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1 month ago | 
kff.org | Latoya Hill |Samantha Artiga |Akash Pillai |Alisha Rao
As one of his first actions in office, President Trump signed executive orders revoking federal diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) related programs and actions in the federal government and among federal contractors and grantees. DEI initiatives are intended to create more diverse and inclusive work environments, to address discriminatory policies or practices, as well as to counter the impacts of historical actions that led to unequal opportunities for certain groups.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
kff.org | Samantha Artiga |Alisha Rao
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on addressing health disparities and advancing health equity. This growth was spurred by incidents in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the disproportionate impact of the virus on low-income people and people of color in the U.S. in addition to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others that increased attention to systemic racism that contributes to inequities such as health disparities.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alisha Rao
Two weeks ago, the tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats from Canada and India sparked a new level of deterioration in the Canada-India relationship. From a thousand-foot perspective, how such a breakdown could have happened is puzzling. India is the world’s largest democracy, a long-time ally and commonwealth partner, and a rising power in an increasingly important strategic region of the world. Canada has lately emphasized the need for a renewed Indo-Pacific strategy.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
kff.org | Alisha Rao |Drishti Pillai |Samantha Artiga
Immigrant adults are a diverse population who make up 16% of adults in the United States and play a significant role in the nation’s workforce and communities. Leading up to the 2024 election, there has been an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric and immigration has been a central talking point for candidates. The Trump campaign has repeatedly described immigrants as a source of crime, a burden for taxpayers, and a drain on government programs like Medicare and Social Security.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Howard Anglin |Alisha Rao
Commentary 24 June 2024 Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a Conservative general election campaign event in Milton Keynes, England, May 30, 2024 .Alastair Grant/AP Photo. The United Kingdom is more than halfway through a general election, but I’ve yet to see any public evidence of it.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alisha Rao |Emerson Csorba
Commentary 24 June 2024 Jagit Grewal and her grandson during a memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the Air India bombing in Vancouver, B.C., June 23, 2010. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. June 23, 1985. The Air India bombing was the worst case of aviation terrorism until September 11, 2001, and remains the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history. Over 200 Canadians of Indian descent were on the flight and lost their lives. Only 131 bodies were recovered.
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May 24, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alisha Rao
Earlier this month, Sanjay Verma, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, told a Montreal conference that the Indian government views any rhetoric around Sikh separatism or the creation of Khalistan in India’s Punjab region as a “national security threat.” Here in Canada, however, our government generally views such statements as protected speech unless they cross into criminal activity under domestic law.
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May 24, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alisha Rao |Fen Osler Hampson |Tim Sargent
Commentary 24 May 24 Earlier this month, Sanjay Verma, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, told a Montreal conference that the Indian government views any rhetoric around Sikh separatism or the creation of Khalistan in India’s Punjab region as a “national security threat.” Here in Canada, however, our government generally views such statements as protected speech unless they cross into criminal activity under domestic law.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
kff.org | Alisha Rao |Drishti Pillai |Samantha Artiga |Liz Hamel
About half (47%) of immigrant adults in the U.S. have limited English proficiency (LEP), meaning that they speak English less than very well. Immigrants with LEP come from diverse backgrounds and speak a variety of languages. The top five languages spoken by people with LEP include Spanish (63%), Chinese (7%), Vietnamese (3%), Arabic (2%), and Tagalog (2%), while the remaining roughly quarter (23%) of people with LEP speak other languages.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Alisha Rao
This week marked a major anniversary in Canadian aviation and military history. Tuesday was the 64th anniversary of the Diefenbaker government’s controversial decision to cancel the Avro Arrow project. It’s a decision that has not only become the subject of popular folklore and even ongoing controversy, but its inherent tensions continue to play out in Canadian policy debates about defence policy and military procurement. The Avro Arrow project launched in earnest in 1953.
