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A fossil fuel ideology transcends political lines and inhibits effective action on the green transition. Alberta is a clear example.
The Alberta government has been involving itself with public sector bargaining in an unprecedented way compared to previous provincial governments and those in every other province and territory.
Mainstream economics has been complicit in the climate change crisis as it falsely treats climate change as a mere side-effect of production or a minor aberration.
Fining companies that flout environmental regulations is an effective strategy, if the penalties are severe enough.
Agroecology could be an effective way to address food insecurity and respond to the climate crisis. However, significant hurdles remain.
Alberta’s new social studies curriculum misses the mark on child development, lacks adequate opportunities for critical thinking and neglects teaching about colonization.
Declining precipitation, climate change and governance failures will drive water flow scarcity in 2024 with serious implications across Western Canada.
Gender-affirming care assesses psychological, social, medical and surgical options for gender-diverse people.
The prevalence of bullying in sports poses a threat to sport participation, demanding a proactive approach to address the issue.
Encampment sweeps in Edmonton are a brutal attack on both human and treaty rights, as well as a continuation of the violent removal of Indigenous Peoples from their land.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies are likely meant to satisfy her base, but her government will now have to go head-to-head with the evidence in future legal battles.
Alberta’s experiment with voluntary ‘switching off’ was a success both in terms of saving electricity and in showcasing the power of proactive informed action to address the climate crisis.
One hundred years after the founding of the once-mighty Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the time might be ripe for a revival of Prairie farmer co-operatives.
Catalonia and post-Brexit U.K. illustrate the dangers of separatism and divisive rhetoric. Both Alberta and Ottawa must act to address western alienation and prevent a catastrophic scenario.
Any efforts to tackle methane emissions must first begin with measuring the intensity of those emissions.
Being homeless compounds the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to hate-motivated attacks.
Canada is long-overdue for scientifically-driven, robust and transparent pesticide regulation. A newly created Science Advisory Committee aims to address this.
In Ontario and in Alberta, university decisions about balancing free expression and protection from harm will be an important test of recent university policy shifts pertaining to free expression.
We need to understand how bears are affected by climate change, and how those stresses might create new risks for humans.
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Economics, MacEwan University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University of Edmonton
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Professor Emeritus, Economics, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor, Adult Learning, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Associate professor, Anthropology, Athabasca University
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Associate professor, Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg
