The Globe and mail /newsroom/taxonomy/term/3634/all en More Canadians than ever are living alone, and other takeaways /newsroom/channels/news/more-canadians-ever-are-living-alone-and-other-takeaways-269222 <p><strong>Céline Le Bourdais</strong>, the Canada research chair in social statistics and family change at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ in Montreal, cautions that the statistics on one-person households can be misleading.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/census-2016-statscan/article35861448/"><em>The Globe and Mail</em></a></p> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:29:28 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32134 at /newsroom Canadians differ from Trump on view of public health care, poll shows /newsroom/channels/news/canadians-differ-trump-view-public-health-care-poll-shows-264157 <p>Antonia Maioni, a political-science professor at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ who has written extensively about health care, said Wednesday that she and her colleagues recently conducted their own poll about Canadian and American attitudes on health care. It found that there is much more polarization in the U.S. than in Canada around the issue of public funding.<br /> Read more: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadians-differ-from-trump-on-health-care-poll-shows/article32835912/?page=all">The Globe and Mail</a></p> Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:50:58 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26396 at /newsroom How this Montreal grad student plans to finish school with zero debt /newsroom/channels/news/how-montreal-grad-student-plans-finish-school-zero-debt-263683 <p>When Olivia White goes job hunting in a few years’ time after she graduates, she will be bringing a unique set of skills to the table. That’s because the 24 year old, who is pursuing an MA in urban planning at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, has spent the last five years tree planting in northern B.C., a gruelling job that requires a lot of resilience.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/genymoney/how-this-montreal-grad-student-plans-to-finish-school-with-zero-debt/article32488924/">The Globe and Mail</a></p> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:49:32 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26325 at /newsroom