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'It's a very difficult line that women often need to walk': Labour research Director

We are deeply concerned that discussions of foreign interference and national security can quickly become toxic as we have already seen in the accusations that a respected Chinese Canadian senator and a newly elected mayor are agents of the Chinese government. Such accusations can quickly lead to gross violations of people’s democratic rights and personal security.

This letter is open to further endorsements, which can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/5ftuh6WPGEqwBZMJ6. An Open Letter to the Right Honorable David

At SFU, a range of thinkers well to the left grappled with big stuff like war, money and media. Here’s one organizer’s report.

Try refreshing your browser. Column: Every Sudburian should read long-term care report Back to video Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission Report was made public on April 30 and can be found on the Ontario Government website. I recommend that every Ontario taxpayer read this report to fully comprehend the drastic situation in our provincial health-care system. This has spin-off” consequences on every aspect every Ontarian and every Sudburian, regardless of age or involvement with h...

Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury column: University faculty do much more than teach Back to video I’m a faculty member at the Workplace and Labour Studies program at Laurentian University, and on May 15, along with about 110 others, I’ll be losing my job — again. So, it occurred to me that I might be able to reply to the kind of comment that I’ve often seen in the comments section of the local media, and social media, for the past few months. Here’s the type of comment I’m ref...

Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury column: The time for universal post-secondary education has arrived Back to video One of the best things any government can do during a downturn (or for that matter in the middle of a global pandemic) is to invest in people – in their health, their safety on the job, as well as their security and their education. Do this – and do it well – and countries have workforces that can react to crises. They also have workers and communities who can make pla...

Article content Laurentian University’s senators will likely be asked to endorse a plan to cut jobs and programs during a secret Senate meeting on Tuesday, members of Save Our Sudbury were told during a Zoom meeting held Friday. Jen Johnson, a faculty member of the Senate, said senators have been asked to attend an in-camera meeting “on very short notice.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Tension around looming Laurentian cuts growing Back to ...

February 17, 2021 The Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Labour Studies Program are excited to welcome Maureen Kihika as an Assistant Professor. Kihika’s journey with SFU does not begin here; after completing her MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies at Brock University, she began her PhD at SFU in 2011. Initially drawn to the university’s focus on community engagement and its scholarship, Kihika has also developed an appreciation for the natural beauty of the camp...