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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.
Will the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, start taking tougher stances against authoritarian and military regimes? Its recent treatment of Myanmar’s military ruler is promising.
Plus de la moitié des personnes qui ont l’intention de modifier leur mode de vie ne le font pas. Des automatismes les empêchent d’adopter et de conserver de nouvelles habitudes de santé.
Apocalyptic thinking undermines democracy because it delegitimizes political opponents, turning them into enemies of God.
Over half of people who intend to make healthy lifestyle changes fail to do so. Understanding the automatic tendencies that prevent people from enacting a new health habit can help them stick to it.
Technological advancements in food production have created new ways to meet the growing demand for protein. Canada’s investment in this industry may create jobs and reduce carbon emissions.
L’analyse de l’ADN environnemental représente une méthode précise et socialement responsable permettant de traquer la présence d’animaux vivant dans un milieu naturel donné sans avoir à le perturber.
Has the summit delivered on its goals?
At COP26, governments will have to consider how climate policies help them achieve their emissions targets and affect economies.
Banyak film dokumenter populer tentang perubahan iklim mengandalkan narator dan ahli laki-laki kulit putih, memperkuat stereotip sosial dan memberikan liputan tidak seimbang tentang wilayah terdampak.
Many popular climate change documentaries rely on white male narrators and experts, reinforce social stereotypes and provide unbalanced coverage of the regions most affected.
The world needs robust supply chains that are founded on sustainability, collaboration, trust, transparency, visibility and diversification of supply.
Was participating in ceremony despite pandemic restrictions an act of Indigenous resistance and resurgence and did it reflect reassertion of nationhood and self-determination?
Political parties often weather internal storms. There are many Greens in Canada who are hoping the Green Party can do so too after Annamie Paul’s leadership laid bare serious issues in the party.
L’oxyde nitreux est un gaz à effet de serre, 300 fois plus puissant que le CO₂. Les émissions de N2O sont en hausse en raison de l’impact des activités humaines sur les écosystèmes océaniques.
Justin Trudeau has been elected Canadian prime minister for the third time. But he failed to win the majority he wanted.
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Accounting, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria
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Professor of Biology, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate in Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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Assistant Teaching Professor, Academic and Technical Writing Program, University of Victoria
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PhD Student, Anthropology, University of Victoria
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Professor of Sustainability and Strategy, University of Victoria
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Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria
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CITA National Postdoctoral Fellow, Astrophysics, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of Business and Society, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Lecturer in Communications, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
