L'Université d'Ottawa /The University of Ottawa—Un carrefour d'idées et de culture/A crossroads of cultures and ideas
Un carrefour d’idées et de cultures L’Université d’Ottawa compte plus de 50 000 étudiants, professeurs et employés administratifs qui vivent, travaillent et étudient en français et en anglais. Notre campus est un véritable carrefour des cultures et des idées, où les esprits audacieux se rassemblent pour relancer le débat et faire naître des idées transformatrices. Nous sommes l’une des 10 meilleures universités de recherche du Canada; nos professeurs et chercheurs explorent de nouvelles façons de relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Classée parmi les 200 meilleures universités du monde, l’Université d’Ottawa attire les plus brillants penseurs et est ouverte à divers points de vue provenant de partout dans le monde.
The University of Ottawa is home to over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is diverse with more than 300 undergraduate programs and 150 graduate degrees in 10 faculties. The university has an extensive co-op program boasting a 95 per cent placement rate. Our campus is a crossroads of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe.
Eliana Close, Queensland University of Technology and James Downar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Cada vez más países legalizan la muerte asistida voluntaria. Pero ¿quién accede a ella? Los resultados de un reciente estudio internacional ofrecen algunas respuestas.
Eliana Close, Queensland University of Technology and James Downar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. But who is accessing it? The results of a recent international study provide some answers.
A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax’s downtown in March 2024.
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Steve Lorteau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Oliver Chan, University of Toronto
The proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments would add unhoused people to a growing list of those whose human rights have been recently curbed by the clause.
Ahou Daryaei was attacked by the morality police for wearing clothes deemed “inappropriate,” and took her clothes off. Her political gesture went viral.
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Mina Fakhravar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Iranian Ahou Daryaei has recently joined the ranks of women who have used their bodies to challenge the physical and symbolic violence to which they are subjected.
There’s been a steady increase for more than a decade in the use of mental health legislation to detain people.
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The arguments made by advocates for involuntary medical admissions and treatment aren’t supported by science.
Agressée par la police des mœurs pour des vêtements jugés « inappropriés », Ahou Daryaei a retiré ses vêtements. Son geste politique a fait le tour du monde.
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Mina Fakhravar, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
L’Iranienne Ahou Daryaei a récemment rejoint cette filiation de femmes qui ont utilisé leur corps afin de contester les violences physiques et symboliques dont elles sont victimes.
Women and villagers wait to receive food donations from the United Nations World Food Program in Damasak, northeastern Nigeria, in October 2024.
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Activists from abroad living in Canada have a broad vision and great interest in tangibly improving the lives of all people living in ongoing colonial and other conflict.
Canada’s proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act takes only small steps to recognize the sensitivity of children’s information.
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Teresa Scassa, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Neither prospective school board social media lawsuit wins, nor proposed Ontario or federal privacy or AI legislation, would prevent problems related to rampant processing of human-derived data.
People walk down a path surrounded by large trees at Stanley Park in Vancouver, on June 21, 2023.
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Tree and bird diversity has been linked to a number of positive mental health outcomes. It is time that urban planners interested in human well-being take biodiversity into account.
Alexander Lapshin, centre, a Russian blogger detained by police in Belarus in December 2016, is escorted out of a plane in February 2017 by law enforcement agents in Baku, Azerbaijan after being extradited there by Belarus. He was later convicted of taking an unauthorized journalistic trip.
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Alexander Lapshin’s experiences being detained and tortured for allegedly insulting an authoritarian strongman highlights the dangers faced by activists even in seemingly secure environments.
Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are seen during a welcome ceremony at the Supreme Court, in Ottawa, Feb. 19, 2024.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Supreme Court has chosen to exclude from intervention the voices of those directly impacted. This exclusion rehearses Canada’s longer history of excluding sex workers.
A recent study found that only 14 per cent of preschoolers around the world are meeting movement recommendations for physical activity, sleep and screen time.
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Mark S Tremblay, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Nicholas Kuzik, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Physical activity, screen time and sleep levels for preschoolers in Canada and globally don’t meet recommendations, risking global health challenges. It’s time to get little ones a little more active.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Wagner, at his annual press conference in Ottawa on June 3, 2024. He gave three reasons to explain the Court’s inaction in translating judgments handed down before 1970.
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Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; François Larocque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Lawrence David, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Three years after a request made by the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Supreme Court is still refusing to translate its decisions handed down before 1970. Its reasons are not valid.
Quality public information has long been viewed as the lifeblood of democracy. Without it, citizens cannot make decisions in their best interests.
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New research has found there is a concerning trend in Canadian political discourse: the tendency to treat politics as little more than sensational entertainment.
Not all introduced species are a problem. The introduced Siberian Elm is an example of an “invasive” species which adapts well to its new ecosystem, providing benefits at the same time.
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Invasive species are not always harmful; some can even provide key benefits to native habitats in an era of climate change. Canadian conservation efforts should embrace the movement of species.
Le juge en chef de la Cour Suprême du Canada, Richard Wagner, lors de sa conférence de presse annuelle à Ottawa le 3 juin 2024. Il a alors avancé trois motifs pour expliquer l’inaction de la Cour dans la traduction des jugements rendus avant 1970.
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Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; François Larocque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Lawrence David, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Trois ans après une demande faite par le Commissaire aux langues officielles, la Cour suprême refuse toujours de traduire ses décisions rendues avant 1970. Ses motifs ne sont pas valables.
Donald Trump gestures as he departs after speaking during a campaign event in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, 2024.
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Seána Glennon, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Abortion rights issues could decide the U.S. presidential election. Here’s what Ireland did wrong, and how voters successfully demanded a dramatic change in course for women’s health care.
Canada needs to do better to attract top talent from around the world by supporting scientists and artists displaced by conflict and persecuted in their native countries.
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People don’t lose their expertise when they cross borders. But they often face structural barriers due to language, precarious immigration status and decreased access to support from academia.
It’s easy for governments to make big policy announcements, and more difficult to change what happens in thousands of classrooms and schools.
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Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
It simply cannot be left up to individual teachers to enforce cellphone restrictions in schools without significant support from school administrators and work to bring parents on board.
Professeure titulaire, Faculté de droit, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice | Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Canada Research Chair on Mental Health and Access to Justice, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Full Professor, Research Chair in Language Rights, Faculty of Law | Professeur titulaire, Chaire de recherche Droits et enjeux linguistiques, Faculté de droit, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa