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What kind of students are we raising when music is seen as a “frill?” The decision to drastically cut music education is a misguided policy.
New research into the economics of attention online casts doubt on the net’s role in fostering public debate, and raises concerns about the future of democracy.
Threats by two of Canada’s newest premiers to invoke the notwithstanding clause send a clear message to the federal Liberals: Ontario and Quebec do not play by the rules.
Research shows that trust is ‘knowable’ – you can calculate whether you can trust an individual, based on their behaviours.
Ontario’s recent threat to use the notwithstanding clause to reduce the size of Toronto’s city council is a reminder that municipalities have little protection under the Constitution.
Indigenous theatre and storytelling provides an opportunity for all Canadians to honour the directives of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Canadian government should support this mission.
To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.
The Calgary Flames are the latest pro sports team asking for public funds for a new arena. Cities across North America help fund sports facilities, but with little transparency and accountability
In advance of marijuana legalization in Canada, one university in British Columbia has taken a firm stance, banning all smoking of cannabis products on campus.
As luxury housing developments swallow up agricultural land, they also diminish our food security and health.
The more notorious concentration camps of the 20th century must serve as a stark reminder of the depravity of tearing children away from their parents and putting them in camps.
In the wake of the Canadian government’s rejection of a Chinese takeover bid for construction company Aecon, Canada must drop the ‘Red Scare’ rhetoric and figure out how to engage with a rising China.
University “Indigenization” efforts using Massive Open Online Courses promise to reach wide audiences. They also raise critical questions about how to embody Indigenous ways of knowing and relating.
From Beyoncé and Lady Gaga to Kanye and even Rihanna, pop royalty is crazy for high art. Is this a phenomenon worth celebrating or are pop stars mining the art world to gain credibility?
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Associate Professor, Human Resources, Thompson Rivers University
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Assistant Professor of History, Thompson Rivers University
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Law Student, Legal Researcher, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate professor, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor of Economics, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Law Student, Legal Researcher, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Assistant Professor in Political Science, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University
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Senior Instructor of Educational Leadership, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor, Social Work, Thompson Rivers University
