Canadians would be better served by a calmer and better-informed debate over the specifics of Bill C-69 than what we have been seeing over the past few weeks.
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There's a reason many today have never heard of Norman Douglas: After his death, more and more came forward with stories of his sexual relationships with boys, and he soon faded into obscurity.
The effects of climate change above ground are well known, but what's happening to underground aquifers which supply most of the world's fresh water?
Le Design Thinking, qui consiste à résoudre des problèmes de façon créative, n’est ni un remède universel, pas plus qu’une mode passagère: dans de bonnes conditions, c’est un outil de grande valeur.
Design thinking isn't a cure-all for every organization, nor is it a dying fad. But in the right circumstances, it can bring great value to a business.
La recherche démontre que la psilocybine thérapeutique est sûre et efficace contre l'anxiété et la dépression en fin de vie. Son interdiction viole-t-elle notre droit à "la vie, la liberté et la sécurité ?"
Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS share the latest research on HIV prevention, treatment and stigma.
Research shows therapeutic psilocybin to be a safe and effective antidote to end-of-life anxiety and depression. Does prohibition therefore violate our right to "life, liberty and security?"
Canada's proposed new environmental assessment law is facing heated, if not necessarily well-informed, opposition. The real question is whether it goes far enough.
AI and human musical collaborations have been around since the 60s, but for the first time, we are hearing AI "pop" music: can AI actually create creative and emotionally engaging music?
Would an academic work that makes a case for genocide be fair game for publication, or is it beyond the ethical bounds of legitimate scholarly debate?
Employees with more than one cultural identity can help improve an organization’s performance.
Some conventional vegetable farms in Canada are starting to use organic methods in their operations.
Wildlife hunts are supposed to be grounded in sound science, but new research casts doubt on this assumption.
Most Canadians are more than happy to support free speech, believing it to be the foundation of democracy. But for speech to be free it must be aligned to freedom itself.
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s famous novel, may be unfilmable – not because of its gruesome violent tale of U.S. imperialism in the Southwest, but because its religious vision is terrifying.
In the acquittal of Gerald Stanley we must remember how one-sided systematic remembering in Canada has been. We must remember how Canadian-state law created the myth of the homesteader as Wheat King.
Recently, 300 protest letters written by Japanese Canadians in the 1940s were reopened. The letters convey a deep sense of loss, injustice and outrage by Japanese Canadians who lost their homes.
It is the 20th aniversary of Carl Sagan's sci-fi film, Contact - and a great time to celebrate its legacy and revisit its main premise of Science vs. Religion.
Astronomers have detected what is believed to be the first interstellar object ever seen passing through our solar system.
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Adjunct Professor in the School of Child & Youth Care, University of Victoria
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Professor and Director, MBA Programs, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Environmental Studies; Executive Director Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, History and Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate, University of Victoria
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Biologist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation and postdoctoral fellow, University of Victoria
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Researcher in Conservation Decision Science and Land Use, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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Professor of History, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of Victoria
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