York University, Canada
York University is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. York’s fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. York’s campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.
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Les abeilles sont un bel exemple de la façon dont la biodiversité fournit gratuitement des services écosystémiques dont dépendent les humains. Si elles disparaissent, les conséquences seront importantes.
Wild bees pollinate trees and shrubs that feed and shelter wildlife, provide flood control, prevent soil erosion and help regulate the climate.
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let’s remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
American employers routinely violate workers’ rights. A Bernie Sanders presidency could change that.
There’s an apparent emerging Doug Ford doctrine in Ontario of short-term gain for long-term pain. It threatens to embed long-term structural costs for the province and its taxpayers.
Carbon pricing is the most market-based means of addressing the climate crisis, yet it is strongly opposed by politicians that claim to support free markets.
Britain’s Online Harms white paper was developed through public consultations and open, democratic processes. It suggests developing regulations that would be implemented by an arms-length entity.
The recent decision by the Ontario government to drastically cut funds for legal aid will cause hardship for many low-income residents of Ontario and for refugees claimants.
As ‘tiny historians of their age,’ children with testimonies of war provide teachers with both historical insight and critical instruction.
Expecting internet platforms to regulate hate speech is a “worst of both worlds” approach to social media regulation.
Several women recently came forward to complain about “inappropriate conduct” by Joe Biden. Even in the #MeToo age, the allegations appear to have little impact on Biden’s status as the front-runner.
La voix rauque est-elle un passage obligé vers l'âge adulte ? Qu'elle est sa signification sociale? Une linguiste explique pourquoi elle est si populaire, en particulier chez les jeunes femmes.
National regulation of free speech should be by governments, and not corporations, in order to be democratic.
Critics complain that government debt saddles future generations with a financial burden. The critics are wrong.
Canada wants to expand a Canada-U.S. pact to make it tougher for asylum-seekers from the U.S. to come to Canada. The question is: What will Canada have to give the United States to get them to agree?
A new survey of Canadian Jew suggests young adults are finding ways of remaining Jewish that are not principally religious.
Canadians would be better served by a calmer and better-informed debate over the specifics of Bill C-69 than what we have been seeing over the past few weeks.
Last year, the word ‘intersectionality’ hit the mainstream at the Golden Globes as actors attempted to raise awareness for #MeToo and #TimesUp. But what exactly does intersectionality mean?
A linguist explains the physical technicalities and sociological meanings of creaky voice’ – a sound found in diverse gender and age groups, yet often associated particularly with younger women.
COBA, the Collective of Black Artists has been working to introduce Canadian audiences to African and Caribbean dances for 25 years.

















