The vision is so jaw-droppingly exciting that it would surely earn Toronto’s waterfront international attention. Imagine this: nestled against the water’s edge near the foot of University Ave, a great crystal Pyramid towering 20 stories high and housing shops and commercial space. You’d arrive at the pyramid via monorail, which linked together an impressive array [...]
OISE researcher on proposed daycare cuts
The children of Toronto had nothing to do with this city’s budget woes but they could end up paying a steep price. read more
Political scientist Randall Hansen on right wing sentiment in Europe
All eyes are on Norway this week in the aftermath of the bombing and killings by Anders Breivik. We talked to political science professor Randall Hansen to help put these events in context. Hansen holds the Canada Research Chair in Immigration and Governance and directs the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the [...]
OISE Professor Megan Boler thinks that may be changing.
As the federal election intensifies, you hear it time and time again – young adults, by and large, don’t vote. Professor Megan Boler of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto has been examining this phenomenon and is exploring it in a new project funded by the Social Sciences and [...]
Op-Ed by U of T security expert
The grim situation in Libya is giving force to the haunting analogy of how the United States and its principal ally, Britain, dealt with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The fundamental issue is the same: how to contend with a troublesome (mad?) tyrant who brutalizes his own people. read more
How effective will sanctions against Libya be?
Akaash Maharaj, a senior resident in international relations at the University of Toronto, spoke to us about the effectiveness of sanctions on Libya. read more
Seen as cornerstone of national identity
People in Canada’s North and South agree that the Arctic is highly important and deserving of a dominant place in the country’s foreign policy, a new poll suggests. Read more
Q&A with political scientist Renan Levine
Can we draw any conclusions about what or who is to blame for the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords? The political rhetoric has been rather heated. But just because you have heated political rhetoric and you have a horrible and unusual act of political violence doesn’t mean that you necessarily have a causal relationship between [...]
Increase in car accidents observed
Donald Redelmeier, a professor in the Department of Medicine at U of T, has found that 25 more people die in car crashes on U.S. presidential election days than on an average day — an increase of 19 per cent. He said Ontario can expect to see the same during its upcoming municipal elections, but [...]
Could help the country become a world power
Irvin Studin, a professor at the University of Toronto, claims that pushing the Canadian population to 100 million would bring much needed “strategic power” to the country. In an essay in the magazine Global Brief, Studin said that Canada had advantages worthy of a prominent world power, including abundant natural resources, fresh water and food [...]
