The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is a system that gives Canadian employers the ability to temporarily hire foreign workers to fill jobs that are left vacant by qualified Canadian workers. The TFWP is regulated through the Immigration … Continue reading
Tag: human rights
Warming Arctic, Vanishing Traditions: Climate Change’s Detrimental Effect on Indigenous Communities
While it is unsurprising that global temperatures are rising rapidly, the Arctic is experiencing the effects at an expedited rate compared to the rest of the world. Changes such as thawing sea ice have opened up a new trade route, … Continue reading
Killing Nijjar: Tensions Rise After Trudeau Alleges Indian Involvement in Assassination of Sikh Activist
On 18 June 2023, Canadian Sikh activist and separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed by two masked individuals. Three months later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadian intelligence was investigating credible allegations regarding the potential … Continue reading
Navigating the Post-Roe Landscape: Understanding the Dangers of Restrictive Legislation in the U.S.
Following the overturn of the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which previously granted women across the United States the constitutional right to safely access abortion services, the country is facing a crisis. In the past months, … Continue reading
The Motivations and Implications of El Salvador’s Mega-Prison
At the end of February, President Bukele of El Salvador posted a video on Twitter that has since become viral and prompted divisive discussion. The video shows hundreds of detainees being transferred to the Center for Confining Terrorism (Cecot)–a new … Continue reading
The Rwanda Deal: An Outsourcing of Refugees
On April 14, 2022, the then-British home secretary Priti Patel and the Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta signed a deal to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda. Officially known as the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development … Continue reading
Human Rights in North Korea and the Advocacy of HanVoice
Western media portrayal of North Korea depicts an autocratic regime ruled by a dictator obsessed with the country’s nuclear weapons program. But is that all there is to North Korea? By not covering North Korea’s systemic human rights violations, news outlets undermine the graveness of the humanitarian crisis in the country.
The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media in the Face of War and Conflict
About a month ago, Russia declared war on Ukraine, launching its first attack on the country on February 24th. This sent thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing for the neighboring countries of Poland, Romania, Moldova, and others. To … Continue reading
Global Hegemony and Human Rights: Leo Clarke
Check out the sixth video from our Minute Thesis Series, published in the lead-up to the launch of this year's Chrysalis.
Human Rights Violations in Cuba as Nation Demands Change
This past July, Cubans took to the streets to protest against the current communist dictatorship under Miguel Diaz-Canel. In the months leading up to the protests, Cubans dealt with food shortages, lack of medicine, power outages, inflation, and inadequate … Continue reading