Canada & the World

Adopting policies that have worked in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Finland will help Canada rapidly develop more affordable housing, says expert Jim Dunn.

Recent Maori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful change isn’t possible without broad public understanding and trust, writes expert Karen Bird.

Professor Bonny Ibhawoh, chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, will share recommendations from a study conducted with the support of McMaster students and researchers. 

The cautious, conditional endorsements from Canada and the U.K. reflect the workings of a dated international system that governs the birth of states, writes Catherine Frost.

The Indigenous undergraduate research program has built a solid foundation in community connections and interdisciplinary research

Public Development Banks provide affordable financing, direct resources where urgently needed and align funding with long-term development strategies, writes Alicja Paulina Krubnik.

If privacy is important anywhere, it is in the context of politics. If it is important at any time, that time is now, writes expert Sara Bannerman.

Forty years after the largest mass murder in Canadian history, Chandrima Chakraborty's efforts to bring the tragedy into the Canadian consciousness are bearing fruit. Two new documentaries air this weekend, on the eve of the anniversary.

The university surged an impressive 16 spots in the Times Higher Education 2025 Impact Ranking, and placed first in North America for advancing health and well-being, and clean water and sanitation.

As news of the Ahmedabad crash came in, families of the victims of Flight 182 from 1985 immediately expressed shock, concern, sympathy and memories, writes expert Chandrima Chakraborty.

What does Alberta want? Behind the resurgence of separatist talk lies a deeper struggle over identity, power and Canada's future.

A promising new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is being undermined by 'America First' policies, write Judy Fudge and Genevieve LeBaron.