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After a year of pandemic social distancing, we know touch is a much-desired privilege. In the Italian Renaissance, people longed to touch not only each other, but also religious sculptures.
Throughout the pandemic we can see that place brands have evolved and those likely to survive are the ones that were already well established to begin with or ones that are more flexible.
The Expungement Act was a centrepiece of the federal government’s apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians. But figures indicate only nine people have successfully had their convictions cleared.
The post-pandemic return to work will provide an opportunity for employers and employees to reconsider relationships. Here’s how organizations can build morale and stop valued employees from leaving.
Post-pandemic, the world of work will probably never be the same again. And that’s probably a good thing. We now have an opportunity to make it better.
The motives and biases behind our actions shape how we see the world and everything in it. Understanding our biases means we can contain their negative influence and advance justice in our society.
The failure of for-profit long-term care homes to protect residents during the pandemic is well-known. But non-profits also under-performed governments in preventing COVID-19 deaths.
Inuit living in their traditional territory must travel long distances — often with no personal support — for specialized health-care services like cancer care, obstetrics and dialysis.
Known variously in Juno history as ‘Best Single,’ or ‘Best-Selling Single,’ and now ‘Single of the Year’ this award always garners attention. Reflections on select singles since 1979.
Social inequalities worsen storm damage and challenge disaster recovery, increasing class divides over time.
Pitting the representation of historically marginalized groups on the Supreme Court against another constitutionally protected minority — Canada’s francophones — is a misguided race to the bottom.
To live well through and beyond the pandemic, we need to recognize the moral distress experienced by people, and especially health-care workers.
COVID-19 vaccine passports are being presented as a relatively simple technological solution to our current travel woes. But meaningful public debate about their merits and problems is essential.
A transcript of episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including how people make their life’s biggest decisions.
The need to transfer 2,500 COVID-19 patients around Ontario, and bring in extra doctors from other provinces, exposes two fallacies about Canada’s health-care system.
Plus, a psychologist on how we look back at our big decisions in life. Listen to episode 14 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Ontario closed half of its youth detention centres raising concerns around relocating youth from their communities and potential conflicts with current youth justice legislation.
The federal government should embrace Québec’s simplified incorporation model for small businesses. With some minor refinements, Québec’s regime can and should be deployed across the country
Debt relief would improve Caribbean states’ response to global crises.
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Assistant Professor of Multiliteracies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Classics and Archaeology; Philosophy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University's Centre for International Policy and Defence (CIDP), Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate in Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student in Human Geography, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Manager for Education and Public Outreach, Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral fellow, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University, Ontario
