“The decline of Canadian universities reflects years of inadequate funding, and the devaluation of science and education as public goods,” said Dr. Nadim Mahassen, president of the Center for World University Rankings.
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“Recent federal budget cuts are hitting the institutions that preserve our history hardest—places like Library and Archives Canada, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the Canadian Museum of History, and Parks Canada sites.“
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Nearly all Canadian universities fall in global rankings
Mary Grace
Nearly all Canadian universities dropped in the latest CWUR Global 2000 rankings as research performance weakened amid tougher global competition. The rankings also show growing gains by Chinese unive...
“[…] progressive leaders from around the world on Saturday called for concrete action to defend democracy and urged reform of the #UnitedNations to make it more democratic and capable of responding to wars and authoritarian trends.”
#Barcelona #SummitInDefenseOfDemocracy
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2,200 nursing home workers at 22 sites in NS are on strike. Some of the longest strikes in Canadian history have been in LTC -- and that means that low-paid workers have struggled mightily for fair wages and better living conditions and care for residents. I stand with CUPE-NS.