canada
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Eric Wilkinson
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For @briarpatchmag's recent Labour Issue, I wrote on the challenges facing rural unions in Canada. Organizing workers can be that much harder in a smaller, geographically isolated workplace. #cdnpoli #unions #writing #canada https://t.co/t0cvaJsLdh
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briarpatchmagazine.com
Reductions in unionized jobs and the specific nature of rural life require new methods of organizing.
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Eric Wilkinson
7 days
From Robert Stead's, "He Sleeps in Flanders" (1923): He saw not where his path should lead, Nor sought a path to suit his will; He saw a nation in her need; He heard the cause of Honor plead; He heard the call, he gave it heed, And now he sleeps in Flanders. #RemembranceDay
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Eric Wilkinson
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Something I wrote for First-Gen Philosophers. Having one foot in the academy and the outside world can keep you grounded, but you have to be careful not to fall through the gulf inbetween. #philosophy #publicphilosophy https://t.co/srv7f9uIOS
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@CDN_Dimension
Canadian Dimension
11 days
Scapegoating immigrants for the state of housing, health care, or employment helps no one. It obscures the real causes of these crises and stokes resentment against vulnerable members of our communities, writes Eric Wilkinson.
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canadiandimension.com
Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy...
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Eric Wilkinson
1 month
My latest for Peace Magazine: the debate in Armenia over how to move forward and pursue peace.
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Eric Wilkinson
3 months
It took decades of labour militancy to have the right to strike recognized in Canadian law. It's no surprise that ignoring those hard-won rights led us back to this.
@CBCNews
CBC News
3 months
BREAKING: Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Employees told Radio-Canada on Sunday.
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Eric Wilkinson
3 months
My latest for Canadian Dimension: decades of governments undermining collective bargaining rights in Canada has led to companies like @AirCanada running straight to them to end strikes instead of bargaining in good faith. https://t.co/MVrwelkRR9
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The Air Canada strike has has exposed how corporations manipulate government intervention to sidestep fair bargaining. With flight attendants underpaid, passengers stranded, and Ottawa stepping in,...
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Canadian Dimension
3 months
Canadians built Air Canada and our airports with decades of public investment. Now we have a privatized airline cutting service, abandoning workers, and pocketing bailouts. If we’re footing the bill anyway, shouldn’t they serve the public—not shareholders?
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It would be tempting to base an argument in favour of nationalizing Air Canada solely off its poor performance over the course of the last few weeks, but in truth the problems experienced by air...
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Eric Wilkinson
3 months
Seemingly stuck in Asia thanks to @AirCanada. I say seemingly because they haven't updated customers. I hope CUPE gets everything they are asking for.
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@CDN_Dimension
Canadian Dimension
5 months
NEW: While Ottawa considers spending 5% of GDP on defence, it should ask itself why we spend only 0.2% of GDP on our universities. This isn’t just budget math, it’s a statement of values and priorities, writes @EricRWilkinson.
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canadiandimension.com
Canada could be an educational superpower. Taking advantage of the brain-drain from the US, we could recruit the best and brightest to fill our labs, faculty lounges, and classrooms. By leading the...
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Eric Wilkinson
5 months
Had a great time in Yerevan (Armenia) at the National Identity in a Time of Crisis, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Public Affairs at AUA!
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Eric Wilkinson
3 years
Managed to find a physical copy of the first issue of Ayaangwaamizin! Now to find the other issues...
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General / Générale Jennie Carignan
4 years
I am sickened to see protesters dance on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and desecrate the National War Memorial. Generations of Canadians have fought and died for our rights, including free speech, but not this. Those involved should hang their heads in shame.
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Eric Wilkinson
4 years
"Scientists are still not expected, nor do they generally desire, to have any politics. Yet it may be that, sooner or later, they will be forced to assume political responsibility." - Felix Markham's commentary on Henri Saint-Simon (1952).
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