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Examining how COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were implemented in Toronto, Johannesburg and Chicago reveals the impact they had on vulnerable communities.
Childhood wasn’t more ‘innocent’ or ‘natural’ before digital technologies or the pandemic.
We expect businesses to be more socially and environmentally responsible by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating harmful business practices — why don’t we do the same for COVID-19?
Residential schools and the papal bulls justifying the doctrine of discovery call out for concrete acts of atonement and reparation on the part of the church.
Attracting more diverse municipal candidates who represent Canada’s population requires better pay. Right now, city council jobs favour aging white men who are retired or independently wealthy.
The prevailing narrative around migrant smuggling has clouded the public’s understanding of the issue by obfuscating the role smuggling plays in helping refugees gain asylum.
Competition between corporations drives innovation and development. But when it comes to artificial intelligence systems, the prevention of harm should be more important.
Children’s voices and actions are recorded by virtual assistants, but what is being done with all the collected information?
The Purdue Pharma settlement is paltry compared to costs of the opioid crisis. Without major changes to pharma industry regulation, there is little reason to think a similar crisis won’t occur again.
Canadian refugee and immigration policy often leads with the head and the heart — and that works.
The protests in Ottawa are becoming a regular occurrence, so preparations are under way to prevent disruption in the city during Canada Day celebrations.
Trying to convince people to trust the basic institutions of Canada and each other is not enough. Economic divisions create a trust divide that threatens Canadians’ way of life.
Conservative rhetoric about ‘parent rights’ that marginalizes LGBTQ+ positive sex education erases the complexity of parent identities and denies possibilities for richer school experiences.
Pride Toronto has the opportunity to change its relationship with Indigenous and racialized people.
Alors que la population vieillit, le gouvernement doit reformuler les notions de vie active et de retraite. Une révision de l’âge de la retraite réduirait le nombre de personnes classées comme ‘âgées’.
Recently, specious claims against critical race theory have been showing up in Canada. School boards are being questioned about their anti-racism policies and the teaching of CRT to students.
Canada’s current economic growth model is currently dependent on the conversion of housing from a human right into a financial investment tool, leading to an ever-worsening housing crisis.
Strip searching is a police practice that evokes racial and sexual trauma, and it’s also ineffective. It’s finally time to talk about ending this oppressive police practice.
In today’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we speak with two Canadian educators who explain how using critical race theory in their classrooms helps both students and teachers.
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Professor of Public Policy and Sustainability, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada
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Assistant professor, Administrative Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor, Faculty of Education;, York University, Canada
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Education, York University, Canada
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Professor of Organization Studies and Sustainability, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and Director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies, York University, Canada
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Professor Emeritus, HIstory Department and School of Public and International Affairs, York University, Canada
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Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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PhD Student of Communication & Culture, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
