Reduce the poverty-to-prison pipeline for women

 Over the last decade, the number of women in Canada’s jails has spiked 30 per cent. Even more troubling, after a 60 per cent increase over the same period, Indigenous female prisoners now account for 37 per cent of all incarcerated women, and 50 per cent of women in maximum

Young people have as much to teach as they do to learn

 By Senator Art Eggleton and Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain In recent years, Canada has seen a spike in youth engagement in the volunteer sector.  That’s very good news.  This has largely come about because of high school programs that require a minimum number of volunteer hours to graduate.  The idea is

Rigorous journalism can save us from fake news

 By Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain and Senator Art Eggleton “Journalists are like firefighters: you may not need them every day, but you want to know they’re there to protect you.”  Veteran journalist, Edward Greenspon used this analogy at a recent Senate Open Caucus meeting held to discuss threats to traditional journalism

Let’s bring a new vision of STEM to Canadian women and girls

 By Senator Art Eggleton and Senator Raymonde Saint-Germai We recently celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science – and there’s much to celebrate. But also, much work to do. It’s a day to celebrate just how far we’ve come since Elsie MacGill, aircraft designer and Canada’s first