To combat the biodiversity crisis, we need to fundamentally shift our economy and society and make nature conservation the norm.
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New approaches are required for Canada to meet its current conservation goals.
Fifteen Asian academics discuss the roots of anti-Asian racism and limits of multiculturalism in Canada while charting a path forward.
While most areas experienced a reduction in air pollution in response to lockdown measures, other areas saw only small improvements or even an air quality deterioration.
Child care in Canada needs a major overhaul to improve working conditions for educators by increasing pay and investing in training and professional development opportunities.
La journaliste sino-canadienne Edith Eaton a documenté le racisme anti-asiatique au Canada à la fin du 19ᵉ et au début du XXᵉ siècle. Plus de 100 ans plus tard, peu de choses ont changé.
Chinese-Canadian journalist Edith Eaton documented anti-Asian racism in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century. Over 100 years later, not much has changed.
We need to commit to creating safe and inclusive environments for trans and non-binary youth, because when they have those supportive environments, they thrive.
The expression to "wash one's hands of responsibility" comes from Christian scripture and has been part of a toxic legacy of blaming Jews for Jesus's death.
Flood-related stress can have a negative impact on pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. But our research found there are many strategies that can limit the harm.
La démission du gouverneur général du Canada pourrait-elle représenter un moment décisif pour les droits des travailleurs ?
Could the resignation of Canada's governor general represent a watershed moment for workers’ rights?
Two scholars of philanthropy and geography who reviewed the numbers see cause for concern about the agility and priorities of grantmakers during a crisis.
There is a growing trend to import another Americanism into the Canadian anti-money laundering strategy: a whistleblower incentive program that would amount to bounty hunting for violations.
Infectious dysentery, usually found in developing countries with poor living conditions, is turning up in Vancouver's most marginalized neighbourhood.
The pandemic has negatively affected female and racialized faculty. Universities need to make sure their career advancement doesn't suffer.
Canadian government travel restrictions are an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants. But vague language around exemptions for medical travel may confuse the physicians who can grant them.
Mindfulness practices may help one examine long-held cultural assumptions, allowing one to better respond to current critical issues such as climate change and systemic racism.
A new study found that while becoming a father gave men more leadership opportunities, becoming a mother diminished them for women.
Stay-at-home orders, school closures and other pandemic measures mean that parents and children are spending inordinate amounts of time together. Here's how to deal with the inevitable frustrations.
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PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health & Research Assistant, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Research Centre, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Research Centre, University of British Columbia
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Director & Professor, School of Nursing & Executive Director, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, environmental economics, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Teaching, Education, University of British Columbia
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Research Associate, York Centre for Asian Research, University of British Columbia
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Professor of English and Academic Director of the Public Humanities Hub, University of British Columbia
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Research associate, Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Food & Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia
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Doctoral Candidate of Geography, University of British Columbia
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University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature, University of British Columbia
