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Proposed new legislation in Ontario will make it much harder to sue the provincial government for its negligence or bad faith.
The Ford government’s cuts to library services are unwarranted and must be rescinded.
Cities have not been central to public policy discussions on trade growth and diversification that are typically centred on trade pacts between countries. But cities are now driving a lot of trade.
The unlikely failure of the catastrophe bond market won’t trigger a financial crisis like the one a decade ago.
Urban beekeeping is growing in popularity, but so is the backlash against honey bees.
A policy response focused on reducing prescription opioids will not resolve North America’s opioid crisis. And it is hurting many adults who live with otherwise unbearable chronic pain.
Aunque han pasado muchos años, los crímenes masivos en el país africano todavía tienen mucho que enseñarnos sobre el papel de los periodistas ante la violencia de estado.
Although many years have passed, the Rwandan genocide still has much to teach us about the centrality of media in cases of state violence.
La psychopathie est un dénominateur commun chez les tueurs en série, les agresseurs sexuels et la plupart des criminels violents. Et ils chérissent certaines professions plus que d'autres.
Weather-related catastrophic events have cost Canadians more than $17 billion in the past decade. That only stands to grow, unless building codes change to make homes more resilient.
Jagmeet Singh devait gagner l'élection partielle dans Burnaby-Sud. Maintenant que le chef du NPD a un siège au Parlement, peut-il encore renverser la situation avant les élections fédérales d'octobre?
Jagmeet Singh needed to win the byelection in Burnaby South. Now that the NDP leader will have a seat in Parliament, can he still turn around the party’s fortunes before this year’s federal election?
les pannes de courant qui se répètent de plus en plus en Haïti et symbolisent la perte de pouvoir du peuple. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery
L’électricité est une question politique tendue en Haïti. Seulement le quart de la population y a accès, et ceux qui l’ont en profitent rarement toute la journée, tous les jours.
For many Haitians, blackouts do not just signal a political crisis; they also symbolize feelings of their loss of political power.
Au lieu de prendre des vitamines et autres suppléments nutritionnels afin de vieillir en bonne santé, mangez des légumes, dormez bien et faites de l'exercice.
Awareness campaigns can only go so far to stopping the stigmatization of mental health. Change occurs once we stop shaming ourselves and others for our bias.
Most vitamins and other nutritional supplements are unlikely to prevent chronic disease. Invest in good quality foods, sleep and exercise instead.
To defeat Trumpism and movements like it, we can be either be part of the problem or part of the solution. Contemplative resistance that reflects on our own collective dysfunction is necessary.
Research shows that when refugees arrive in Canada they find a health system that is ill-equipped to meet their complex social and psychological needs.
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Research Associate in English and Writing Studies, Western University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
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Research Associate, School of Nursing, Western University
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Jane E. Sanders is a Friend of The Conversation.
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, King's University College, Western University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University
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Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Associate Professor, Sociology cross-listed in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
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Associate Professor Biology, Western University
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Distinguished University Professor and Associate Dean Teacher Education, Western University
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Professor of Immunology, Western University
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Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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PhD Candidate in Psychology, Western University
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Professor of Psychology, Western University
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Chair Professor, Psychology, Western University
