People must learn more about the history and legacies of residential schools and day schools and understand their relationship to Canada’s colonial project.
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Skilled immigrants need barriers like Canadian experience removed in order for them to successfully integrate into the Canadian economy.
The metaphor of a collective “carpet of immunity” invites us to imagine immunity as a collaborative project, spreading out to protect those for whom the end of mandates means increased vulnerability.
Does the flag unite Canadians, or confuse them as its symbolism is used to different ends and causes?
Skeptics may make demands for absolute certainty to undermine science and delay action. Critiques may not be in the interest of advancing science and public health, but by someone with an agenda.
Universities can have a role forming age-conscious students: those who aren’t ageist, don’t fear aging and are attuned to the aging process.
Les enfants seront vaccinés dans les prochaines semaines au Québec. Le prochain défi de la campagne de vaccination sera de rassurer les parents.
Was participating in ceremony despite pandemic restrictions an act of Indigenous resistance and resurgence and did it reflect reassertion of nationhood and self-determination?
Research on the catastrophic effects of COVID-19 in long-term care homes is shedding light on avenues for positive change.
White-nose syndrome has wiped out millions of bats in North America, pushing researchers to look at alternative roosts like bat boxes. But the U.S. bat box designs may not suit Canadian bats.
L’enregistrement et l’analyse des bruits émis par le lynx ont permis de découvrir de nouvelles informations sur son comportement.
With youth ages 12 and over eligible for COVID-19 vaccination — and as trials for younger children move ahead — parental hesitancy is emerging as the new challenge for COVID-19 vaccine programs.
Audio recordings of the secret lives of the Canada lynx demonstrate the value of technology in monitoring wildlife.
129 officers and crew died during the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition. DNA analysis from their remains of members can reveal the identity of the men who perished during the journey.
Plastic versions of igloos show an early example of culturally sensitive housing, abandoned in favour of inadequate southern-style structures.
Older adults are assets, but they shouldn’t be commodities.
Death-friendly communities that welcome mortality might help us live better lives and provide better care for people at the end of their lives.
The federal government’s response to the scourge of food insecurity must involve a lot more than just encouraging Canadians to donate canned goods. It must honour Canadians’ right to food.
Academics and others concerned with benefitting from peer professional collaboration can use COVID-19 disruptions as an opportunity to improve conferences through smart design.
A recovery plan for the threatened Algonquin wolf should have been in place two years ago. Recent amendments to the Endangered Species Act mean the Algonquin wolf faces an uncertain future.
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Associate Professor, Anthropology, Trent University
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Director, Trent Centre for Aging & Society, Trent University
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Director, School for the Study of Canada & Canadian Studies and the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies, Trent University
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Assistant Professor, Indigenous Methodologies, Trent University
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Professor Emeritus Canadian Studies, Trent University
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PhD Candidate, Trent University
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Associate Professor of Gender & Social Justice and English, Trent University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Change of Freshwater Ecosystems, Trent University
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Trent University
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Associate Professor, Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Trent University
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Associate Professor of Cultural Studies, Trent University
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Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trent University
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David Schindler Professor of Aquatic Science, Trent University
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PhD candidate, Ecology, Trent University
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