Poor housing put migrant workers at risk for COVID-19. A federal government consultation on national housing standards is a crucial opportunity to support migrant workers’ health, safety and dignity.
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We need to advance our understanding of the effects of microplastics on aquatic ecosystems, especially on small animals at the base of food webs that might be ingesting more of these particles.
Woodland caribou populations are on the decline because human activity changes their habitat and exposes them to predation by wolves. But changing wolves’ hunting habits may protect the caribou.
While decent housing and food are fundamental human rights, they are often treated separately, and primarily as commodities. How can we tackle housing and food insecurity together, and better?
The number of people who die from climate change each year is roughly the same as the number of people who die from tobacco use.
The key to protecting wolverines around the world is to reduce trapping, minimize predator control pressures, and to protect and connect large blocks of intact habitat they need to survive.
Food security is crucial to disease prevention and management, so prescribing healthy foods and reducing barriers to better diets makes sense. But food prescriptions should not be immune to scrutiny.
The future of tipping should be defined by Canadians, not businesses seeking to shift responsibility for worker compensation onto consumers.
Supporting mothers’ and infants’ sleep can decrease the stressors of motherhood, improve maternal mood and mental health and promote better infant development.
Online campaigns in Vietnam are falsely maligning Ukrainians and discrediting the legitimacy of international organizations. It’s all at odds with the aims of the Vietnamese government.
The self-immolation of Wynn Bruce on Earth Day in Washington, D.C., not only raises questions about climate grief but also about intercultural understanding.
For Canadians hoping to emerge from the pandemic with better jobs, a stronger economy and reduced inequality, employee ownership combined with employee participation is a promising way to get there.
Canada has emerged as a leader among its G20 peers in terms of green fiscal stimulus spending and policies.
Crisis is a given for resource-poor households globally, but — in the absence of supportive policies — so are these careful strategies of self-provisioning and mutual aid.
Growing research shows that fish produce sounds that other creatures listen to to find food and avoid becoming prey. A new database compiles research on these fish sounds.
People are dying from using a toxic drug supply. Safer supply and other approaches that listen to the needs of people who use drugs are critical to saving lives and addressing the opioid crisis.
Taxes are more than mandatory payments required by governments. Understanding the essential aspects of taxation can help prevent ethically and legally questionable taxes from being imposed.
Although anger is often an appropriate response to mistreatment, that doesn’t mean we always identify the source of the wrong or injustice correctly.
Traditions shouldn’t be thrown out since they often provide a vital foundation for the family business. But they also shouldn’t be rigidly enforced.
Researchers looked at the most popular YouTube fitness videos and the types of behavioural change techniques they used. Here’s what they found.
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Victoria
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PhD Student, Geography, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Professor in Philosophy, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
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Research assistant, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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PhD Student, Department of Biology, University of Victoria
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Adjunct Professor; Head, Applied Conservation Macro Ecology Lab, University of Victoria
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Postdoctoral fellow, Marine Ecology, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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Professor, Philosophy, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate in Public International Law, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
