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  The Conversation Canada

  

  8 hours ago

  Publicly owned land should be used for affordable housing, not sold to private developers

  The Conversation Canada - Brian Doucet

  On Jan. 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to “ensure” affordable housing is built along Hamilton’s light rail transit (LRT) route. While this …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  10 hours ago

  What the Free Alberta Strategy gets wrong about Canada's banking system

  The Conversation Canada - Robert L. Ascah

  What is the Free Alberta Strategy, the co-creation of two lawyers and a Calgary political scientist? And with a provincial election on the horizon …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

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  Migrants don't cause crime rates to increase — but false perceptions endure anyway

  The Conversation Canada - Nicolas Ajzenman

  Immigration is a critical topic in contemporary political and academic debates. Politicians and the general population alike in countries around the …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

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  Passengers need more than apologies from airlines after holiday chaos

  The Conversation Canada - Frédéric Dimanche and Kelley A. McClinchey

  A snowball effect initiated in Vancouver created an avalanche of travel chaos over the holidays at a time when many had overcome their fear of …

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  3 days ago

  To revitalize Indigenous communities, the Residential School settlement must prioritize language education

  The Conversation Canada - Frank Deer

  After a decade, the federal government has reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit that included 325 First Nations across Canada. The …

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  4 days ago

  Canada's $2.8 billion settlement with Indigenous Day Scholars is a long-time coming

  The Conversation Canada - Jackson Pind

  Eleven years. That’s how long it took the federal government to agree with 325 First Nations over the collective loss of language and culture …